Trial begins today for Louisiana nursing home owners
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 13, 2007
The New Orleans-area nursing home couple accused of causing the deaths of 35 residents following Hurricane Katrina are scheduled to go on trial today. The trial occurs just two weeks shy of the second...
SNFs warned after Hurricane Michael: No excuses
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 12, 2018
On Thursday, emergency officials were working to evacuate more than 300 patients from damaged hospitals in Panama City. Four hospitals and 11 nursing facilities were closed in the state, along with a SNF...
Mother Nature pummels New York City area yet again, forcing nursing home evacuations
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 08, 2012
The residents of four New York City-area adult health care facilities, who were not evacuated for Hurricane Sandy, were forced to move Tuesday before a new storm hit the area Wednesday. State and city...
Ice storm knocks out power at 25 facilities
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 13, 2007
At least 25 nursing homes in Oklahoma lost power this week due to an ice storm.
Midwest storms force nursing home evacuations
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 22, 2013
As major storm systems swept across Illinois and Michigan late last week, at least two nursing homes staged evacuations amid major flooding, reinforcing the need once again for all long-term care facilities...
Accused New Orleans nursing home owners sue government
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 07, 2006
The owners of St. Rita’s nursing home, where 34 residents died following Hurricane Katrina, are turning the tables and suing the government.
Thunderstorms linked to spike in respiratory emergencies for Medicare beneficiaries
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 12, 2020
Emergency respiratory care visits increase among older Medicare patients in the days surrounding a thunderstorm, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School.
Storm-ravaged nursing homes should be on electricity priority list, officials say
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 15, 2004
Nursing homes currently are not a priority when it comes to power restoration in areas of Florida struck by recent violent storms. However, in the wake of Hurricane Frances, officials say nursing homes...
Meet Mary Franklin, 2023 Spirit Award winner
By
Rachael Zimlich
Jul 12, 2023
Learn more about Mary Franklin, Executive Director, Cypress Cove, Fort Myers, FL.
Storm can’t ‘Menace’ the nostalgia of a nursing home drive-in
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 08, 2024
It was a cold winter day, but residents of Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne, IN, were in for a nostalgic event with a summertime mood. When they were snowed-in from their usual January outing, staff came...