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Five Killed as Gunman Goes on Nursing Home Rampage in Croatia

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — An armed assailant entered a senior care home in central Croatia on Monday and opened fire, killing five people and wounding several others, authorities and media reported. Five people died instantly, while the others were still receiving medical treatment, Index news portal reported. The suspect fled the scene, but police quickly […]

Warren, Schakowsky hammer nursing home groups over opposition to minimum staffing rule

Two Democratic lawmakers sharply criticized opposition by two national organizations to new minimum staffing requirements in nearly all U.S. nursing homes, calling it “sabotage.” “We are writing about the brazen attempt by the American Health Care Association, the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) and LeadingAge to block a long-delayed CMS rule that would improve […]

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 […]