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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued COVID-19 guidance for ensuring adequate ventilation in the work environment that can help to maintain a safe and healthy workplace that…

Every resident and 36 staff members in a Kansas nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19, and 12 have died in a county with the state’s highest Coronavirus infection rate….

During the last couple of weeks, Connecticut nursing homes have been experiencing a resurgence of the Coronavirus. Evidence of the surge is noted by both an increase in the number…

Three incidents occurring in a Georgia long-term care center since May 2020 are being investigated by a local police department. The incidents involve assault, elder abuse, injuries, and deaths. The…

A lawsuit filed in a Connecticut Superior Court claims that a nursing home failed to implement protective measures for residents and visitors from a resident with a history of sexually…

Finding ways to help residents in long-term care facilities vote safely during the COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult, but almost impossible in the states of North Carolina and Louisiana. Those…

The news has been full of headlines about the deaths occurring among the frail and sick residents in nursing homes across the country. However, the slow and deadly effect that…

A group of researchers from UCLA and Yale University conducted a study to look at the spread of COVID-19 by certified nursing assistants (CNAs) who work in multiple facilities—sometimes two…

New legislation enacted by the New Jersey legislature changed the number of residents on the day, evening, and overnight shifts whose care one nursing assistant will be responsible to provide….

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a collective lawsuit on behalf of a corporation’s female employees for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit,…