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1199SEIU, one of the most powerful healthcare unions in the eastern US, represents more than 65,000 members in hundreds of nursing homes across the country. All have come together to put a stop to the nursing home crisis.  After years…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in a press release the latest guidelines for visiting nursing homes in accordance with CMS and CDC standards that will commence on Friday, February 26. Under the new parameters, nursing homes will resume indoor…

It wasn’t long ago that former nursing home operator Phillip Esformes was living at the height of luxury. Just last year, he acquired a $1.6 million Ferrari, a $360,000 Swiss watch, and traveled around the United States on a private…

In April of 2020, James Hutcherson, a 93-year-old nursing home resident at St. Albans in New York, passed away. Later, his family received outstanding medical bills entailing two unknown drugs—hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. His loved ones, who were all heavily involved…

The New York Post reported in late January that a Queens nursing home in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak withheld potentially life-saving vaccines from rehab patients. This decision prioritized long-term residents over patients who were admitted for short-term care…

We all value our privacy, and healthcare privacy is something many people value the most. Our medical records and history are private pieces of information through the Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).  Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare…

Ever since the COVID-19 crisis intensified in early 2020, the virus has taken an unimaginable toll on America’s nursing homes and long-term care facilities. These homes, which house some of the most susceptible individuals in our society, quickly became ground…

When you place an elderly family member in a nursing home, you put a large amount of trust in the establishment and its staff to care for and respect them. When that trust is broken in the form of elder…

Across the United States, nursing homes are reportedly removing their unprofitable patients—those who are poor and require extra care—by using any of their outbursts as reasons to send them to hospitals for psychiatric evaluations, according to an article written in…