Tag: Residential care facilities
As COVID rises, a vexing hunt for nursing home vaccine stats
WASHINGTON — With COVID-19 on the rise again and many nursing home staffers unvaccinated, families still lack easy access to crucial Medicare immunization data...
GOP candidate’s private equity resume draws scrutiny in Va.
RICHMOND, Va. — Newly retired, Judy Pavlick was among hundreds of seniors who enjoyed the low cost-of-living and friendly atmosphere at Plaza Del Rey,...
Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic
WASHINGTON — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog...
Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic
WASHINGTON — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog...
Despite vaccines, nursing homes struggle with outbreaks
Jeannie Wells had hoped that regular visits would resume at her elderly mother’s New York nursing home once all the residents were fully vaccinated...
Judge rejects bid to toss DNA in incapacitated woman’s rape
PHOENIX — A former nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility has lost...
Medicare requires nursing homes to report COVID vaccinations
WASHINGTON — Medicare will require nursing homes to report COVID-19 vaccination rates for residents and staff, the government said Tuesday, in what officials hope...
Critics say Indiana COVID-19 law allows nursing home neglect
INDIANAPOLIS — Advocates for nursing home residents say they worry a new Indiana law expanding COVID-19 liability protections for health care providers will effectively...
Maryland business owner pleads guilty to tax evasion
BALTIMORE — The owner of a Maryland physical therapy business is facing up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to not paying...
Alternatives to nursing homes get $12B boost in COVID bill
WASHINGTON — With the memory of the pandemic's toll in nursing homes still raw, the COVID-19 relief bill is offering states a generous funding...
