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.
Winter weather emergency, pandemic put Texas nursing homes into deepest freeze yet
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 19, 2021
The resilience of Texas skilled nursing providers is being tested following severe winter storms and extreme cold temperatures that have caused sustained power outages and multiplied operational challenges...
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.
Report: Federal government has no evacuation plans for nursing homes
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Haymarket Media
Jul 24, 2006
Nursing home providers should not look to the federal government for disaster evacuation procedures, a Congressional report concludes.
Next week’s meeting in Philadelphia should shed light on assisted living sector
May 01, 2009
Has Sunrise Senior Living dodged the bankruptcy bullet? Is assisted living evolving, retrenching, or simply riding out the storm? What combination of scenery and services is working best right now? And...
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...
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.
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.