The Justice Department says it has decided not to open a civil rights investigation into government-run nursing homes in New York over their COVID-19 response By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press July 24, 2021, 9:29 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article ALBANY, N.Y. — The Justice Department has decided not… Read More »
Thousands of healthcare workers have waged strikes this summer to demand better staffing levels as the pandemic brought greater attention to what happens when a nurse must take care of more patients than they can reasonably handle. In New York, a report from the attorney general that found nursing homes with low staffing ratings had… Read More »
Sydneysiders may be allowed to visit nursing homes for Father’s Day if the coronavirus cluster in the CBD remains under control, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says. NSW recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19 on the last day of winter, with six of those travellers in hotel quarantine and four linked to the CBD cluster. The… Read More »
For anyone living in a nursing home or other long-term or assisted-living facility, these are particularly difficult times. I’ve heard more than one resident complain bitterly about feeling trapped in their rooms, having meals left outside their door (rather than gathering in the dining room with friends), and not being allowed to participate in their… Read More »
Those living in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities are the people most susceptible to infectious diseases. So, it is no surprise that nursing home residents make up a huge part of the U.S.’s COVID-19 deaths. At the end of April 2020, COVID-19 deaths in nursing home reached nearly 12,000.1 According to The Washington… Read More »
Nursing student, 21, are diagnosed with rare incurable cancer after mistaking his symptoms for an ingrown hair Michael Croteau, 21, found an ingrown hair on his right thigh in September 2017 Around Christmas, it started to change color and appear infected In spring 2018, he was told he had pseudomyogenic hemangioendothelioma It is an extremely… Read More »