NOT GUILTY: St. Rita’s owners cleared on all counts
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 10, 2007
Sal and Mabel Mangano, the nursing home owners initially reviled around the world after 35 of their residents drowned after Hurricane Katrina, were cleared on all counts late Friday in their negligent...
PEAK members brave D.C. storm to push long-term care agenda
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 18, 2014
Nonprofit long-term care providers visiting Washington this week are encouraging members of Congress — some of them destined for tough re-election campaigns — to pursue key strategic goals.
St. Rita’s owners stayed to help residents during Katrina, witnesses say
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 30, 2005
The owners of St. Rita’s Nursing Home in St. Bernard Parish did not abandon the residents during Hurricane Katrina as was originally believed, according to new details that have emerged about the...
Operation Hire a Veteran
By
Mary Gustafson
May 01, 2012
Hiring veterans to work in long-term care facilities is a no-brainer for nursing home administrator Steve Pazulski — a Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran himself.
Sabra optimistic about skilled nursing, despite $77M first quarter loss
By
Marty Stempniak
May 10, 2019
Skilled nursing landlord Sabra Health Care posted a more than $77 million loss for the first quarter of 2019, stemming partly from its dealings with a troubled operator. But company officials said they...
Nursing home preparations in overdrive after deadly hurricane season
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 24, 2018
Thousands of healthcare providers are in full-scale prep mode as the one-year anniversary of a storm that led to the deaths of a dozen residents at one Florida nursing home quickly approaches.
St. Rita’s owners still face dozens of civil lawsuits
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 11, 2007
Sal and Mabel Mangano were found innocent in their negligent homicide trial in Louisiana on Friday, but the nursing home owners’ legal troubles are far from over.
Hurricane Harvey nursing home evacuations are back under investigation, state says
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 24, 2018
Investigations have been re-launched into the actions taken by two Texas nursing homes last year in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Ask the nursing expert: maintaining staff levels during a blizzard
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Mar 01, 2010
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Nursing homes prepare for worst with Hurricane Gustav
Aug 29, 2008
Their memories of Hurricanes Katrina and the Rita still vivid, nursing home administrators in the Gulf Coast area are bracing for what could be the first major storm there in three years-Hurricane Gustav.