Long-term care residents who are displaced from their facility following a natural disaster are more susceptible to illness, injury and death, new study results show.
Also in the News for Thursday, Jan. 20
Jan 20, 2022
COVID-19 vaccine mandate can now be enforced in Texas … Providers push back after state report claims Michigan underreported nursing home COVID-19 deaths by 42% … Winter storm rips roof off of Maine...
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 19
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 19, 2022
CMS rolls back durable medical equipment reporting rules … High rates of lasting dementia, psychosis found in large COVID study … Kentucky providers affected by severe storms, severe flooding get reporting...
Also in the News for Friday, Jan. 21
Jan 21, 2022
Michigan nursing homes must offer COVID vaccines to residents on-site … Nursing home training begins for National Guard members … Officials investigating after two residents found dead at under-staffed...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 26
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 25, 2022
Virginia considers minimum staffing mandates for nursing homes … Infected CNAs recount their ongoing work at short-staffed California nursing homes … Death of two residents during winter storm at nursing...
Also in the News for Thursday, Feb. 25
Feb 25, 2021
GAO: Feds have implemented just 1 of 16 recommendations to improve COVID-19 response … Michigan lawmakers want governor investigated for nursing home policies … FDA endorses another COVID-19 vaccine...
Hurricane Gustav: Nursing home evacuations run smoothly this time
Sep 03, 2008
In stark contrast to three years ago, when the elderly, and nursing home residents in particular, were especially hard hit by Hurricane Katrina, authorities were reporting smooth evacuation processes took...
State revokes licenses, expels 7 Louisiana nursing homes from Medicaid program over Hurricane Ida deaths,...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 08, 2021
The state of Louisiana has revoked licenses and terminated state Medicaid provider agreements for seven Louisiana nursing homes operated by a Baton Rouge real estate developer following the deaths of seven...
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.
About 23 percent of older adults in 2050 will feel extreme heat, report says
By
Kristen Fischer
May 15, 2024
Warmer temperatures are just around the corner in much of the United States — a phenomenon that long-term care residents and caregivers should be aware of, as a new report quantifies the dangers of extreme...