Two people with Legionnaires' disease have died at a Manhattan nursing home after Legionella, a bacterium that causes the disease, was discovered at the facility, according to the New York State Department of Health.
It was not clear if Legionnaires' was the primary cause of their death, a spokesman for the department said.
Harborview Medical Center continues to care for nearly 100 more inpatients than its licensed capacity as it struggles to discharge patients who no longer need hospitalization but still need significant care and have nowhere to go, the hospital’s CEO said Wednesday. Harborview, which is publicly owned and serves as the trauma center for much of the Northwest, is licensed for 413 inpatient beds. It currently has about 500 inpatients, CEO Sommer Kleweno Walley told King County’s Regional Policy Committee, comprising city and county government officials.
IntelyCare, the leading healthcare workforce management platform in the United States, released the first major study analyzing the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing home staffing levels and care quality. The IntelyCare Research Group study, based on a survey conducted by Reputation Leaders, found large numbers of caregivers see the repercussions of COVID as severe and long lasting. COVID's immediate impact on staffing levels was widely reported in the media. Half of all nurses surveyed said staffing was too low during the pandemic, and more than two-thirds (70%) say staffing levels have not improved since then.
A Pennsylvania service provider has sued the trust that owns a now-closed Sioux City nursing home for thousands of dollars in unpaid bills and wants the trustees and beneficiaries held personally responsible for repayment. Healthcare Services Group, or HCSG, says Indian Hills of Sioux City, which operated as Touchstone Healthcare Communities, continued to contract services from vendors while having no intention or ability to pay for the goods and services.
A Mt. Lebanon senior care provider with roots dating to 1910 is seeking state Department of Health approval to close 180 nursing and personal care home beds by the end of the year.
Staff, residents and families were told this week of plans to close Baptist Homes’ 126-bed skilled nursing unit and 54-bed personal care facility on Castle Shannon Road, displacing 93 residents. All but six to 10 of the facilities’ 135 employees are expected to find other jobs within the system.
Workers at an Oakland County nursing home who went on a one-day strike in July alleging unfair labor practices have voted to unionize. Workers at SKLD Bloomfield Hills voted 25-21 to unionize and will become members of SEIU Healthcare Michigan, according to a release from the union.
Certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, and support staff such as dietary and activities aides will be in the bargaining unit.