nursing homes

California is calling for all residents and health care workers at skilled nursing facilities to be tested for the new coronavirus to try to slow the spread of the illness.

The Trump administration is not requiring nursing homes to provide data on COVID-19 deaths and cases that occurred prior to May 6, according to a public government document, limiting the accuracy of the federal data collection effort to measure the impact of the pandemic on older Americans. The government encourages nursing homes to provide the data from before May 6, but...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to cover a $54.3 billion budget deficit includes slashing millions in spending that keep more than 45,000 people out of nursing homes — some of a series of cuts targeting older adults who are among the most at risk for the new coronavirus.

Federal authorities aren’t setting any hard dates for when nursing homes can allow family members to visit again but are urging governors to use “extreme caution” in making that decision.

Administrators at a Colorado nursing home hard hit by COVID-19 say shipments of personal protective equipment needed to protect their staff were seized and redirected by the federal government. They are still waiting for an explanation.

After a high number coronavirus cases across the state have been linked to nursing homes, with some high-profile outbreaks happening in the Bay Area, the state released a list Saturday of all the nursing facilities that have reported COVID-19 cases.

The White House is recommending that all nursing home residents and staff be tested for the coronavirus in the next two weeks

For the Isabella Geriatric Center at the northern end of Manhattan, the coronavirus has been a calamity, suspected of killing nearly 100 residents at the 705-bed nursing home. The death toll forced it to store bodies in a refrigerated truck and prompted U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat to call for an investigation into whether nursing homes have withheld information from regulators…

If you’re sending flowers for someone in a medical facility, check with staff before you order. Some healthcare and nursing facilities are restricting flower deliveries for Mother’s Day in light of the coronavirus.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the national debate over when to reopen outbreak-ravaged economies boils down to the value placed on people’s lives

Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths, the nation’s nursing homes are pushing to get states to grant them emergency protection from lawsuits alleging inadequate care

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Friday all residents and staff in the city’s nursing homes will be tested for coronavirus.

A New York City nursing home says nearly 100 of its residents have died from confirmed or suspected cases of the novel coronavirus

President Donald Trump said Thursday that nursing homes, which have been ravaged by coronavirus, had been “a little bit of a weak spot” in the U.S. response to the disease, and announced FEMA would ship a seven-day supply of gowns and masks to the nation’s 15,000 long-term care facilities.

A few states may have found a way to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in nursing homes by converting some of them into “recovery centers” set aside mostly for residents who have left the hospital but still might be contagious or lack immunity.

At least 10 residents at the Gordon Manor facility in Redwood City have passed away from COVID-19. Among those who have died include former president of Stanford University, Donald Kennedy. Sergio Quintana reports.

Skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles will be required to provide diagnostic testing for COVID-19 for their employees, residents and contractors under an emergency order issued Friday by Mayor Eric Garcetti. Nursing facilities, senior living homes and other facilities that care for people 65 and older have been potential “death traps,” Garcetti said Thursday, and he said more than 30%…

Three more COVID-19 related deaths were reported Thursday at a nursing home in the East Bay, making Alameda County one of the largest clusters for coronavirus outbreaks in the Bay Area.

Three more COVID-19 related deaths were reported Thursday at a nursing home in the East Bay, making Alameda Cunty one of the largest clusters for coronavirus outbreaks in the Bay Area. Cheryl Hurd reports.

After two months and more than 11,000 deaths that have made the nation’s nursing homes some of the most terrifying places to be during the coronavirus crisis, most of them still don’t have access to enough tests to help control outbreaks among their frail, elderly residents