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A Nashville assisted living facility was recently forbidden from accepting new residents after a man with dementia wandered out of his room, exited the building without triggering an alarm, spent…

A Seattle nursing home’s insurer has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of a disabled woman who was sexually assaulted while in the facility’s…

Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation April 5 to ensure Arizonans acting in good faith during the COVID-19 pandemic are protected against frivolous civil claims. Healthcare professionals, businesses, schools, nonprofits, governments,…

In the weeks and months following February’s winter storm, lawmakers have filed several bills to address problems that led to days-long power outages across Texas.

Newly disclosed COVID-19 data shows the state of Iowa has retroactively reduced the number of nursing home infections that it publicly reported last year.

Connecticut officials are looking into the possibility of having to eventually administer booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccines in nursing homes, while also vaccinating new residents and staff who are…

Increased intensity of therapy services may directly lead to better outcomes for residents in nursing homes and other post-acute care settings, according to a new study backed by a pair…

A recent study published in collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Yale School of Public Health and the Connecticut Department of Public Health reveals the effectiveness…

San Diego police are investigating the death of a patient who shattered a fifth-floor window at Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center in Grantville late Tuesday night. 1