3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits In Bid To Improve Care
Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York set requirements for how much nursing homes must spend on residents’ direct care.
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Conflicting Reports Surround COVID Outbreak At Bonaventure Senior Living
At a facility that had one of the lowest vaccination rates in the state, a resident’s family member and staff member describe a situation worse than what the company has reported.
Long-Term Care Facilities Fail To Meet COVID-19 Vaccination Target
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A state report says the facilities had a staff vaccination rate of 62% in May and that 84% of long-term care residents were inoculated.
Coronavirus Patients Caught In Conflict Between Hospital And Nursing Homes
A wrenching conflict is emerging as the COVID-19 virus storms through U.S. communities: Some patients are falling into a no man’s land between hospitals and nursing homes.
How Well Does Your Nursing Home Fight Infections? Look It Up Here
With nursing home residents at particular risk in the coronavirus pandemic, residents and their families and friends can discover which of the nation’s 15,000 facilities have been cited for infection-control violations in recent years through a Kaiser Health News lookup tool.
Coronavirus Stress Test: Many 5-Star Nursing Homes Have Infection-Control Lapses
Long before the novel coronavirus made its surprise appearance, the nation’s nursing homes were struggling to obey basic infection prevention protocols designed to halt the spread of viruses and bacteria they battle daily.
Nursing Home Outbreak Spotlights Coronavirus Risk In Elder Care Facilities
An outbreak of coronavirus disease in a nursing home near Seattle is prompting urgent calls for precautionary tactics at America’s elder care facilities, where residents are at heightened risk of serious complications from the illness because of the dual threat of age and close living conditions.
Rose City Nursing Home to Close, Contribute Beds to New Facility
The new care center won't serve long-term patients, leaving Rose City residents to find new homes
March 1, 2013 – An order approved last week by the Oregon Health Authority will transfer beds to an as-yet-constructed nursing home in northeast Portland from Rose City Nursing Home – but open as a completely different type of facility.
