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Iowa long term care facilities to allow visitation for all residents
Iowa long term care facilities will allow indoor visitation at all times and for all residents regardless of vaccination status of the resident or visitor.
Why You Shouldn’t Sign A Nursing Home Or Assisted Living Facility Arbitration Agreement
Many long-term care facilities, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities, will routinely include arbitration agreements in their admission documents. It is never a good idea to sign such an arbitration agreement.
Nursing homes reopen to visitors June 15 following new guidelines
Our family members, friends, and neighbors in long-term care are our most vulnerable Tennesseans.
When Can Visitors Return to Nursing Homes After COVID-19?
Key questions families should ask as long-term care facilities in many states start to allow visitors after being locked down because of coronavirus.
How to protect loved ones from abuse, sexual assault in nursing homes
It's the stuff of nightmares: Your loved one, who you thought was being well cared for in a long-term care facility or nursing home, was physically abused, raped or even impregnated. And you had no idea it was happening.
Nursing Homes Weren't Ready for A Pandemic. They're Not Ready For Wildfire, Either
California regulates around 10,000 long-term care facilities, from small assisted living homes to large skilled-nursing centers. A KQED investigation has found that wildfire is a significant hazard at 35% of these facilities.
State budget would require nursing homes to spend more on staffing
Nursing homes would be required to spend 70% of revenue on “direct resident care,” with 40% of that going to pay for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing
Should Nursing Homes Rethink Reopening for Family Visits?
The coronavirus pandemic is causing chaos for family members and loved ones residing in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. With these types of facilities on lockdown, the elderly and disabled cannot go visit their loved ones, and their loved ones cannot visit them. They are at the mercy of the nursing home and healthcare…
Can I visit nursing homes?
Q: Can I visit nursing homes?
Rethinking How We Approach Long-Term Care In The U.S.
Nursing homes in crisis. Is it time to rethink how they work? We talk about alternative models for nursing homes and how to build a better long-term care system in the U.S.
A 'Bittersweet' Christmas For A Nursing Home in Hanover Battling COVID Outbreak
A typical Christmas celebration at Hanover Terrace Health and Rehabilitation includes lots of carolers, a buffet, and a hug-filled holiday party. But
Some nursing homes struggling to find takers for leftover vaccines
As officials push to inoculate the nation's vulnerable long-term care residents, some nursing homes are struggling to make sure extra vaccine doses don't go to waste.
Letters to Mom: Fighting COVID isolation in long-term care
The pain of isolation felt by residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities is very real and is having a serious impact.
