Enlarge this image Anne Sansevero discusses a client with one of her nurses, Beau Romero. Sansevero has seven employees in her growing…
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Rural nursing home operators say new staff rules would cause more closures
by Tony Leys September 14, 2023Enlarge this image Sharon Hudson (left) has advanced Alzheimer’s. But she smiles and giggles when her daughter, Lana Obermeyer, visits at the…
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Labor unions praise Biden’s plan to boost staffing at nursing homes
by Diane Webber September 1, 2023Enlarge this image SEIU nursing home workers rally outside Pennsylvania’s capitol in Harrisburg in 2022. The union is praising a proposed rule…
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Understaffed nursing homes are a huge problem, and Biden’s promised fix ‘sabotaged’
by Jordan Rau September 1, 2023Enlarge this image Residents and staff gather for a dance at the Ararat Nursing Facility in Los Angeles in April 2021. The…
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Nursing homes are suing friends and family to collect on patients’ bills
by Noam Levey July 28, 2022Enlarge this image Lucille Brooks, a retiree who lives in Pittsford, New York, was sued in 2020 for nearly $8,000 by a…
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Hospitals Look To Nursing Homes To Help Stop Drug-Resistant Infections
by Anna Gorman April 2, 2019Enlarge this image A certified nursing assistant wipes Neva Shinkle’s face with chlorhexidine, an antimicrobial wash. Shinkle is a patient at Coventry…
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Trump Administration Cuts The Size Of Fines For Health Violations In Nursing Homes
by Jordan Rau March 15, 2019Enlarge this image Federal records show that the average fine for a health or safety infraction by a nursing home dropped to…
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Safely Evacuating The Elderly In Any Emergency Takes Planning And Practice
by Rebecca Ellis December 28, 2018Enlarge this image Jay McAbee, a bus driver with the Greenville, S.C., school district, waits by his bus in Charleston, S.C., in…