PORTLAND, Maine – America needs nurses — and some schools are implementing accelerated programs to train them. To shorten the process, these programs cut training time from up to four years down to one. “I really do think this is a win-win
The sudden closure of a Missouri nursing home on Dec. 15 has left 170 residents and their families surprised — with other ramifications as well. The Northview Village Nursing Home in northern St. Louis abruptly ceased operations, according to local reports.
Despite the higher risk that the coronavirus poses to older adults, a surprisingly low share of nursing home staff and residents are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations. Only six states are indicating that over 10% of staff members are updated
A fire that broke out in a Milan nursing home early Friday killed six residents and injured about 80 others, Italian firefighters said. The blaze began about 1:30 a.m., apparently in the room of two female residents who were among the dead,
A nursing home in Clewiston, Florida has been evacuated after thunderstorms in the area caused the building’s roof to collapse. The Clewiston Police Department has confirmed than over 100 residents were moved from the Clewiston Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre on 301 Gloria
A 95-year-old Australian woman died Wednesday, a week after a police officer shot her with a stun gun in a nursing home as she moved toward him using a walker and carrying a steak knife, in a tragedy that has outraged many
Nursing union leader Pat Cullen has called on Health Secretary Stephen Barclay to restart pay negotiations with a proposed rise in double digits. Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members will begin a new ballot for strike action on May 23 after the
As many as 80% of aging adults in America lack the financial resources to pay for two years of nursing home care or four years of an assisted living community. That’s according to a new study from the National Council on Aging