nursing homes

Eric Lee for NPR

9:51am Apr 06, 2022

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Nursing home residents suffer from staffing shortages, but the jobs are hard to fill

by Andrea Hsu

To address the problem of poor care, President Biden is calling for a federal minimum staffing requirement in nursing homes. The nursing home industry says there aren't workers to fill the jobs.

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4:50pm Mar 15, 2022

Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & Safety

Report finds Thomasville nursing home didn't follow plan during snowstorm emergency

by Paul Garber

A state health official told lawmakers that a Thomasville nursing home put residents at risk during a January snowstorm.
Jennifer Swanson/NPR

10:34pm Feb 22, 2022

Health & Safety Health & Safety

The pandemic pummeled long-term care – it may not recover quickly, experts warn

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Hundreds of thousands of nursing home workers have quit since the pandemic began, and the ones still working suffer from burnout. Industry leaders worry the system is fracturing.

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9:13pm Jan 20, 2022

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The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we've seen before

by Rhitu Chatterjee

COVID cases and deaths are rising again in nursing homes across the country due to the highly contagious omicron variant. Staffing shortages are adding to strain and workers report "moral distress."
2:39pm Jan 19, 2022

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Police say two residents found dead at understaffed Thomasville nursing home

by Paul Garber

State and local investigators are looking into reports that two people died in an understaffed Thomasville nursing home during the weekend winter storm.
Jessica Tezak for KHN

7:00am Oct 17, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Kentucky's backroad churches may be key to saving hospitals overwhelmed by COVID

by Sarah Varney

Public health workers are going church to church and house to house in the state's secluded valleys to dispel COVID myths, ease isolation, bring aid, and convince wary residents to get vaccinated.
John Locher / AP

7:27pm Sep 02, 2021

National National

At Least 4 Nursing Home Residents Have Died After Hurricane Ida Evacuation

by Liz Baker

Four nursing home residents in Louisiana have died after being evacuated to another facility ahead of Hurricane Ida. Health officials are investigating reports of unsafe conditions at the site.
Pete Bannan / MediaNews Group/Daily Times via Getty Images

1:15pm Mar 31, 2021

National National Health & Safety

Federal Program To Bring Vaccine To Nursing Homes Missed Around Half Of Staff

by Liz Essley Whyte

A federal push to reach both residents and staff at long-term care facilities is winding down, leaving many workers who care for the elderly and vulnerable unvaccinated.
Paul Bersebach / MediaNews Group via Getty Images

8:22am Mar 11, 2021

National National Health & Safety

Indoor Visits With Nursing Home Residents OK, New CDC Guidance Says

by Scott Neuman

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now recommends that visitors and residents, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, be allowed to meet in person under most circumstances.
Lisa Howze

11:36am Jan 26, 2021

National National

Nursing Home Critics Say COVID-19 Immunity Laws Are A Free Pass For Neglect

by Ina Jaffe

Nearly 30 states temporarily shielded nursing homes from COVID-19 lawsuits. But resident advocates say that protection means they can't sue for things that have nothing to do with the coronavirus.

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5:21pm Jan 05, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Most N.C. Nursing Home Workers Are Refusing COVID Vaccine

by Bryan Anderson, The Associated Press
Meredith Nierman / GBH

2:01pm Jan 05, 2021

National National

Some Health Care Workers Say They Are 'Forgotten' In COVID-19 Vaccination Plans

by Gabrielle Emanuel

Clinicians in private practice, those who work for staffing agencies and others who are not directly employed by hospitals or long-term care facilities say they have been overlooked in the rollout.

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