• Ex-officials of Massachusetts veterans’ home with deadly COVID outbreak avoid prison

    Two former officials of a veterans’ nursing home in Massachusetts that had a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 settled their cases Tuesday to avoid prison, according to the state attorney general. Bennett Walsh, the former superintendent of Holyoke Soldiers' Home and David Clinton, the former medical director at the home, were facing five charges of neglect

  • Audit reveals health officials' failures in LaSalle Veterans' Home COVID outbreak

    (The Center Square) – A scathing audit shows that the Illinois Department of Public Health dropped the ball in its response to a COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans' Home. Thirty-six veterans died during the outbreak in November 2020. The Illinois Auditor General concluded that IDPH failed to respond in a timely manner. The audit also found that IDPH didn’t offer any advice or assistance on how to slow the spread of the virus at the home. ...

  • NHS bosses pressured care homes to use DNR notices, Scottish Covid probe told

    NHS bosses pushed Scots care homes to impose Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders on residents during the ­pandemic, the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry heard.

  • ‘Ma was the biggest battler, but even she was no match for Covid’ – man who lost mum in nursing home outbreak demands full statutory inquiry

    The son of a woman who died during a major outbreak of Covid-19 in a Dublin nursing home has said there can be no truth or justice without a full statutory inquiry.

  • SHEFFIELD CARE HOME PRAISED BY CARE REGULATOR

    The team at Anchor’s Prior Bankcare home on Cherry Tree Roadwas celebrating this week after receiving the accolade. The CQC’s robust inspection process gives care homes a rating of Outstanding, Good, Requiring Improvement or Inadequate based on five categories. Anchor’s Prior Bank, which cares for 32residents, received high marks in all five categories: safety, effectiveness, care, responsivity, and leadership. The CQC inspectors were impressed by the friendly and supportive atmosphere of Prior...

  • 900.care sells waterless personal care products and lets you add tap water at home

    Here’s the harsh truth behind personal care products: you’re mostly buying water and plastics. The main ingredient in a bottle of shampoo or shower gel is water, and by far. It is mixed with a bunch of active ingredients. And because it’s a “pre-mixed” product, companies spend a lot of money on plastic bottles to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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    COVID-19 Dashboard could soon be tracking more

    The Hawaii State Department of Health is aligning its health avisements with the CDC guidelines but still plans to continue to use the dashboard with more than just COVID-19 data.

  • What happens when you put a nursery in a care home?

    At Belong Chester, residents spend their days with nursery-age children. What effect does it have on the wellbeing of both groups? Helen Pidd reports“I think there’s something very natural about bringing young children and older people together, and yet in the UK it’s not the norm any more,” Helen Pidd, the Guardian’s north of England editor, tells Nosheen Iqbal.Is the UK missing out on the benefits of intergenerational living? Helen visits Belong Chester, a multigenerational care home in...

  • More measles cases in Eindhoven, but outbreak is local so far

    The number of cases of measles in Eindhoven and the surrounding area rose to 28 over the past week, the regional health board said. In total, 26 unvaccinated children and two adults have gone down with the virus, and all the cases appear to be related, the health board said. Nevertheless, “every new case increases the risk that it will start to spread,” paediatrician Patricia Bruijning told broadcaster NOS. The low vaccination rate and the length of time since the

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    Aging in place, how to make your home kupuna friendly

    Many seniors want to remain in the homes they’ve lived in for decades, but how can they make those homes more kupuna-friendly as they get older?

  • Nursing Home Care: What to Do When Medicare Wont Pay

    Here's what to do when Medicare won't pay for a nursing home facility.

  • Care home residents have eyes down and dabbers at the ready

    We all know what the importance of keeping our minds engaged in active and stimulating activities can do for our health and wellbeing. One firm favourite with many of the residents at Elm Bank, is Gala Bingo. The residents are thrilled to have the big screen event held every week, with prizes a plenty and a fresh cake slice with a lovely warm tea or coffee. It provides an opportunity for all to come together, socialise and share in the joy of an activity that gets the minds engaged. Marvellous...