If you’re a Daily McKnight’s reader, it’s a good thing. Otherwise, you might have never known that a federal measure calling for closer monitoring of antipsychotic drug use in nursing...
PPE shortages make for a ‘perfect storm’
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued expansive guidance on the best ways to conserve personal protection equipment, such as gowns and masks, as supply shortages became a massive concern...
Tornado-stricken community calls for nursing home ‘safe rooms’
Jul 19, 2011
Two months after a tornado demolished Greenbriar Nursing Home in Joplin, MO, — and much of everything else around it — members of the community have called for the inclusion of storm shelters in nursing...
Bottom to top upgrade
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2013
Flooded by Hurricane Sandy, a 10-story Brooklyn facility renovated from basement to rooftop, improving its look and storm-proofing.
Florida evacuates 72 SNFs; Georgia, SC declared public emergency areas
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 03, 2019
The state of Florida has evacuated 72 nursing homes and assisted living facilities ahead of Hurricane Dorian’s arrival to the country’s east coast.
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.
Feds give storm-related meds advice
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 17, 2019
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) encourages skilled nursing facilities to take the following precautions for storing medications and supplies before a storm or natural disaster: • Keep an up-to-date...