The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes filed a motion Nov. 12 to dismiss over a dozen lawsuits claiming poor treatment of residents during evacuations prompted by Hurricane Ida, according to 4WWL. 

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed three bills into law aimed at improving infection prevention and control responses in nursing homes, according to a Nov. 10 press release.

Montana and Wyoming had the highest number of nursing home deaths in the U.S. through the first half of October, according to the American Association of Retired Persons' latest update to its nursing home COVID-19 dashboard. 

Kennett Square, Pa.-based post-acute care provider Genesis Healthcare announced Nov. 12 changes to its operational model and replacement of the majority of its corporate leadership team, McKnight's reported. 

Nursing homes alone have seen an industry employment level drop by 221,000 jobs since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a Nov. 10 report released by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living. 

U.S. News and World Report published its 12th annual 2022 Best Nursing Home rankings Nov. 9. 

The CDC and Hartford Foundation have pledged $500 million toward an initiative that aims to reduce the spread of infections in nursing homes and address long-term staffing issues. 

While telehealth in nursing homes helps reduce stress among nursing home residents and expand access to care, there are also a number of drawbacks, according to a recent study published in the Applied Clinical Informatics journal. 

Seven Louisiana nursing homes are to remain closed for at least a year as the owner seeks to appeal the state's decision to revoke his licenses following a Hurricane Ida evacuation, The Advocate reported Nov. 3.

A team at Yale School of Nursing in Orange, Conn., worked with the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City and a hand hygiene company to develop a collection of infection prevention resources for long-term care facilities, Yale Daily News reported Oct. 3. 

Eighty percent of short-term nursing home residents said although they received and understood discharge instructions, they experienced gaps in preparation and care coordination, according to an October 2021 survey conducted by the United Hospital Fund. 

At least 370 residents and staff in nursing homes across Iowa have been infected with COVID-19 during current outbreaks, up 20 percent from the 307 cases reported last week, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Nov. 2. 

Researchers at the University of Missouri announced Oct. 27 it earned a four year $1.9 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to assess nursing homes' COVID-19 response across the state.

Inspectors for CMS found officials at Accordius Health at Salisbury, N.C., placed a resident in "immediate jeopardy" by failing to prevent him from ingesting a mouse taken from the trash, WCNC Charlotte reported Oct. 29. 

Of the 3.2 million doses of monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 distributed across the U.S., only 13,500 doses have gone to nursing homes, NBC News reported Oct. 31. 

More than 800 workers were laid off from seven Louisiana nursing home facilities after the state revoked their licenses, Lafayette Daily Advertiser reported Oct. 27.

A survey conducted by the North Dakota Long Care Association found that 57.6 percent of the 200 nursing homes surveyed in the state have frozen admissions because of staffing shortages, The Dickinson Press reported Oct. 26. 

Kaiser Health News reported Oct. 25 that Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York have set requirements for how much nursing homes must spend on residents’ direct care and imposed limits on what they can spend elsewhere in an attempt to improve the quality of care. 

The delay in a nationwide vaccination mandate for nursing home staff members has families and residents expressing frustration and concern about unvaccinated individuals providing direct care, The New York Times reported Oct. 20. 

Illinois officials failed to properly oversee nursing homes, including not enforcing minimum staffing requirements, according to a review from Manatt Health Strategies, The Chicago Tribune reported Oct. 18.