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Gas Smell at Nursing Home Reported Hours Before Deadly Explosion: NTSB

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Gas Smell at Nursing Home Reported Hours Before Deadly Explosion: NTSB

Hours before a deadly explosion ripped through a Pennsylvania nursing home last month, staff grew concerned about the smell of natural gas on several floors and brought in workers from the local utility company to check it out, federal regulators said Wednesday. The preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board provides details about the […]

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Virginia Strengthens Oversight of Nursing Homes

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Virginia Strengthens Oversight of Nursing Homes

Virginia officials are touting the state’s efforts in strengthening oversight of the state’s 300 nursing homes, including filling leadership and inspector positions and improving how complaints are handled. “Virginia families deserve confidence that when a loved one lives in a nursing home, they are safe, respected, and cared for with dignity,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin.

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Neglect, Abuse Common at Michigan Nursing Homes, Report Finds

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

The plea was desperate: Help! Lorena Brown gasped for air on Sept. 12, 2022, turning blue, at the SKLD Muskegon nursing home. Her roommate called for help from a nurse. The response: “Mind your own business.” Using a washcloth, the roommate scooped vomit from the 68-year-old’s mouth, begging again for help, according to an inspection

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Nursing Home Bailouts. Why Vermont Has Given Millions to Keep Them Afloat

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Nursing Home Bailouts. Why Vermont Has Given Millions to Keep Them Afloat

With the second-oldest population in the country, Vermont needs its nursing homes. Yet, while Vermonters rapidly age, the state’s long-term care capacity has dwindled, losing 900 beds in the last two decades. To keep the struggling system afloat, the state has bailed out nursing homes with around $38 million in state and federal Medicaid dollars

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Explosion at Nursing Home in Pennsylvania Kills Two, Injures Others

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

An explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home that caused the building to collapse and took the lives of two people and injured about 20 others is under investigation. The explosion occurred at Bristol Health & Rehab Center in Bristol Township in Bucks County. First responders received a report of an explosion at about 2:15 p.m.

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Lawsuits Pile Up for a Nursing Home Empire Built Despite State Investigations

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Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

In February 2024, a Los Angeles County jury awarded $2.34 million to an 84-year-old nursing home resident named Betsy Jentz, finding that the facility had violated her rights on 132 occasions, at times leading to serious injuries. Six months later, an Alameda County jury found another facility had violated the rights of 71-year-old James Doherty,

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