Biden administration sets nursing home staffing minimums
Apr 23, 2024
The first-ever minimum staffing rule has been set for nursing homes, the Biden administration announced Monday.
Biden to propose overhaul of U.S. nursing homes
Mar 01, 2022
Plan will include 20 separate actions to improve nursing home quality
Nursing homes with more Black residents have higher health care utilization
Jun 22, 2023
The authors say that the lower use of registered nurses likely drives differences in hospitalization and emergency department use.
Tougher federal penalties to come for failing nursing homes
Oct 24, 2022
New penalties will apply to fewer than 0.5 percent of U.S. nursing homes that are already designated as a ‘special focus facility’
Feds to investigate overuse of antipsychotic drugs by nursing homes
Jan 18, 2023
US health officials are cracking down on the inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs to sedate patients in nursing homes.
mRNA COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness lower during delta strain era
Aug 20, 2021
Adjusted effectiveness was 53.1% against infection in nursing home residents during the period when delta strain was predominant.
U.S. nursing home deaths reach lowest levels since pandemic began
Apr 05, 2022
Nursing home residents continue to be more vulnerable both because of their age and underlying medical conditions.
Federal government to regulate staffing at nursing homes for first time
Sep 01, 2023
The proposal would set minimum staffing to the equivalent of three hours per resident per day, with just over a half hour of that time from a registered nurse.
Staffing shortages at nursing homes continue: report
Mar 01, 2024
Although the pandemic has ended, staffing shortages and employee burnout still plague US nursing homes, a new government report finds.
Aggressive end-of-life care often used in seniors with metastatic cancer
Feb 24, 2023
Aggressive end-of-life care used more often by nursing home residents than community-dwelling residents aged 66 years or older