Nursing

CLOSENew answers about which nursing homes have been most severely impacted by COVID-19 came Friday when Michigan officials released cumulative case data on facilities that house the state’s most vulnerable population.But the accuracy of some of the numbers has been called into question by previous Free Press reporting. After the state's release, some said they don't trust the counts. The data released Friday shows nursing homes statewide…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The head of the National Center for Assisted Living blamed a “flawed survey system” for the recent government watchdog report that found widespread problems with infectious disease controls in nursing homes across the country.Mark Parkinson, the president and chief executive…

Never miss a morning briefing. Subscribe today to get our A.M. newsletter delivered to your inbox. With nearly 700 cases of coronavirus, Terminal Island prison in San Pedro has one of the highest rates of the virus of any federal prison. To complicate matters, the facility specializes in housing inmates with pre-existing conditions – often…

Over the past six weeks, as the nationwide death toll among the elderly soared, government inspectors discovered breakdowns in infection control and prevention at at least 10 Life Care nursing homes that underwent covid-19 inspections overseen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That does not include deficiencies found at the Life Care Center…

Residents of nursing homes have accounted for a staggering proportion of Covid-19 deaths in the US, according to incomplete data gathered by healthcare researchers. Privately compiled data shows such deaths now account for more than half of all fatalities in…