Deaths underscore need for staffing, training to manage resident aggression
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 03, 2023
The recent deaths of two nursing home residents who died after attacks by fellow residents in separate incidents has amplified providers’ focus on operating as safely as possible with often unpredictable...
Three staff members may turn on fourth five years after Florida hurricane deaths
By
Joe Bush
Sep 23, 2022
Prosecutors dropped manslaughter charges Thursday against three defendants stemming from the 2017 deaths of 12 nursing home residents in Hollywood, FL.
Study lays to rest concerns about COVID vaccination and nursing home deaths, researchers say
Aug 29, 2022
Nursing home residents do not have an increased risk of death after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, a large new study finds. Reports of residents’ post-vaccination deaths during the Netherlands’...
Nursing home’s required discharges halted after at least 4 deaths
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 02, 2022
A massive, publicly owned nursing home that saw four residents die after being discharged as part of a federal closure plan has been given a temporary reprieve.
COVID-19 nursing home deaths drop; booster skepticism a concern, industry experts say
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2022
Resident deaths have dropped from a January peak, hitting what appears to be the lowest level since the summer of 2021. But experts fear that a lack of urgency could leave some facilities unprepared for...
Repeat booster jabs for residents? COVID-19 immunity in nursing homes wanes quickly, large study shows
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 21, 2022
Results from hundreds of facilities demonstrate not only the value of booster vaccinations, but that there may be an ongoing need for additional shots in the long-term care population.
Fed’s booster OK too late? Nursing home loses 8 to coronavirus outbreak this fall
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 17, 2021
A Connecticut nursing home has weathered a facility-wide COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened 89 residents and staff. Booster shots were not yet authorized when the first cases appeared, the operator reports.
Nursing home COVID cases, deaths trending downward, CDC’s latest data show
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 18, 2021
Rates have steadily fallen since an uptick in September, according to data submitted by facilities to the agency’s National Healthcare Safety Network.
Repeat positive COVID tests in nursing home residents tied to excess deaths: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2021
The prevalence of repeat positive tests suggests true reinfections in residents — and more quickly waning immunity, according to a study across all Connecticut facilities.
As Fauci warns of letting virus run rampant, new variant causes 7 long-term care facility deaths in Belgium
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2021
Unchecked COVID-19 transmission among the unvaccinated could cause problems for the vaccinated, a top federal health official says. In Belgium, a new variant has caused severe illness in residents who...