Three senior citizens have died after contracting Legionnaires' disease — a form of pneumonia that can spread via water — at an assisted living facility in Albany. The Albany County Department of Health was first notified of a "cluster of cases" at Peregrine Senior Living on Aug. 30, according to a statement sent to Fox News Digital. "We began an immediate investigation and the assisted living facility was placed on water restrictions," a spokesperson said in the statement. A total of 20 people have been hospitalized since Aug. 30. Half of those tested positive for Legionnaires', according to the health department.
Medicare is winding down an experiment — years earlier than expected — that let some Medicare Advantage plans offer a hospice benefit, citing operational challenges and limited interest from insurers and hospices.
Athena Health Care Systems, one of the largest nursing home chains in Connecticut, owes more than $750,000 in taxes, utility costs and interest on missed payments to municipalities.
Hospitals throughout Eastern Massachusetts are facing growing challenges in meeting the demand for care, as they cope with hundreds of 'stuck' patients — ready for discharge but with no place to go.
About 750 patients in Massachusetts were stuck in acute or post-acute care hospitals on any given day in November as they waited to receive additional care at skilled nursing or rehabilitation facilities.
The largest skilled nursing facility in St. Louis has closed suddenly, forcing about 170 residents to be bused to other care centers. Many left with nothing but the clothes they were wearing.