Chicago-based MPAC Healthcare named Hailey Paley as the new COO, according to a Sept. 22 news release.

HHS released an inaugural national strategy to support family caregivers Sept. 21.

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a report Sept. 21 on for-profit nursing home chains during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding most were understaffed, leading to dangerous situations for patients.

Indiana-based nursing home, Wittenberg Village in Crown Point, will close its doors and lay off 71 workers in October, NWI Times reported Sept. 20.

Staff at a Fresno-based nursing home are threatening to strike Sept. 21 if an agreement cannot be reached, The Fresno Bee reported Sept. 19.

Research presented to the 51st session of the Human Rights Council found older adults worldwide are actively deprived of their liberty.

Dallas-based Nobis Rehab Partners, an inpatient rehabilitation hospital management company, promoted Anis Sabeti to CEO and named Christopher Bergh as its new COO. 

A Pittsburgh-based nursing home system is seeking approval from the state Department of Health to close two facilities on its campus in Mount Lebanon, Pa., by the end of the year, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Sept. 14.

Nearly 80 residents and staff were evacuated from a nursing facility in Montesano, Wash., after a fire broke out, KIRO 7 reported Sept. 15.

A Manhattan-based nursing home is fighting an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, resulting in an investigation into eight possible cases and four deaths, including two who were confirmed to have the disease, The New York Times reported Sept. 14.

Chelsea, Mass.-based nursing home AdviniaCare Eastpointe is under investigation after emergency responders found residents wandering the halls and waiting for medication, Boston 25 News reported Sept. 13.

Easton Home Personal Care Facility is closing in mid-November due to dwindling demand for personal care residential living, The Morning Call reported Sept. 12.

The Pennsylvania nursing home strike ended Monday after eight days, the longest in the union's history, WKBN reported Sept. 12.

Fortune released its "15 Best Workplaces in Aging Services: At-Home Care" report Sept. 9.

CMS and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a joint letter Sept. 8 stating that nursing care facilities may not require a third-party caregiver to personally guarantee payment of a nursing home resident's bill as a condition of the resident's admission to the facility.

Fortune released its "25 Best Large Workplaces for Aging Services" report Sept. 7.

Workers at 14 nursing homes in Pennsylvania are on strike after no agreement was reached with their employers on Friday. On Labor Day, nursing home workers with the Service Employees International Union and community members picketed outside of Fairlane Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation in Reading, Pa., WFMZ reported Sep. 6.

Farragut, Tenn.-based Summit View of Farragut lost its certification from CMS and has to remove residents by Oct. 1, ABC affiliate WATE reported Sept. 1.

Researchers at NORC at the University of Chicago project more than 11 million middle-income seniors aged 75 and older may not be able to afford long-term care facilities in 2033.

Wauwatosa, Wis.-based Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network opened a physical rehabilitation hospital, medical clinics and pharmacy in a former heart hospital, BizTimes reported Aug. 30.