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New York assisted living home collapses after large fire; 1 dead
One resident died and a firefighter was reported missing after a massive fire broke out early March 23 at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley, N.Y., The New York Times reported. -
Pandemic forces Washington nursing home to close, leaving 54 residents in limbo
Burlington, Wash.-based Prestige Care and Rehabilitation will be shuttering, putting its 54 residents in limbo, according to NBC's KING-TV. -
COVID-19 cases drop 83% among nursing home staff: KHN
The number of new COVID-19 cases among nursing home staff members has fallen 83 percent, from 28,802 cases reported the week ending Dec. 20 to 4,764 new cases for the week ending Feb. 14, according to CMS data cited by Kaiser Health News. -
California sues largest US nursing home chain after exposé
California prosecutors are suing the nation's largest chain of senior living communities, claiming Brentwood, Tenn.-based Brookdale Senior Living has manipulated Medicare's star-rating system, according to a March 15 news release. -
Nursing homes are gaming CMS star ratings system, New York Times probe finds
Many nursing homes in the U.S. have taken advantage of the CMS star ratings system to achieve higher ratings without addressing quality issues, according to an investigative report from The New York Times. -
CMS relaxes nursing home visitation guidelines
Nursing homes should allow responsible indoor visitation for residents, according to CMS guidance updated March 10. -
Florida didn't ensure nursing homes reported abuse, neglect to hospital ERs, OIG says
When nursing homes transferred Medicaid patients to hospital emergency rooms, Florida health officials didn't always make sure those transferring facilities reported potential abuse or neglect to the ERs, according to a report from an HHS watchdog agency. -
High staff turnover in nursing homes linked to quality risks
High staff turnover exists in nursing homes nationwide and is correlated with several organizational characteristics, including quality, according to a new study. -
California nursing home to pay $275K to settle allegations it pushed out residents in favor of more profitable patients
Lakeview Terrace Skilled Nursing Facility in Los Angeles will pay $275,000 in penalties and costs as part of a settlement from a lawsuit that accused the facility of discharging long-term residents to make room for more COVID-19 patients, who are more profitable due to higher Medicare reimbursement payments, the Los Angeles Times reported March 1. -
Former nursing home administrator indicted on charges of falsifying records to meet staffing requirements
A grand jury indicted the former administrator of Mount Lebanon (Pa.) Rehabilitation and Wellness Center Feb. 24 on charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, healthcare fraud and obstruction of a federal audit. -
Nurse faces charges tied to patient death at California nursing home
A registered nurse is facing charges alleging neglect and abuse of a 69-year-old female resident, according to a Feb. 17 news release from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. -
9 hospitalized after fire at Texas nursing home
Four residents and five staff members from Iowa Park (Texas) Healthcare Center nursing home were hospitalized after a fire reportedly started in the facility's attic Feb. 16, according to an update posted on the facility's social media. -
Cuomo says administration mishandled COVID-19 death data from nursing homes
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Feb. 15 that his administration's lack of transparency about all COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes was a mistake, the first time the governor has publicly made such a statement, reports The New York Times. -
Nursing homes with greater proportion of minority residents reported more COVID-19 deaths, study finds
COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes where more than 40 percent of residents were Black or Hispanic were about 3.3 times higher than those in nursing homes with the highest proportions of white residents, according to a study published Feb. 10 in JAMA Network Open. -
Pennsylvania healthcare union calls for nursing home regulation reform
Members of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania are urging Gov. Tom Wolf and the state's health department to back a list of changes aimed at improving both resident care and staff support. The union said the state hasn't updated nursing home regulations since the 1990s, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported Feb. 8. -
Understaffed nursing homes contributed to COVID-19 outbreaks, report finds
About 20 percent of all nursing homes in the U.S. faced staffing shortages in December, which likely contributed to COVID-19 outbreaks at facilities, CBS News reported Feb. 1. -
New York greatly undercounted nursing home COVID-19 deaths, state AG says
The New York State Department of Health undercounted the number of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes by as much as 50 percent, according to a Jan. 28 report from state Attorney General Letitia James. -
2 Florida nursing home CNAs say they were fired after raising concerns about COVID-19 precautions
Two former employees at Sarasota (Fla.) Health and Rehabilitation Center said they were fired after raising concerns to management about COVID-19 safety measures, local NBC affiliate WFLA reported Jan. 27. -
Asbestos exposure forces evacuation at Missouri nursing home
Bentonview Park Health and Rehab, a nursing home in Monett, Mo., was evacuated Jan. 22 after construction crews exposed asbestos, local NBC affiliate KSN reports. -
Baltimore nursing home has had 0 COVID-19 cases: 3 things to know
Maryland Baptist Aged Home in Baltimore hasn't reported a single case of COVID-19, a rare instance as more than 1 million cases have been reported across the country's long-term care facilities, CBS News reports.
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