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Nursing homes across the country came under fire during the pandemic, drawing attention to all that is broken in long-term care. This year, the...
The Iowa Department of Investigations and Appeals (DIA) is the state’s regulatory agency responsible for nursing home facility inspections. Family members concerned that a...
Oakland Manor, a western Iowa nursing home with a reputation for being one of the worst facilities in the nation, may receive new penalties....
Forced arbitration agreements are not new. However, many people who sign them may not realize what they have agreed to. Nursing home residents and...
It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has called the widespread failures of America’s nursing homes into question, including how they are financed...
Certifying a cause of death for nursing home residents is not always straightforward. The onset of the pandemic, which resulted in more than 150,000...
According to the findings in a major report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, America’s nursing home system needs a complete...
The onset of COVID-19 outbreaks that began in October 2020 led to a pandemic and over 150,000 nursing home resident deaths. However, it was...
A study released on Thursday revealed that over 90 percent of high-touch areas in long-term care facilities are contaminated. These areas, including handrails, equipment...
In May 2020, Country Villa Assisted Living Facility in Pulaski, Wisconsin had an outbreak of COVID-19. During that outbreak, 10 of the residents who...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided multiple updates and instructions to nursing homes throughout the pandemic. These updates have included...
Timely Mission, a nursing home in Iowa, has been held accountable for the tragic death of a resident in its care. This resident, an...
While COVID-19 and the resulting pandemic magnified all the deficiencies in the nursing home industry, most of the problems are not new. Nursing homes...
Since the onset of the pandemic, PKSD has been diligent to share nursing home visitation guidelines and updates provided by the Centers for Medicare...
Throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), nursing homes have been greatly impacted. Long-term care facilities have suffered repeated outbreaks and significantly higher morbidity...
