Key Takeaways New guidance urges every nursing home to have at least one full-time infection prevention ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Florida in December, seniors in elder-care facilities were among the first to get the life-saving treatment. The strategy has paid off: ...

Mary Ann Herbst, a patient at the Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Le Mars, Iowa, gets her first COVID-19 vaccine shot on Dec. 29, 2020. A recent study found only 4 out of 10 nursing home ...

It's been nearly six months since Florida residents have been allowed inside nursing homes and assisted living facilities to visit their loved ones. That's true in most states as public health ...

As the number of Floridians infected by the coronavirus grew Tuesday, so did the precautions taken by nursing homes and hospitals to curb the spread. Florida nursing homes reported instituting ...

A group of skilled nursing providers is asking the president to step in and quickly lift lengthy isolation periods for ...

A staff member at one nursing home in Miami failed to wash her hands after handling soiled linen and removing her mask, gown and gloves, according to an inspection report. A utility room at another ...

It seems that no one is taking COVID-19 seriously anymore, said Mollee Loveland, a nursing home aide who lives outside of Pittsburgh. Loveland has seen patients and coworkers at the nursing home die ...