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Facing an unprecedented staffing shortage, Rhode Island nursing homes are pleading with state leaders to suspend for one year a law scheduled to take effect Jan. 1 that requires new…

As Colorado’s prison population ages, Department of Corrections officials are asking lawmakers for additional money to help the department find new homes for older and ill inmates upon their release.

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CDC is endorsing updated recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the prevention of COVID-19, expressing a clinical preference for individuals to receive an mRNA COVID-19…

Governor Larry Hogan announced new efforts to help Maryland nursing homes prepare for a winter surge of COVID-19 due to the convergence of the Delta and Omicron variants. “We continue…

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Tuesday establishing the Michigan Nursing Home Workforce Stabilization Council (NHWSC) which will be housed within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)…

There’s been great concern about the new Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. A major reason is Omicron has accumulated over 50 mutations, including about 30 in…

Pennsylvania nursing homes say they are coping with dire staffing shortages that have forced many of them to stop accepting new residents, which in turn is preventing hospitals jammed with…

An Iowa nursing home worker who quit her job rather than wear a face mask intended to slow the spread of COVID-19 is not entitled to jobless benefits, a judge…

California’s largest nursing home owner is facing a lawsuit alleging that one of his homes is responsible for the COVID-related deaths of some 24 elderly and dependent residents.