Nursing Homes

On average, 175 nursing home residents died each week between April 2020 and this month, according to a Texas Tribune analysis. Deaths have gone down as residents and staff have been vaccinated.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now recommends that visitors and residents, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, be allowed to meet in person under most circumstances.

Forty percent of Texas nursing homes reported power outages, structure problems to the state.

Coronavirus vaccines are reaching more long-term facilities, but many worry they won't come soon enough to stave off more deaths.

"They've been more affected than the rest of us because they really haven't left their buildings. Sometimes they haven't left their rooms."

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released data Thursday on the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in nursing homes across the country. The…

In recent days, several state leaders have announced plans to test all workers and residents of long-term care facilities, which are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus.

Maurice Dotson died April 17, weeks after contracting COVID-19. The 51-year old worked as a nurse’s aide at West Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in…

At least 335 positive COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths have been reported among staff and residents of Austin-area nursing homes and long-term care…