Nursing home where 12 residents died after Hurricane Irma fighting for its license at hearing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 30, 2018
The Hollywood, FL, nursing home where a dozen residents died from heat exposure last September is arguing this week for the chance to keep its operating license.
Hurricane Ike causes nursing home evacuations, power outages in Texas
Sep 16, 2008
Evacuated nursing home residents from Galveston, Beaumont and Houston, TX, have been wondering when they will go home after Hurricane Ike caused massive damage in and around the coastal areas of the state.
Maryland and Pennsylvania evacuate nursing home residents from flood zones
Sep 12, 2011
Nursing home residents were being evacuated last week in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland as heavy rains wrecked havoc on the banks of the Susquehanna River.
LTC hearings in both chambers of Congress tomorrow
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 14, 2007
Long-term care providers can consider today the lull before the storm. Tomorrow, Congressional hearings in both the Senate and the House will feature presentations sure to widely criticize the state of...
Taking the pulse of assisted living
May 04, 2009
It has been a tough year for the assisted living sector. The sector’s largest operator–Sunrise Senior Living–continues to seek breaks from creditors in order to avert bankruptcy. Other...
Florida relaxes nursing home requirements in wake of hurricane
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 19, 2004
Florida has permitted some nursing homes to accommodate numbers above the level they are licensed for in the wake of the devastation imparted by Hurricane Charley. Hurricane Charley, the strongest storm...
Dozens found dead at home near New Orleans
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 08, 2005
As the waters begin to recede in New Orleans and neighboring communities, stories of despair are beginning to surface.
Resident deaths due to ‘widespread system failures,’ Hollywood Hills tells Congress
By
Nov 21, 2017
The House committee tasked with investigating the deaths of 14 nursing home residents following Hurricane Irma should “resist the urge to vilify or demonize” staff of the facility, an attorney...
Nursing home advocates converging on U.S. lawmakers to demand better Medicare reimbursement
May 29, 2009
More than 300 nursing home owners and operators are expected to meet in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday to try to persuade lawmakers to be generous with Medicare funding. The Obama budget proposal...
Louisiana attorney general: More arrests likely in facility deaths
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2005
More arrests are likely as a result of investigations into deaths at nursing homes and hospitals in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana attorney general’s office says.