88-year-old Resident Found Dead in Kansas City Nursing Home Bathtub
Kansas City police say investigators found an 88-year-old woman dead in a bathtub around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at an assisted living center.
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Massachusetts Nursing Home Room Limit, Care Standards Proposed
Long-term care facilities would need to phase out residential rooms that hold more than two people and meet a minimum staff care level under regulatory changes the Department of Public…
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Virus Outbreaks at Two Connecticut Care Centers Are Related
Coronavirus outbreaks at two long-term care centers in the same Connecticut town have been linked to a resident of one of the facilities and staff who work at both locations,…
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A NY nursing home kept COVID out until last month. Now 22 residents are dead.
Federal regulators are deploying a strike team to a Steuben County nursing home connected to surging COVID-19 infections in the Southern Tier, state health officials said.
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MO Bill Allowing Cameras in Nursing Homes Took on New Meaning When Pandemic Hit
On August 28th, a new law was passed allowing families and guardians of residents in long-term care facilities to install cameras in their rooms. View the bill here.
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Vermont Long-Term Care Guidance for Operations during COVID-19 Health Emergency
The information contained in this guidance supersedes and replaces previously issued guidance and recommendations in the July 14th Restart Guidance. On March 13, 2020, Governor Scott issued an Executive Order…
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US Department of Labor’s OSHA Announces $913,133 in Coronavirus Violations
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 1, 2020, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 62 establishments for violations, resulting in…
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Deaths of Two NC Nursing Home Residents Now Considered Homicides
The deaths of two elderly dementia patients who passed away following altercations at their respective nursing homes will be included in the city of Wilmington’s yearly homicide total, which now…
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Nevada Revokes Halt on Rapid Antigen Testing in Nursing Homes
Under pressure from the federal government, Nevada health officials on Friday rescinded a statewide order directing nursing homes to halt the use of two government-issued rapid coronavirus tests that the…
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Ohio COVID-19 Update: Nursing Homes Visitation Order
Governor DeWine announced that Ohio Department of Health Interim Director Lance Himes has signed the order that allows nursing facilities to permit indoor visitation beginning Monday, October 12th. In order…
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