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News Articles: nursing homes

Sharon Hudson (left) has advanced Alzheimer's. But she smiles and giggles when her daughter, Lana Obermeyer, visits at the Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Syracuse, Nebraska.

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  • On Aging

Rural nursing home operators say new staff rules would cause more closures

The Biden administration says a recently proposed minimum staffing standard would help ensure quality care, but nursing home leaders predict it will accelerate a trend of closures in rural America.

September 14, 2023
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By:
  • Tony Leys
SEIU nursing home workers rally outside Pennsylvania's capitol in Harrisburg in 2022. The union is praising a proposed rule released Tuesday that would increase staffing levels.

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  • Health Care

Labor unions praise Biden's plan to boost staffing at nursing homes

For the first time ever, nursing homes may soon have to guarantee a registered nurse is working 24/7 in every facility.

September 02, 2023
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin and
  • Diane Webber
Residents and staff gather for a dance at the Ararat Nursing Facility in Los Angeles in April 2021. The pandemic exposed the dangers of inadequate staffing at nursing homes.

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  • On Aging

Understaffed nursing homes are a huge problem, and Biden's promised fix 'sabotaged'

A study commissioned by the government to recommend minimum staffing levels at nursing homes drew no conclusions. And that means Biden's pledge to set those minimums may come to far less than hoped.

September 01, 2023
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By:
  • Jordan Rau
Lucille Brooks, a retiree who lives in Pittsford, New York, was sued in 2020 for nearly $8,000 by a nursing home that had taken care of her brother. The nursing home dropped the case after she showed she had no control over his money or authority to make decisions for him.

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  • Health

Nursing homes are suing friends and family to collect on patients' bills

Debt lawsuits — a byproduct of America's medical debt crisis — can ensnare not only patients but also those who help sick and older people be admitted to nursing homes, a KHN-NPR investigation finds.

July 28, 2022
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By:
  • Noam Levey
Emergency personnel arrive to evacuate people at a mass shelter, on Sept. 2, 2021 in Independence, La. The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse for Hurricane Ida has been arrested.

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  • National

The owner of nursing homes whose residents suffered during Hurricane Ida is arrested

The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse as Hurricane Ida approached last year was arrested on Wednesday.

June 22, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Maurice Miller lies in bed in his room at a nursing home in Takoma Park, Md., on Thursday. The Biden administration is planning to establish a federal minimum staffing requirement for nursing homes as part of a broader push to improve care for seniors and people with disabilities.

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  • Business

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

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.

April 06, 2022
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Nurse's aide Patricia Johnson has worked for the Ambassador Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on the north side of Chicago for nearly 24 years. The pandemic has been grueling on her and her colleagues. "The hardest part is watching people die alone without their families," says Johnson, who now sometimes works double shifts due to staff shortages.

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  • Health

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

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.

February 22, 2022
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
GPB News NPR

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  • On Aging

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

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."

January 20, 2022
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Pastor Billy Joe Lewis was all in favor when a local health worker suggested a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in the parking lot of his church in Smilax, Ky. "We've still got to use common sense," Lewis says. "Anything that can ward off suffering and death, I think, is a wonderful thing."

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  • Health

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

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.

October 20, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Varney
Flood damaged buildings and boats in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, on Wednesday in Lafitte, La.

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  • National

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

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.

September 02, 2021
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By:
  • Liz Baker
Patients in nursing home

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  • Health Care

Georgia Nursing Homes Seeking $347M In Federal COVID-19 Relief

The Georgia Health Care Association submitted a request Monday for $347 million from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Congress passed last spring for nursing homes, citing a significant decline in nursing home occupancy during the pandemic.

August 24, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Nurse with elderly patient

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  • Health Care

Biden Vaccine Mandate For Senior Homes Prompts Warnings Of 'Dire' Georgia Nurse Shortage

Nursing homes will be required to ensure their staffers are vaccinated against COVID-19, or risk losing federal Medicare and Medicaid dollars, the Biden administration announced Wednesday in a major move on vaccinations as the delta variant sweeps many states.

August 19, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams and
  • Laura Olson
Patient in nursing home

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  • Health Care

Georgia Near Bottom In Rate Of Required Nursing Home Inspections

Georgia is second to last among states in conducting comprehensive inspections of its nursing homes, according to a federal report. More than 90 percent of Georgia nursing homes had gone without a thorough inspection for at least 16 months as of May 31, the report found.

August 05, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller
Nurse walking elderly person down hall

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  • Health Care

State Faces Large Backlog Over Nursing Home Certification Inspections

Georgia is last in the nation in conducting recertification inspections of its nursing homes, according to a recent media report. By the end of March, nearly 80 percent of Georgia facilities had gone for at least 18 months without these comprehensive inspections.

May 10, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller
A federal program administered nearly 8 million COVID vaccine doses in nursing homes, reaching the majority of residents. But many staff members chose not to get the shot.

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  • Health

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

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.

March 31, 2021
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By:
  • Liz Essley Whyte
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