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A Cedar Rapids nurse did not commit elder abuse, a state appellate court ruled last month, saying a state regulator who brought the allegations failed to show its work.

A proposed compromise in the politically charged, union-driven fight for minimum staffing mandates at Rhode Island nursing homes is headed to the Rhode Island House for a vote, after winning…

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has proposed amendments to a bill that seeks to prevent discrimination based on vaccine status that appear to try to address concerns raised by healthcare organizations.

Just over half of the staff at New Jersey’s long-term care facilities have gotten COVID-19 vaccinations, compared with 84% of residents, the state’s top health official said Wednesday.

A man is charged with battery, and a death investigation is ongoing after an altercation this week at an assisted living facility in Escambia County.

The Connecticut House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly passed legislation that will let residents of nursing homes install cameras in their rooms, allowing them to be monitored virtually by their…

Vaccination rates for COVID-19 among the staff at New Jersey’s long-term care facilities vary widely, but are too low at many facilities to prevent future outbreaks of the disease that…

A 73-year-old man with advanced dementia and Parkinson’s disease shuffled up to a 70-year-old fellow resident at an assisted living facility and hit him with a small wooden stool.

Following a thorough safety review, including two meetings of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control and…

Thanks to a new law requiring nursing homes to increase staffing levels, 78 nurses, aides and other employees will be hired at the three state-run veterans’ homes, where residents and…