PA Releases Details on Nursing Home Investigations: Following hundreds of investigations into Pennsylvania nursing homes this past October as a result of complaints of deficient care, understaffing, and policy flaws, the state released details of the inspections, says...
Pennsylvania Nursing Home Reforms Discussed by Senate Democrats: On November 5, members of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee hosted a virtual public hearing on Pennsylvania nursing home reforms, according to senatormuth.com. Senator Katie Muth (D-...
New Jersey limits nursing home profits to boost quality of care; New York and Massachusetts are also implementing accountability measures. New Jersey is one of three states to set requirements on how nursing homes spend the payments they receive from government...
Nursing Homes Fear Vaccination Mandates Will Worsen Staff Shortages Nursing homes battling against worker shortages and high staff turnover are now worried that the recent vaccination mandate announced by the Biden administration will lead more staff to quit, says an...
U.S. Count Misses Covid Nursing Home Deaths Recent research indicates that the initial government counts of COVID-19 deaths in United States nursing homes may have missed more than 16,0000 deaths, according to The Journal News. The article states that the missing...
More often than not, there’s a direct link between nursing home neglect and bedsores. What anyone who has a loved one in a nursing home needs to know is that, almost without exception, bed sores can be prevented through adequate care by nursing home care workers....
