KFF report on COVID deaths warns of post-holiday spike … Longtime municipal nursing home trying to stay out of private hands … HVAC system sparks fire that sends several nursing home patients to hospital
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 17
Jan 17, 2018
Nurse suffers smoke inhalation while saving SNF from flames … Hospital agrees to pay $89,000 for firing employees who sought religious exemption from flu shot … Rapid diagnosis occurs when...
Peppers cooked in hooch lead to facility fire, evacuation
By
John Hall
Apr 21, 2015
There’s a lot that’s unclear in an attempt to cook peppers in Everclear in an assisted living residence last week.
Dozens feared dead after horrific nursing home fire in Quebec
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 24, 2014
Five people were confirmed dead and 31 were missing after a fire blazed through a Canadian nursing home built out of wood early Thursday morning.
The importance of a smoking policy
By
Betty Norman
Oct 25, 2012
Resident smoking polices mean much more than cleaner air at long-term care facilities. As recent incidents demonstrate, having effective policies for residents – and making sure they are followed...
Sprinkler mandate fails to soak in
By
John O'Connor
May 25, 2012
Ben Franklin warned us that death and taxes are life’s only certainties. But if you run a long-term care facility, feel free to add regulations to that list. And it looks like a doozy of a looming...