The senior living industry’s reinvention as a healthcare player just received a notable setback. In a court room, of all places. As McKnight’s Senior Living recently reported, a circuit court judge...
Nearly a third of nursing homes ‘abandon’ previously adopted technologies, study shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 17, 2023
Despite innovations, some 28% of nursing homes abandon technology over a two-year period from 2019-2021, a new study shows.
Disabled community unloads at Senate hearing on access to government technology, websites
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 22, 2023
Legislators and guest speakers concluded during a hearing that there is still plenty to do to bolster compliance to the Rehabilitation Act.
US COVID-19 hospitalizations rise for fourth straight week
Aug 16, 2023
Cases occurring at nursing homes were also high. Severe COVID-19 recently seems to have been striking seniors ages 75 years and older most often.
State high court decisions keep COVID immunity in play but define scope
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 14, 2023
Connecticut’s highest court has offered a mixed ruling for a nursing home that sought dismissal of a wrongful death suit under a state provision limiting COVID-era liability. The rulings put senior...
Nursing home lawsuits contest $20 million cap on pandemic-related loans
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2023
The Small Business Administration overstepped its authority in setting a $20 million cap on Paycheck Protection Program loans, according to lawsuits filed Monday by nursing home company Accordius Health...
3,000+ nursing home workers have died from COVID, union says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 28, 2023
More than 1.5 million nursing home workers have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 3,000 have died since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a recent report from the AFL-CIO.
Increasing staff vaccination at nursing homes cuts COVID-19 infections
Jan 05, 2023
An increase in vaccination rate was linked to fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents and cases among staff members.
Nursing home industry reacts to White House ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach in promoting COVID-19 booster...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 28, 2022
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living and LeadingAge applaud the While House for being proactive in encouraging Americans and especially older adults to get their updated...
Updated: 22 states petition CMS to repeal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2022
A coalition of 22 states led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R), today formally called on the Biden administration to withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for nursing home and other healthcare...