Surgeon General Warns of Healthcare Worker Burnout, Releases Guidance
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, has released new guidelines on taking care of the healthcare workforce as he warned the public about the threat of healthcare worker burnout. Read…
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94-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Wife, Injures Himself at Missouri Hospital
A 94-year-old man fatally shot his 93-year-old wife and then shot himself in a hospital room on Sunday, police said.
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HHS-OIG Issues Notice of Exclusion to Owner of 7 Louisiana Nursing Homes
Inspector General Christi A. Grimm announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has excluded Mr. Bob G. Dean, Jr., from participation…
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Study Finds MRSA and VRE Can Linger in Nursing Homes
Environmental screening of single-occupancy rooms in a nursing home found high levels of circulation and persistence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), according to a study published…
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Husband stabs wife in possible ‘mercy killing’ at NJ assisted living home
An 84-year-old man has been charged with the death of his wife in what may have been a mercy killing, according to the preliminary investigation. The defendant, who is accused…
Read More »Family Sues Indiana Nursing Home over Slaying of Woman, 80
The family of an 80-year-old woman who was raped and murdered at an Indianapolis nursing home alleges in a lawsuit that her death was the “inevitable result” of poor staffing…
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‘Superbug’ Outbreaks Reported at Nevada Hospitals, Nursing Facilities
State and federal health authorities are investigating ongoing outbreaks at Nevada hospitals and nursing homes of a drug-resistant “superbug” that can lead to serious illness and even death.
Read More »Diversity and persistence of MRSA and VRE in nursing homes: Environmental screening and whole-genome sequencing
Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is of special concern among frail patients in nursing homes.
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Louisiana Will Do Extra Checks of Nursing Home Evacuation Sites before Hurricane Season
The Louisiana Department of Health is conducting additional inspection of all “unlicensed” emergency evacuation sites for nursing homes this month ahead of the June 1 start of hurricane season.
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HHS Announces New Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Behavioral Health Services in Nursing Homes and Other LTC Facilities
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing a funding opportunity of nearly $15 million for a three-year federal grant to establish a Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
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