CT bill requiring nursing homes to spend more on direct care won’t advance
A bill that would require the state’s nursing homes to use 90% of their Medicaid funding on direct care for residents won’t advance out of the legislature’s Aging Committee this…
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MI AG Shares Review of OAG Report on Deaths in Long-Term Care Facilities
Following questions related to the Office of Auditor General’s (OAG) January 12 report on COVID-related deaths in long-term care (LTC) facilities and data tracked by the Michigan Department of Health…
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CT Nursing Home Background Check Bill Sees Strong Opposition
A bill that would require Connecticut long-term care facilities to check if prospective residents have a criminal history or are on the sex offender registry before they are admitted drew…
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US DOL announces enforcement, effort for focused inspections in hospitals, nursing care facilities
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an enforcement memorandum for a short-term increase in highly focused inspections directed at hospitals and skilled nursing care…
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Iowa nursing home settles lawsuit over dehydrated 87-year-old woman’s death
A Buffalo Center nursing home ordered to pay $6 million in a lawsuit filed over the death of an elderly resident has settled a second lawsuit for an undisclosed amount.
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Survey: CNAs Cite Low Wages, Burnout, Lack of Respect as Key Contributors to Staffing Crisis
The biggest challenge to Certified Nursing Assistants’ (CNAs) jobs is the impact of the current staffing shortage, according to the results of a new survey from the National Association of…
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‘Price Gouging’ Leads More Nursing Homes to Launch In-House Staffing Agencies
Facing skyrocketing agency rates, long-term care providers have taken it upon themselves to launch in-house agency services to meet an increasing demand for flexibility among a dwindling number of staff.
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Convicted Felon Charged with Sexually Assaulting 85-year-old Fellow CA Nursing Home Resident
A convicted felon living at a Seal Beach nursing home has been charged with sexually assaulting an 85-year-old woman suffering from dementia. Louie Alonso Alberto, 52, of Seal Beach, has…
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AHCA/NCAL-Led Workforce Coalition Endorses Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act
An AHCA/NCAL-led workforce-related coalition that represents thousands of health and long-term care services and supports providers and stakeholders that care for those most in need across the country recently sent…
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Missouri Bill Would Allow Hospital Visitors during Pandemics
Missouri hospitals and nursing homes would have to allow visitors, even during a pandemic, under a bill advanced Wednesday in the Republican-led state House.
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