The New York City Health Department is kicking off a new program that aims to keep COVID-19 infections down at nursing homes. AP/John Minchillo The New York City Health Department is developing a new ...

During the pandemic, one very clear tragedy stood out: Approximately 200,000 residents and staff died from COVID-19 in nursing homes. However, what many people don’t realize is that even before the ...

About 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes across the country are likely not complying with federal regulations surrounding infection control staff, increasing health and safety risks for residents and ...

A federal watchdog agency remains hot on its investigation of nursing homes’ compliance with infection control regulations — and how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services oversees their ...

This story is part of an investigation by The Enquirer. Read more about it here. Inspectors cited Judson Care Center for infection control issues between mid-July and the end of October, one of 12 ...

Nursing home providers struggled with implementing infection control plans last year, according to a review of surveyor data during 2020. The Joint Commission late last week identified the most ...

Stricter controls 'will help people move more gracefully toward the end of life,' infection control industry leader says. Infection control tended to be part of a list of responsibilities in most ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly 200 long-term care facilities in Ohio that were hit with fines for inadequate infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic also got federal incentive payments worth millions ...

Inspectors cited Harmony Court Rehab and Nursing for infection control issues between mid-July and the end of October, one of 12 local nursing homes where they say staff failed to properly use face ...

As COVID-19 ravaged New York nursing homes, 62 of the facilities were cited for violations of infection-control standards, which are crucial to stopping the spread of viruses and other deadly diseases ...

The state comptroller's office said that the N.Y. Department of Health has made "limited progress" on recommendations from a previous audit The state comptroller's office said that the Department of ...