FL House Committee Advances Bill Addressing Nursing Home Staff Shortage
The House Finance & Facilities Subcommittee on Tuesday voted to advance a bill aimed at alleviating the staffing shortage at nursing homes after hearing from numerous groups who warned nursing…
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High-Risk Antibiotic Use Common in Nursing Homes after Hospitalization
Patients who are discharged to nursing homes following hospitalization are routinely prescribed antibiotics, some of which leave them at high-risk for subsequent C. diff infections, according to a new study…
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Michigan Senate approves $1.2B bill to help hospitals, nursing homes with staffing shortages
Michigan lawmakers on Tuesday passed a $1.2 billion spending bill to combat COVID-19, including $300 million to help hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities give recruitment and retention bonuses…
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US DOL Urges Healthcare Facilities, Providers to Employ Effective Safety, Health Programs
Amid the pandemic, US healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020 while serving those in need. In fact, workers in the healthcare…
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Acting NJ AG Announces Indictment against Two Nurses in Connection to the Death of an Individual in Absecon, NJ
Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Tracy M. Thompson announced that a former Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) was indicted for allegedly committing reckless manslaughter in Absecon,…
Read More »Police claim elderly hospice patient was smothered to death with pillow at IN nursing home
Court records are revealing disturbing new details about what led to a woman’s death inside a nursing home on Indy’s south side.
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Fire prompts mass evacuation of RI rehab facility; 24 patients hospitalized
Ambulances from across the state lined up outside the Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, February 3, after a fire broke out on the third floor of the facility…
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Wisconsin Nursing Home Closures Prompt Request for More State Aid
Seven Wisconsin nursing homes have announced closures since last year and staffing shortages have led others to shutter some beds, a state group says, for a total loss of more…
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At Nursing Homes, Long Waits for Results Render Covid Tests ‘Useless’
More nursing homes are waiting longer for covid-19 test results for residents and staffers, according to federal data, making the fight against record numbers of omicron cases even harder.
Read More »Syracuse Nursing Home Slammed for Medication Mix-Up That Lands Resident in Emergency Room
A Syracuse nursing home resident suffered a heart attack and kidney failure after being given another resident’s medications by mistake, according to a state Health Department inspection.
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