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Nursing Home

TN inmate escapes from custody while in nursing home laundry facility

February 08, 2012

Authorities in Tennessee are on the lookout for a prison inmate who escaped while working at a nursing home laundry facility Sunday, officials said.

Elderly nursing home residents are deficient in vitamin D, study says

February 06, 2012

Nearly all residents at a German geriatric rehabilitation hospital had insufficient levels of vitamin D, while more than two-thirds had severely deficient levels, a new study has found.

Shuffling down the aisle

Mary Gustafson January 19, 2012

For anyone who's in the trenches caring for someone with Alzheimer's — either in your own home or a long-term care community — the announcement of government initiatives aimed at finding a cure might not excite you too much.

NADONA announces Arnicar as new president; Dornberger named executive director

January 16, 2012

The National Association of Directors of Nursing / Long Term Care late Friday announced its new leadership slate for the coming year. Robin Arnicar was elected president in electronic balloting that concluded in late December. In addition, the Cincinnati-based group removed the "interim" label and named Sherrie Dornberger its executive director.

Former TX administrator convicted of healthcare fraud, anti-kickback violations

December 13, 2011

A former nursing home administrator was found guilty of receiving illegal payments for referring residents for fraudulent ambulance transport services.

Six administrators charged after nursing home fire kills 89

December 12, 2011

Six administrators were charged with homicide after a fire killed 89 residents and staff Friday at a seven-floor nursing facility in Kolkata, India.

California nursing home reports 81 norovirus cases

November 28, 2011

One California nursing home is working to re-open to visitors and new admissions following a norovirus outbreak that began Nov. 8, according to local reports.

Nursing home workers arrested for 'waterboarding' a dementia care resident

November 23, 2011

Two nursing home workers in Georgia were arrested after a coworker reported them to the police for performing a waterboarding-like attack against a resident with severe dementia.

Sudden closure of nursing home provokes state investigation

November 01, 2011

A Texas nursing home with a history of neglect complaints and code violations is being investigated by the state after the facility abruptly closed its doors.

Maryland mandates end-of-life wishes form for LTC residents

October 11, 2011

Maryland healthcare professionals will soon be required to complete a form outlining a patient's end-of-life wishes upon admission to a long-term care facility, according to a new regulation.

Nursing homes more likely to send Medicaid recipients to hospital, study says

October 04, 2011

Medicaid beneficiaries in a nursing home are 27% more likely than private pay residents to be sent to a hospital rather than be treated on-site, according to a new study.

Nursing home killer sentenced to life in prison

September 07, 2011

A man who went on a shooting rampage at a North Carolina nursing home that killed eight people was convicted of second-degree murder and has been sentenced to life in prison.

Health and Human Services soliciting health IT data from nursing home vendors

August 26, 2011

The Department of Health and Human Services wants to study nursing home patient assessment data to determine whether health information technology standards can improve coordination of care.

Iowa department redirects funds intended for nursing inspectors

August 23, 2011

Iowa's Department of Inspections and Appeals, which lobbied for funds to restore 10 nursing home inspectors, has said it will use an awarded $650,000 elsewhere.

Authorities say nationwide crime ring targets nursing homes

August 16, 2011

Nursing homes in several states have been targeted by a group of male thieves who sneak into to long-term care facilities dressed as female nurses.

Nursing assistants get jail time for greasing residents in prank

August 11, 2011

Two nursing assistants have been sentenced to 20 days in a county jail and two years of probation for covering elderly residents in slippery ointment at their California facility.

Nursing home employees in Toronto to split $15 million in lottery winnings

July 27, 2011

A lucky group of long-term care workers will split $15 million in lottery winnings, according to news reports from Toronto. The staff is based at the city-run Seven Oaks nursing home.

EEOC: Nursing home erred in firing Seventh-day Adventist nursing assistant

July 25, 2011

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Florida nursing home for firing a certified nursing assistant who did not want to work on her religion's Sabbath day.

Nursing home medical director resigns after racist remark

May 09, 2011

The medical director of an Ohio nursing home has resigned following a racist comment he made to a colleague while discussing weekend staffing issues.

Nursing homes roll out the red carpet and popular programs for 'their' special week

May 06, 2011

National Nursing Home Week kicks off Sunday, with a wide array of activities expected under the 2011 theme "Fulfilling the Promise." Nursing home employees and residents will be spotlighted in activities locally and regionally through the following Saturday. Many opening day events will involve community and family outreach in connection with Mother's Day activities.

Frequent escape drills saved elderly at Japanese nursing home in the path of tsunami

April 25, 2011

Highlighting the need for emergency planning, a nursing home in Japan credits regular evacuation drills with saving its residents.

Nursing home raids continue near Chicago; police arrest four residents

April 21, 2011

Police arrested four nursing home residents Tuesday in a Chicago suburb during a raid orchestrated by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, part of a series of unannounced visits.

Obama deficit-cutting speech cites nursing home care

April 14, 2011

President Obama outlined his plan Wednesday to cut the nation's deficit by $4 trillion in 12 years but also vowed to preserve entitlement programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

Nursing home wants slate wiped clean on federal sex-abuse citation based on hand holding

April 11, 2011

A nursing home in Nebraska wants its record cleared of a sex abuse deficiency report that was based on federal inspectors seeing two Alzheimer's patients holding hands and hugging.

NLRB upholds union claims of wrongful termination at Connecticut nursing home

March 29, 2011

Several hundred nursing home employees in Connecticut were unfairly laid off last year, according to a federal labor official who on Thursday upheld a grievance filed by the union representing the workers.

Analysis: Long-term care could lose billions with block grants; funding answers available

March 14, 2011

The long-term care industry would be the third-most impacted healthcare field if state Medicaid funding is converted into block grants, according to a new analysis from Bloomberg News.

Nursing home owner sentenced to years in prison, fined $5.8 million for payroll tax evasion

March 08, 2011

A Kansas-based nursing home proprietor is set to spend the next three-and-a-half years in jail after admitting to evading payroll taxes from 2001 to 2005.

Rhode Island's Gifford named new national nursing home and assisted living quality chief

March 02, 2011

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living on Tuesday named Dr. David R. Gifford as their senior vice president of quality and regulatory affairs, a new department within the nation's largest nursing home association.