Woman in Custody after Fire at Virginia Assisted Living Facility
On Monday, October 10, 2022, Suffolk (VA) Fire & Rescue responded to an assisted living facility for a reported commercial fire alarm.
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Enhancing Public Health Capacity to Prevent and Respond to COVID-19 Outbreaks in Nursing Homes
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created a high demand for public health staff with infection prevention and control (IPC) knowledge and skills to prevent and respond to COVID-19 outbreaks…
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Mom, Grandma Assault Worker at Ohio Nursing Home
At 9:15 a.m. Oct. 2, a Cleveland woman, 32, who was working at a local nursing home, reported that the 42-year-old mother and 63-year-old grandmother of a co-worker had punched…
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New HHS Report: COVID-19 Vaccinations in 2021 Linked to Fewer COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths
A new report from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that the Biden Administration’s historic vaccination program, which has gotten over 90 percent of seniors fully…
Read More »Fire Knocked Down at Connecticut Nursing Home
Crews were called to the Maple View Manor nursing home on Maple Street around 2:45 a.m. on Sunday after getting a report of an activated fire alarm.
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Experts Question How Nursing Homes Will Pay for More Staff Amid Anticipated Minimum Staffing Mandate
As the long-term care sector continues to face a historic labor crisis, experts are questioning how the proposed mandate would address staffing shortages without resources or support.
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Flooding, Power Outages Plague Central Florida Senior Facilities after Hurricane Ian
Under a 2018 Florida law, nursing homes and assisted living facilities are required to have an emergency plan and a backup power source to keep temperatures at or below 81…
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Elderly Man Allegedly Abused by Texas City Nursing Home Employees
The family of an 87-year-old man who was beaten by Texas City nursing home employees is calling for them to be arrested and charged.
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A ‘horrible sight’: Nursing home resident suffocates while suspended upside down
An Iowa nursing home where a resident suffocated after becoming wedged between a bed and a safety device has been cited by the state.
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Florida Hospital without Running Water Faces a Sanitation Crisis in the Wake of Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian has created a burgeoning biohazard situation in at least one Florida hospital close to where the storm first made landfall.
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