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Aging, Nursing Homes, Seniors

Biden Administration Proposes New Standards to Boost Nursing Home Staffing

September 1, 2023

The nation’s most thinly staffed nursing homes would be required to hire more workers under new rules proposed on Friday by the Biden administration, the greatest change to federal nursing home regulations.

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Healthcare Providers, Nursing Homes

Vaccine Medical Exemptions Are Rare. Thousands of Nursing Home Workers Have Them.

April 26, 2022

Thousands of nursing home workers have found a way to avoid getting vaccinated, claiming what experts say are questionable medical exemptions from a federal mandate for health care employees, which went into effect this year.

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Coronavirus, Hospitals, Nurses, Nursing Homes

Hospitals, Nursing Homes Fail to Separate COVID Patients, Putting Others at Risk

September 14, 2020

Dozens of nursing homes and hospitals ignored official guidelines to separate COVID patients, as a result staff became infected and some died.

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Aging, Coronavirus, Nursing Homes

Staffing Nursing Homes Was Hard Before the Pandemic. Now It’s Even Tougher.

May 18, 2020

Nursing homes were short-staffed before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now it’s even harder to recruit and retain nurses and aides needed to care for residents.

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Coronavirus, Nursing Homes, Seniors

As COVID-19 Lurks, Families Are Locked Out Of Nursing Homes. Is It Safe Inside?

May 4, 2020

Citing privacy, facilities often won’t disclose how many residents are infected. Unable to visit, families can’t see for themselves how loved ones are doing.

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Coronavirus, Nursing Homes, Seniors

As Coronavirus Cases Grow, So Does Scrutiny Of Nursing Home Infection Plans

March 5, 2020

Health inspections regularly turn up lapses in infection control at nursing homes, which are cited more than any other type of deficiency.

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