Rhode Island Seeing Increased Number of Reported Cases of Legionnaire’s Disease
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is notifying the public that it has observed an increase in the number of reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease (LD). Between 2014 and…
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Judge: Iowa Nurse Was Justified in Quitting ‘Unsafe’ Nursing Home
An Iowa judge has ruled that a nurse was justified in quitting her job at a Lee County nursing home due to concerns that staffing levels were unlawful and were…
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Nursing homes face ongoing staff shortages — a problem that predates the pandemic
In the years before the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the nation’s long-term care facilities and overwhelmed healthcare workers, Maine nursing homes increasingly hired nurses and nursing assistants through outside agencies…
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Tennessee nurse discovers medication violation, up to 100 patients affected
At least 100 patients at a Tennessee medical center could have been exposed to three bloodborne diseases from May to July by a contract nurse the system says improperly handled…
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AHCA/NCAL Issues Statement on Need for Provider Relief Funds to Be Released to LTC Providers
As Congress continues negotiations on a bipartisan infrastructure framework, long-term care providers are concerned about preliminary discussions that remaining Provider Relief Funds may be used as a pay-for in the…
Read More »Unvaccinated staff at Colorado facilities eyed in rising nursing home cases, deaths
Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at the center of a federal…
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‘Superbug’ Fungus Spread in Two Cities, Health Officials Say
US health officials said they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in two hospitals and a nursing home. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),…
Read More »SC nursing homes have some of the lowest COVID vaccination rates across the US
Despite prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term care facilities above all but a handful of states, South Carolina has some of the lowest vaccination rates among nursing home residents and staff…
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Kansas Debate Heats up over Nursing Homes’ Visitor Rules
Families and advocates for the elderly in Kansas argue that with most nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19, some facilities’ visiting rules need to be relaxed.
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Providers Face Legal Backlash from Vaccine Mandates for Employees
As a growing number of healthcare providers are mandating that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their jobs, workers are beginning to respond with protests and lawsuits.
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