Six Charged in NY Senior Facility Fire That Killed Resident, Firefighter
Four people have been arrested and two others charged in connection with a fire at a Spring Valley assisted living facility that claimed the lives of a resident and a…
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Only 12% of Iowa Nursing Homes Meet Vaccine Standard
Only 50 of Iowa’s 409 nursing homes are reporting that three-quarters or more of their workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19, newly disclosed records show.
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Keeping Same Nurse for All Home Healthcare May Be Crucial for Dementia Patients
Dementia patients who have the same nurse for all of their home healthcare visits are a third less likely to be readmitted to the hospital, a new study finds.
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New C difficile Guidelines Favor Fidaxomicin over Vancomycin
Guidelines published by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) contain three new recommendations for treating adults who have Clostridioides difficile…
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Lawsuit: Mayo Clinic unjustly fired custodial worker who accused a supervisor of raping her
A former custodial worker at Mayo Clinic in Rochester is suing the healthcare giant, alleging that an assistant supervisor raped her and management accused her of lying and then fired…
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Study: Covid Deaths Spiked in Assisted-Living Facilities, Not Just Nursing Homes
The struggle to protect seniors from Covid-19 last year extended beyond nursing homes to include assisted-living facilities, which saw a 17% increase in their mortality rates due to the pandemic,…
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Alzheimer’s Patient, 81, Abused by X-Ray Tech in Manhattan Nursing Home, Authorities Say
An X-ray technician at a nursing home in Manhattan is accused of endangering an incompetent person and improper sexual contact after authorities say he attacked an 81-year-old mother and former…
Read More »153 Houston Methodist Employees Resigned, Fired over Vaccine Mandate
A total of 153 Houston Methodist employees either resigned during a two-week suspension period or were terminated June 22 for not complying with the health system’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a…
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Drunk Driver Hits Nursing Home in North Carolina
A “highly intoxicated” driver collided with a nursing home in Wilmington Tuesday night, according to the Wilmington Police Department.
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More than 100 Bloomington nursing home residents evacuated to Bedford during flooding
Administrators at two Indiana nursing homes are thanking the dozens of people who joined the effort to evacuate more than 100 residents during Bloomington’s severe flooding that started June 18.
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