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CMS launches tool to track nursing home vaccination rates

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / September 22, 2021 September 22, 2021

Only 60% of US nursing home staffs were fully vaccinated in July, study finds

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / September 17, 2021 September 17, 2021

Louisiana revokes 7 nursing home licenses after 800+ patients evacuated to warehouse

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / September 8, 2021 September 8, 2021

State investigating Ida evacuation site after 4 nursing home patients dead, 15 hospitalized

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / September 3, 2021 September 3, 2021

Number of homebound, older adults in US doubled in 2020, study finds

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 23, 2021 August 23, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine requirement for nursing homes could lead to staff exodus, national association says

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 19, 2021 August 19, 2021

White House to direct nursing homes to have all staff vaccinated or lose federal funding

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 18, 2021 August 18, 2021

Unvaccinated nursing home staff driving breakthrough COVID-19 outbreaks among residents, facilities say

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 6, 2021 August 6, 2021

Steep fines for nursing homes could return under renewed federal policy

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / July 29, 2021 July 29, 2021

33 people, mostly vaccinated, test positive for COVID-19 at Massachusetts nursing home

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / July 21, 2021 July 21, 2021

New York nursing home shutters after 40 years

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / July 21, 2021 July 21, 2021

Percentage of nursing home staff fully vaccinated against COVID-19, by state — Louisiana is last

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / July 16, 2021 July 16, 2021

Only 1 in 4 nursing homes confident they will stay open a year, survey finds

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / July 12, 2021 July 12, 2021

Michigan auditor general to review accuracy of COVID-19 nursing home deaths

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / July 8, 2021 July 8, 2021

Georgia nursing home owner facing cruelty charges after staff quits, patients left unattended

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / June 16, 2021 June 16, 2021

New York nursing home cited for severe safety violation after patient jumps from 2nd story

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / June 9, 2021 June 9, 2021

Ineligible New Jersey nursing home leaders received federal COVID-19 aid: WSJ

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / June 7, 2021 June 7, 2021

Former nursing home manager faces patient neglect charges after staff cuts

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / June 4, 2021 June 4, 2021

Atlanta nursing home chain to pay $11.2M to resolve false claims allegations

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / May 21, 2021 May 21, 2021

High COVID-19 vaccination rates in nursing homes also protect unvaccinated residents, study suggests

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / May 20, 2021 May 20, 2021

10 nursing homes with worst COVID-19 outbreaks: NYT

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021

Joint Commission: Most challenging requirements for nursing homes in 2020

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021

Percentage of nursing homes receiving a deficiency for harm or jeopardy, state by state: KFF

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021

Colorado nursing homes fined for pandemic infractions also received HHS bonuses

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / May 5, 2021 May 5, 2021

Idaho nursing home shutters after CMS pulls funding

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / April 23, 2021 April 23, 2021

Unvaccinated nursing home employee sparks breakthrough COVID-19 infections, CDC finds

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / April 22, 2021 April 22, 2021

Legionella detected in water samples at Connecticut nursing home

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / April 15, 2021 April 15, 2021

AHA: What is a long-term care hospital’s role in treating ‘long COVID-19’

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / April 15, 2021 April 15, 2021

Some pandemic-related protections for New York nursing homes repealed

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / April 7, 2021 April 7, 2021

New York assisted living home collapses after large fire; 1 dead

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / March 23, 2021 March 23, 2021

Nursing homes are gaming CMS star ratings system, New York Times probe finds

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / March 15, 2021 March 15, 2021

CMS relaxes nursing home visitation guidelines

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / March 10, 2021 March 10, 2021

Florida didn’t ensure nursing homes reported abuse, neglect to hospital ERs, OIG says

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / March 10, 2021 March 10, 2021

High staff turnover in nursing homes linked to quality risks

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / March 2, 2021 March 2, 2021

Former nursing home administrator indicted on charges of falsifying records to meet staffing requirements

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / February 26, 2021 February 26, 2021

Nurse faces charges tied to patient death at California nursing home

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / February 19, 2021 February 19, 2021

9 hospitalized after fire at Texas nursing home

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / February 17, 2021 February 17, 2021

Cuomo says administration mishandled COVID-19 death data from nursing homes

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021

Nursing homes with greater proportion of minority residents reported more COVID-19 deaths, study finds

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / February 11, 2021 February 11, 2021

Pennsylvania healthcare union calls for nursing home regulation reform

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / February 10, 2021 February 10, 2021

Understaffed nursing homes contributed to COVID-19 outbreaks, report finds

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021

New York greatly undercounted nursing home COVID-19 deaths, state AG says

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 29, 2021 January 29, 2021

2 Florida nursing home CNAs say they were fired after raising concerns about COVID-19 precautions

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 28, 2021 January 28, 2021

Asbestos exposure forces evacuation at Missouri nursing home

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 25, 2021 January 25, 2021

Baltimore nursing home has had 0 COVID-19 cases: 3 things to know

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 22, 2021 January 22, 2021

Chicago nursing home inspector falsified reports for a year, inspector general finds

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 22, 2021 January 22, 2021

Nursing homes see highest COVID-19 death toll 2nd week in a row since May

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 22, 2021 January 22, 2021

Nearly a dozen employees at a Wisconsin nursing home quit after COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 21, 2021 January 21, 2021

Nursing home chain CEO received $5.2M ‘retention’ bonus amid COVID-19 surge, resident deaths

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 21, 2021 January 21, 2021

Wisconsin nursing home COVID-19 deaths up ‘ninefold’ in 2 months, per AARP

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 15, 2021 January 15, 2021

AARP: 10 ways to improve nursing home care

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 14, 2021 January 14, 2021

New Hampshire nursing home board members cut line for vaccine, say state health officials

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 13, 2021 January 13, 2021

CMS head calls for US elder care system reform, outcome-focused payers

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 11, 2021 January 11, 2021

Georgia nursing home faces 2 lawsuits involving resident deaths

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 8, 2021 January 8, 2021

Florida nursing home accused of giving wealthy donors COVID-19 vaccine

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 7, 2021 January 7, 2021

Michigan governor says no to surveillance cameras in nursing home resident rooms

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 7, 2021 January 7, 2021

CVS, Walgreens expect to finish first round of vaccinations in nursing homes by Jan. 25

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 6, 2021 January 6, 2021

Ohio nursing home staff reluctant to get vaccinated

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 5, 2021 January 5, 2021

UNC Health launches home care program

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / January 5, 2021 January 5, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at Georgia nursing home delays COVID-19 vaccinations

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020

Connecticut nursing homes to get additional $31.2M in COVID-19 support

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / December 30, 2020 December 30, 2020

Washington nursing home at center of 1st US outbreak begins vaccination

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / December 29, 2020 December 29, 2020

Nursing homes struggle to obtain resident vaccine consent

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / December 21, 2020 December 21, 2020

Illinois passes new protections for nursing home residents

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / December 16, 2020 December 16, 2020

HHS: All nursing home residents could be vaccinated by holiday, despite delay

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / December 14, 2020 December 14, 2020

New York nursing home shuts down

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / December 11, 2020 December 11, 2020

$523M government program rewards nursing homes that reduced COVID-19 cases, deaths

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / December 7, 2020 December 7, 2020

Nexion Health acquires 9 Texas facilities

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / December 2, 2020 December 2, 2020

Pennsylvania Senate OKs bill protecting nursing homes against COVID-19 lawsuits

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / November 24, 2020 November 24, 2020

Experts skeptical on how federal vaccine distribution plan will work for nursing home residents

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / November 23, 2020 November 23, 2020

Staff at 11 Infinity nursing homes may strike for higher wages, more PPE

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / November 19, 2020 November 19, 2020

3 lessons the COVID-19 pandemic has taught post-acute care providers

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / November 18, 2020 November 18, 2020

87% of nursing home staff haven’t completed COVID-19 training, CMS says

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / November 18, 2020 November 18, 2020

How 2 hospice execs are reimagining their workforce strategies

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / November 16, 2020 November 16, 2020

Best, worst scenarios for post-acute care in the next 24 months

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / November 16, 2020 November 16, 2020

COVID-19 cases in nursing homes increase 40% after 7-week decline

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / November 12, 2020 November 12, 2020

State inspectors cleared some Iowa nursing homes with COVID-19 outbreaks, deaths

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / November 9, 2020 November 9, 2020

‘It’s not what we need’: 30% of nursing facilities haven’t used federal-supplied COVID-19 rapid testing equipment

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / November 9, 2020 November 9, 2020

Kansas nursing home booted from Medicare program after COVID-19 outbreak, deaths

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / October 30, 2020 October 30, 2020

Texas nursing home hit with $120K fine after multiple safety violations

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / October 28, 2020 October 28, 2020

US News names 2020-21 Best Nursing Homes: 5 things to know

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / October 27, 2020 October 27, 2020

Pennsylvania nursing home faces suit after COVID-19 outbreak that’s killed 73 residents

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / October 23, 2020 October 23, 2020

Indiana National Guard to help combat COVID-19 in long-term care facilities

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / October 22, 2020 October 22, 2020

Nevada stops using 2 rapid COVID-19 tests in nursing homes, cites inaccuracies

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / October 8, 2020 October 8, 2020

Nearly 60% of patients at Connecticut nursing home test positive for COVID-19

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / October 2, 2020 October 2, 2020

2 Connecticut nursing homes fined for failing to test all employees for COVID-19

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 28, 2020 August 28, 2020

3 Maryland nursing homes owe six-figure fines after failing to isolate COVID-19 patients

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 26, 2020 August 26, 2020

State didn’t investigate Illinois nursing home complaints for 3+ months

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 24, 2020 August 24, 2020

10+ states sending ‘strike teams’ to nursing homes

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 18, 2020 August 18, 2020

Nursing home COVID-19 cases, deaths on the rise after decline

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 12, 2020 August 12, 2020

Minnesota nursing home sues woman for saying facility is trying to kill residents with COVID-19 testing

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 12, 2020 August 12, 2020

Maryland nursing home residents on dialysis 47% more likely to have COVID-19, study finds

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 12, 2020 August 12, 2020

New York nursing home sent residents to hospitals to die, some state officials claim

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 11, 2020 August 11, 2020

Percent of nursing homes with less than a week’s supply of PPE in 33 states

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 7, 2020 August 7, 2020

Hurricane season leaves nursing homes with tough decision: Stay or evacuate

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 7, 2020 August 7, 2020

Nursing homes accused of misusing federal money received $300M+ in pandemic relief

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 5, 2020 August 5, 2020

3 Massachusetts nursing homes receive Medicaid termination notice

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / August 4, 2020 August 4, 2020

National Guard to test staff for COVID-19 at 7 Ohio nursing homes

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / July 20, 2020 July 20, 2020

Montana nursing home that rejected free testing reports 23% of state’s deaths

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / July 15, 2020 July 15, 2020

Nursing homes in 26 states allow visitors

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / July 13, 2020 July 13, 2020

CMS to send quality experts to nursing homes in COVID-19 hot spots

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / July 10, 2020 July 10, 2020

How a Maryland nursing home stayed coronavirus-free: 5 things to know

Channels, Featured, Post-Acute / July 10, 2020 July 10, 2020