Predictors of Mortality among Long-Term Care Residents with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
While individuals living in long-term care (LTC) homes have experienced adverse outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection, few studies that have examined a broad range of predictors of 30-day mortality in this…
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WI DHS Releases New Data on COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths by Vaccination Status
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has launched a new data webpage, COVID-19 Illness After Vaccination, which includes a visualization showing the rate of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths…
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Family sues TX nursing home over hospice care, alleges ‘inexcusable neglect’
The family of a hospice care patient has filed a medical negligence lawsuit against a Waco nursing home, alleging “inexcusable neglect” of their family member.
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CO Nursing Home Resident Accused of Killing Staff Member Found Incompetent to Proceed to Trial
The 96-year-old man accused of shooting and killing an employee at the Legacy at Lafayette nursing home on Feb. 3 has been found incompetent to proceed to trial, according to…
Read More »Study Backs Effectiveness of Pfizer Covid Vaccine for Nursing Home Residents
Two doses of the Pfizer vaccine provided 97% protection against death with coronavirus in nursing home residents, according to a large study.
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Joint Statement from HHS Public Health and Medical Experts on COVID-19 Booster Shots
Today, public health and medical experts from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the following statement on the Administration’s plan for COVID-19 booster shots for the…
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Families of 2 victims of Legionnaires’ disease sue CT nursing home over water safety issues
The families of two victims of Legionnaires’ disease at the same Rocky Hill nursing home over the past two years have filed lawsuits against the facility’s parent company for failing…
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62 Former Houston Methodist Hospital Workers Suing over Wrongful Termination
Two months after a lawsuit against Houston Methodist Hospital over its COVID-19 vaccine requirement was dismissed, another one was just filed.
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Fire at Alabama Nursing Home Leads to Mass Patient Transfer
A fire at a Glencoe nursing home led to a mass effort Monday by local authorities to transfer 79 patients to other facilities in Etowah County.
Read More »FL nursing home forced to close after failure to meet basic health, safety requirements
A nursing home in Southwest Florida is closing after experiencing a number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the facility since the pandemic began.
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