Three people taken to hospital following hazmat incident at Boston nursing home
Three people were taken to the hospital following a hazmat incident at a nursing home in Boston’s Hyde Park section on Tuesday morning, officials said.
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Amid Covid booster debate, West Virginia to check immunity of nursing home residents
West Virginia raced ahead of the country last winter to vaccinate people in nursing homes against Covid-19, but with cases and hospitalizations on the rise again, state officials want to…
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NJ DOH Investigating Possible Cluster of Legionnaires’ Disease Cases in Essex County
The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) is investigating a possible cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in Essex County, New Jersey.
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Virginia Dermatologist Sentenced for Diverting Pain Medication
A dermatologist formerly employed at a dermatological practice in the City of Charlottesville was sentenced to 12 months’ probation, including a period of home confinement and electronic monitoring, for using…
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NY Lawmakers Examine Challenges Faced by Nursing Homes
Staff at New York’s nursing homes aren’t paid enough to compete with entry-level positions in other industries, which healthcare groups told the state Legislature has led to average turnover rates…
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Patient Arrested after Gunfire Evacuates Georgia Hospital Emergency Room
An armed patient at DeKalb County’s Emory Decatur Hospital caused the evacuation of the hospital’s emergency room and a SWAT team to respond before being resolved peacefully Wednesday morning.
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Nursing home staff who are closest to patients are least likely to be vaccinated, study finds
Staff at long-term care facilities who are the most likely to interact with vulnerable patients are the least likely to have been vaccinated, researchers reported July 29.
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Study suggests need to screen older adults for mental health symptoms as pandemic continues
As the pandemic enters a new phase, and talk of getting ‘back to normal’ fades in the face of surging cases of COVID-19 and lagging vaccination against it, a new…
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Feds end probe of nursing home deaths in 3 states, but NJ remains under investigation
Last year after COVID spread like wildfire through the nation’s long-term care facilities, the US Department of Justice began investigating the deaths of thousands of nursing home residents in four…
Read More »Nurse Charged with Sexually Assaulting Man at Illinois Nursing Home
A registered nurse from Belleville who worked at a New Athens nursing home has been charged with sexually assaulting a resident there in December.
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