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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Local highlights regional stories shaping skilled nursing and senior care across the country. From facility updates to community partnerships and workforce efforts, this section focuses on the people and places driving change at the local level.
Boston’s zoning board cleared a plan to turn a closed West Roxbury nursing home into shelter for 48 families, intensifying a neighborhood fight over traffic, safety and the city’s response to homelessness.
West Virginia closed a $60 million sale of four state-run long-term care hospitals to a private firm, even as families and workers press for answers on transfers, staffing, and a specialized inmate unit in Beckley.
After three Vermont nursing homes changed hands this year, regulators logged 50-plus violations — including a resident death — spurring a push for public hearings before future ownership transfers.
A grand jury indicted a 52-year-old resident after an alleged knife attack on a Waco CNA, triggering a state review and fresh debate over staff safety in Texas nursing homes.
