After the nursing home where Leann Sample worked was bought by private investors, it started falling apart. Literally.
Posted on 03 February 2023.
After the nursing home where Leann Sample worked was bought by private investors, it started falling apart. Literally.
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Posted on 22 December 2022.
Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Posted on 14 June 2022.
The Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes spend most of their payments from Medicaid on direct care for residents and limit the amount that is used for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements or diverted to profits.
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Posted on 11 April 2022.
Jean White’s mother has dementia and moved into a memory care facility near Tampa, Florida, just as coronavirus lockdowns began in spring 2020. For months, the family wasn’t allowed to go inside to visit.
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Posted on 03 March 2022.
The Biden administration has identified core impediments to better nursing home care in its proposed overhaul of the industry, but turning aspirations into reality will require a complex task.
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Posted on 03 February 2022.
More nursing homes are waiting longer for covid-19 test results for residents and staffers, according to federal data, making the fight against record numbers of omicron cases even harder.
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