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Gov. Justice announced that, beginning this week, West Virginia will be among the first states in the nation to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to family members and caregivers of residents and…

In this cohort study among 482,323 long-stay residents, risk of SARS-CoV-2 infections were associated with geographic area and the specific facility, not by characteristics of the residents.

As the 2021 legislative session ended, Georgia lawmakers wound up not passing a bill to allow visits by a “legal representative’’ to patients in hospitals and nursing homes during a…

Coronavirus cases dropped a whopping 96% in nursing homes between late December and early March, with deaths also falling over 90%, according to a study released Monday, showing what a…

Early lockdowns, quarantining and mask mandates have been some of the safety precautions officials say have helped to keep all of the patients at four small Connecticut nursing homes COVID-free.

A Kentucky man was arrested Thursday at University of Kentucky’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital after police said he brought guns, body armor and suspected bombs to the Lexington medical center.

State health officials’ failure to adequately prepare for the pandemic likely contributed to some senior care home coronavirus deaths early in the pandemic, state auditors said in a critical, wide-ranging report released…

Multiple sources with firsthand knowledge of the investigation told News 4 that the automated alarm system was not connected to the county’s central dispatch when the fire broke out, meaning…

Residents at a Kentucky nursing home had to be evacuated Saturday night, March 20, after multiple electrical issues were discovered in the building.

Families of nursing home residents have spent the past year appealing to policymakers that COVID-19 lockdowns were having a significantly negative effect on their loved ones’ health — and a…