/tags/nursing-homes Nursing Homes en-US Copyright Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:09:00 GMT /health/2024-12-19/ncdhhs-nursing-home-scathing-audit The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) released its audit of the Department of Health and Human Services' oversight of nursing homes, accusing the department of consistently failing to conduct timely inspections and investigations of nursing homes across the state. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:09:00 GMT /health/2024-12-19/ncdhhs-nursing-home-scathing-audit Lucas Thomae | Carolina Public Press, Jane Winik Sartwell | Carolina Public Press /health/2023-10-31/north-carolinas-fifth-state-veterans-nursing-home-open-kernersville Officials with the State Department of Military and Veterans Affairs held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the N.C. State Veterans Home in Forsyth County. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:40:10 GMT /health/2023-10-31/north-carolinas-fifth-state-veterans-nursing-home-open-kernersville Sharryse Piggott /health/2022-11-16/lawsuit-charging-private-equity-owned-nursing-home-harmed-residents-crawls-forward As more private equity firms acquire skilled nursing facilities, often homes that already have a low rating by federal regulators, the North Carolina lawsuit represents just one attempt made by frail elderly residents to fight back against deep-pocketed investors. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:09:27 GMT /health/2022-11-16/lawsuit-charging-private-equity-owned-nursing-home-harmed-residents-crawls-forward Thomas Goldsmith, North Carolina Health News, Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News /politics/2020-10-05/faq-how-to-vote-if-you-live-in-a-nursing-home-or-assisted-living-facility Many people who live in nursing homes or assisted living facilities have health conditions that prevent them from leaving the site to vote in person. That… Mon, 05 Oct 2020 19:26:55 GMT /politics/2020-10-05/faq-how-to-vote-if-you-live-in-a-nursing-home-or-assisted-living-facility WFAE /military/2020-08-04/36-veterans-died-of-covid-19-at-state-run-nursing-homes-whos-to-blame Nursing homes have weathered more than 100 outbreaks of COVID-19 in North Carolina. More than 40% of the state’s deaths from the virus are from residents… Tue, 04 Aug 2020 15:53:34 GMT /military/2020-08-04/36-veterans-died-of-covid-19-at-state-run-nursing-homes-whos-to-blame Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /military/2020-07-31/in-california-the-national-guard-is-helping-fill-staff-shortages-at-long-term-care-facilities As overwhelmed health departments call for help, National Guard members have been deployed to help run COVID19 testing sites and assist nursing homes. Fri, 31 Jul 2020 15:27:53 GMT /military/2020-07-31/in-california-the-national-guard-is-helping-fill-staff-shortages-at-long-term-care-facilities Emily Elena Dugdale /health/2020-06-30/north-carolina-to-test-all-nursing-home-residents-workers All North Carolinians living and working in nursing homes will soon receive a one-time coronavirus test, the state announced Tuesday.Mandy Cohen, the… Tue, 30 Jun 2020 20:17:53 GMT /health/2020-06-30/north-carolina-to-test-all-nursing-home-residents-workers Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-26/asymptomatic-testing-at-nursing-homes-will-be-key-in-preventing-coronavirus-spread Nursing homes are hotspots for spreading the coronavirus. Long-term residents can more easily stay isolated from family and friends, but workers and… Tue, 26 May 2020 16:06:07 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-26/asymptomatic-testing-at-nursing-homes-will-be-key-in-preventing-coronavirus-spread Kaia Findlay, Frank Stasio /health/2020-05-26/asymptomatic-testing-at-nursing-homes-will-be-key-in-preventing-coronavirus-spread Nursing homes are hotspots for spreading the coronavirus. Long-term residents can more easily stay isolated from family and friends, but workers and… Tue, 26 May 2020 16:06:07 GMT /health/2020-05-26/asymptomatic-testing-at-nursing-homes-will-be-key-in-preventing-coronavirus-spread Kaia Findlay, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-28/a-broken-elder-care-system-crumbles-further-amid-covid-19 Nursing homes are the source of more than 40% of North Carolina’s reported COVID-19 deaths so far. These facilities house some of our most vulnerable… Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:45:10 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-28/a-broken-elder-care-system-crumbles-further-amid-covid-19 Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio