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.
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.
Excess Alzheimer’s, related dementia-linked mortality increased during COVID-19
Jul 19, 2023
Among nursing home/long-term care residents, pandemic-era ADRD-related excess deaths decreased from 34,259 in year 1 to 22,050 in year 2, but excess deaths at home remained high (34,487 and 28,804, respectively).
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.
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.