Utica police charged a nursing assistant after a 92-year-old’s wedding rings vanished from a nursing home; the items were recovered at a Rome pawn shop as state regulators review the facility’s safeguards.
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Centers Health Care is adding NYU Langone’s Rusk Rehabilitation to five more NYC nursing homes, expanding on-site specialty therapy aimed at cutting readmissions and speeding recovery.
In a closely watched Fox News interview, Andrew Cuomo issued a rare apology for New York’s COVID-era nursing home deaths as he seeks a political comeback in the NYC mayoral race.
The Realities of Leading Nursing Homes Today: Balancing Care, Staffing, and Leadership Challenges Working as a leader in a nursing home is more than just managing a building—it’s about ensuring that some of the most vulnerable members of our communities receive safe, compassionate, and competent care every single day. And yet, the pressures put on nursing home administrators and department heads continue to grow. From changing patient needs to staffing shortages, the work is getting harder, and the systems in place don’t always keep up. This article breaks down what nursing home leaders are facing today, based on findings from…
CMS’s proposed $1.1 billion cut to Medicare home health payments has sparked warnings of agency closures, higher hospital use, and reduced access for seniors, while the agency defends its methodology as sustainable and quality-focused.
Opioid prescribing in U.S. nursing homes has plunged nearly 50% under tighter oversight, but clinicians and families warn more residents are being left in pain.
Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System unveiled 22 Health on the ACA marketplace, a joint insurer designed to keep patients in-network and rein in costs amid Florida’s turbulent insurance landscape.
CMS is extending key telehealth flexibilities through 2026 while setting a 2027 cutoff for audio-only visits and home-based billing, a shift with major implications for skilled nursing providers.
New Penn research says stronger mid-level supervisor support can reduce nursing home staff turnover by up to 25%, improving care quality while saving operators thousands per worker.
A Roanoke County jury awarded $342,220 after a dementia patient escaped a nursing home, fell, and later died, spotlighting staffing and safety failures as the facility plans an appeal.
