Georgia nursing home residents share sweet wedding day
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 12, 2022
A love story forged over shared lunches and purloined desserts has a sweet ending.
North Carolina group revives old flowers for seniors
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 14, 2020
What one person may consider worthless could be highly prized by another. A North Carolina volunteer group is bringing new meaning to the phrase by refurbishing people’s old flowers and giving them to...
White House: Test all nursing home residents, staff for COVID-19 over next 2 weeks
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Danielle Brown
May 11, 2020
The White House is recommending that all states test nursing home residents and staff members for the novel coronavirus over the next two weeks.
‘Never seen it this bad’: Nursing homes, other facilities have lost 380K workers since pandemic’s...
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 27, 2021
Nursing homes shed another 1,500 jobs in the month of July, bringing the total for residential care facilities to approximately 380,000 since February 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to...
Nursing home surprises Elvis super fan with visit to Graceland
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Danielle Brown
Oct 13, 2021
An 87-year-old Elvis Presley super fan finally got a chance to visit his home thanks to her family and staff at her nursing home.
New method allows healthcare workers to clean, reuse PPE up to five times
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 14, 2020
Long-term care providers in short supply of personal protective equipment can use a new two-step disinfection method that allows them to clean and reuse PPE up to five times.
Red eyes a consistent sign of coronavirus in residents: nurse
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Danielle Brown
Mar 25, 2020
A registered nurse at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Wash., said her sickest COVID-19 patients all had red-shadowed eyes.
Red eyes could be a sign of coronavirus in residents: nurse
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 25, 2020
Red eyes in nursing home residents may be a telltale sign of coronavirus, according to a nurse on the front lines at a Washington state skilled nursing facility.
Sabra Healthcare REIT’s operators are beginning to see occupancy rebound as staff members start coming back in “droves,” after slightly declining through the end of 2021 due to the rise of the omicron...
Pure determination: Young CNA drives more than 25 miles on 4-wheeler to make shift at Mississippi nursing...
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 24, 2021
Where there’s a will there’s a way. A 22-year-old Mississippi certified nursing assistant proved just that after trekking more than 25 miles on a four-wheeler during a winter storm in order to make...