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Cuomo shifts blame for COVID nursing home policy in interview with Congress

Exclusive  – Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo showed no regret for his administration’s policies requiring nursing homes to admit COVID-19 positive patients in the early months of the pandemic, according to Republican Rep. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) who was involved in questioning the former governor on Tuesday. The former governor, who resigned in late […]

Woman believed dead at nursing home turns out to be alive

A 74-year-old Nebraska woman who was believed to be dead was found alive at a funeral home after showing signs of life, authorities said Monday. Emergency crews were called to the Bucelas-Mather & Love Funeral Home in Lincoln around 11:45 a.m., where people began performing CPR on the woman. “This is a very unusual case,” […]

The sneaky law making nursing homes wildly expensive

As of 2023, 53 million people (more than 1 in 5) were caring for a parent, a spouse, or another relative, and of those, 37.1 million were providing unpaid eldercare. As baby boomers approach retirement (and a stunning number of them have made zero financial preparations to do so), it’s likely that a significant number […]

Hundreds of Florida nursing homes close due to insurance rates

Rising Florida commercial property insurance premiums have forced hundreds of Florida nursing homes to close over the past five years. Over the five-year period ending in 2023, an average of 146 nursing homes or assisted living facilities closed each year in Florida, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Over the same five-year […]

House Republicans introduce measure to overturn nursing home staffing rule

House Republicans have introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. Under requirements announced last month, all nursing homes receiving federal funding through Medicare and Medicaid must have a registered nurse on-site 24 hours a day, seven days a week, per resident per day. Must provide […]

Andrew Cuomo To Testify Before Congress On COVID Nursing Home Scandal

Former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to testify before Congress about his 2020 decision to allow nursing homes and adult care facilities to accept patients from hospitals who have tested positive for COVID-19. Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 amid a sexual harassment scandal, issued an order in March 2020 prohibiting nursing homes […]