Advocates want to allow surveillance cameras in OH LTCs to protect elderly
After failing to get the measure passed in the Ohio Legislature last year, proponents of Esther’s Law are making a push again this year, highlighting the strain put on the…
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New Study Finds COVID-19 Vaccines Highly Effective in Nursing Homes
In what is believed to be the first published study of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, a research team co-led by the Yale School…
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PA says 162 COVID-19-related nursing home investigations took place in February
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is stressing that investigations of nursing home complaints has continued during the pandemic, with 283 complaint investigations in February.
Read More »CA AG Sues Nursing Home Chain for Misrepresenting its Quality of Care and Putting Seniors, People with Disabilities at Risk
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined a coalition of District and City Attorneys, led by Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer, in filing a lawsuit against the nation’s largest senior…
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OSHA Launches Program to Protect High-Risk Workers from Coronavirus, Focuses on Employers That Retaliate
In response to President Biden’s executive order on protecting worker health and safety, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a national emphasis program focusing…
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Covid Cases Plummet 83% among Nursing Home Staffers despite Vaccine Hesitancy
After the rollout of covid vaccines, the number of new covid cases among nursing home staff members fell 83% — from 28,802 for the week ending Dec. 20 to 4,764…
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At Illinois’ biggest nursing home, workers and residents still not vaccinated against COVID-19
Nearly three months into COVID-19 vaccination efforts in nursing homes, workers and residents at Illinois’ largest skilled-nursing facility have yet to be offered shots.
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MI Nursing Home Employee Caught Sexually Abusing 83-Year-Old on Cam by Patient’s Son
An employee of an assisted living facility in Minnesota has been charged with sexually assaulting an 83-year-old Alzheimer’s patient, an attack that was witnessed remotely by the victim’s son, who…
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AL families still struggling to see loved ones in nursing homes due to COVID-19 restrictions
Nearly a year after visitation restrictions were put into place at nursing homes across Alabama due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many families continue to struggle with not being able to…
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Pennsylvania Extends Nursing-Home Virus Response Program
Wolf administration officials said that Pennsylvania will extend a key feature of its response to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes, albeit on a scaled-down model after federal funding ran out…
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