• About
  • News
  • Resources and Stories
  • Senior Care in America
  • Tell Your Story

News

We care about Ukrainian soldiers

HHS releases new data and report on hospital and nursing home ownership

Where home health providers fit into the evolving kidney care landscape

Hospitals decry CMS pay bump 'woefully inadequate' amid rising labor rates

A big life: a ProMedica story

'Values of our society': nursing homes shut down, close wings amid COVID-19 staffing crunch

Several million U.S. workers seen staying out of labor force indefinitely

Surprise visitor for north county nursing home residents

There's a drug to protect the most vulnerable from COVID-19. Why is it so hard to get?

I felt guilty putting my dad in a nursing home, but it brought us closer together

America's homeless ranks graying as more retire on streets

'Breaking the age code' review: riding high into the sunset

Take residents off the menu, put relief on the table, Argentum says relief on the table, Argentum says as House passes $5 billion aid package

Nursing home residents suffer from staffing shortages, but the jobs are hard to fill

Report: U.S. nursing home care is ineffective, inefficient, inequitable, fragmented, and unsustainable

Nursing home care, funding system need overhaul, report says

AHCA/NCAL leads coalition letter to DOL on RN and PT prevailing wage determinations

DHS and DOL to supplement H-2B cap with additional visas

Add declining immigration to problems weighing on the labor market

New White House COVID projection puzzles experts and catches some Biden officials off guard

'Somebody is going to needlessly get hurt' Family concerned over staffing shortages at Union Grove Veterans Home

'Botched' COVID Booster rollout needs a reboot to save older Americans, experts say

Hospitals Look to Raise Treatment Costs as Nurses' Salaries Increase

National Skilled Nursing Care Week Starts Sunday, May 8

Nurse Day 2022 kicks off National Nurses Week Friday with freebies, discounts and free Crocs

'Joyful Moments' Revealed as Theme for National Assisted Living Week 2022

The US should prepare for a predictable Southern summer surge of COVID-19, Birx says

A story in USA TODAY sparked Oprah Winfrey's new documentary on-and battle against-racial bias in healthcare

Deaths are no longer overwhelmingly among unvaccinated

Assisted living operators get second chance at Provider Relief Fund money

Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Needed Care, Federal Report Finds

Why Nasal Sprays Are Poised to Be the Next Weapon for Fighting Covid

Provider Hosts Careers in Aging Week Virtual Roundtable

Want to live independently into old age? An aging America needs to make some changes, experts say

AHCA/NCAL Highlights Growing Nursing Home Closures

Caring for aging parents, sick spouses is keeping millions out of work

Closure plans filed for one-fourth of unique specialty care provider’s facilities

U.S. nursing home deaths appear to be at pandemic lows

New laws let visitors see loved ones in health care facilities, even in an outbreak

House readies relief package for restaurants, other industries

Don't blame nursing homes for the deaths of residents in a pandemic

Democrats should be ashamed for not allocating money to fight ongoing pandemic

I Was A COVID Doctor. Here's The One Thing I Refuse To Do As We 'Get Back To Normal.'

Caregiver fatigue in America rising at unprecedented rate

Millions of vulnerable Americans likely to fall off Medicaid once the federal public health emergency ends

126-year-old Eliza Bryant’s nursing home another pandemic victim, closing in summer

Angry and abused, health care workers still overwhelmingly love careers, poll shows

The pandemic pummeled long-term care – it may not recover quickly, experts warn

Where have all the nurses gone?

Wisconsin nursing home closures prompt request for more state aid

Supply chain issues strike home health care

The Biden administration used billions in hospital COVID-19 funds to pay drugmakers

Rising COVID cases in US nursing homes prompt hospital warnings

Low-wage workers prop up the nursing home industry. They're quitting in droves.

The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we've seen before

Testing requirements for nursing home visits leave families stuck in 'another lockdown'

To help battle COVID-19, a hospital borrows tactics from combat veterans

We'll never have a normal flu season again

Omicron surge spurs new COVID-19 relief push in congress

Essential workers face a tough choice: find a test or miss work

COVID-19 deaths and cases are rising again at US nursing homes

Patients Drive Hours to ERs as Omicron Variant Overwhelms Rural Hospitals

My triple-vaxxed, 85-year-old mother caught COVID. Medical triage made her doctor useless

Hospitals in half of US states close to capacity as Omicron continues surge

Nursing homes at a tipping point: Many are forced to freeze admissions, stranding patients in hospitals for weeks

'You can't really manufacture doctors and nurses that don't exist'

COVID's risk to older adults

How a Pennsylvania hospital system is working to free up beds during last COVID-19 surge

COVID-era nursing homes staff crunch hurting hospitals, too

Senior living communities need support

Can long-term care providers use technology to stay ahead of competition?

Nursing homes can now lift most COVID restrictions on visits

Healthy, boosted people unlikely to develop severe omicron infections, but jury’s out on older, at-risk populations

Nursing homes can now lift most COVID restrictions on visits

10,000 Workers Have Left Nursing Homes Since March 2020

COVID-19 still rages, but some U.S. states reject federal funds to help

A Place for Dignity in Eldercare?

Providers ‘Should Be in Survival Mode’: Nearly Half of Nurses Could Leave the Field in Next 2 Years

Covid-stricken states still struggle months after Biden’s surge

Recent Survey Finds Nearly Every U.S. Nursing Home And Assisted Living Community Is Facing A Workforce Crisis

670,000 flags on the National Mall pay tribute to America’s devastating COVID-19 losses

Placing a Higher Value on Direct Care Workers

Biden Administration Releasing Billions in Covid-19 Relief for Hospitals, Health Groups

Nursing Home COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Protect The Most Vulnerable, But Pose a Hidden Threat to Residents

Column: Closures of Oklahoma's long-term care facilities devastating to residents and workforce

Three Maine nursing homes announced closures this week, and more appear imminent

$6,000 a week? $10,000? Inside the massive interstate bidding war for travel nurses.

Pfizer joins Hope for Dementia to combat social isolation in senior care homes

Nursing-care-facility reform efforts met by roadblocks

LeadingAge Calls on Administration and Congress to Prioritize Older Americans in Infrastructure and Economic Recovery Legislation

Designers Are Rethinking Senior Living—With a Focus on Wellness

Why Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Is Not The Answer To Long-Term Care Funding Needs

What Biden’s $400B Plan to Shift Long-Term Care Home Could Mean for Nursing Home Operators

PODCAST What Families Want from Nursing Home Reform Post-COVID: No More Lockdowns and a Seat at the Table

Nursing Homes After COVID: A Vision for the Future

Nursing Homes, Once Hotspots, Far Outpace U.S. in Covid Declines

More COVID funding for nursing homes a ‘top priority’ for Biden’s pick to be HHS chief

Nursing homes at risk of closure amid Cuomo scandal, financial loss

Politicians and doctors are reportedly clawing back COVID-19 vaccine doses from overstocked nursing homes

New York Nursing Homes See Surge in Covid-19 Deaths as Officials Hope Vaccinations Will Curb Spread

Job quality of direct care workforce fails to reflect their value: report

North Carolina mulls incentives for prison inmates who get vaccinated

COVID-19 Vaccine May Not Get To Long-Term Care Facilities Quickly Enough

As the Virus Spikes, Vaccine Distribution Is One More Hurdle for States

‘Because of You Guys, I’m Stuck in My Room’

Assisted Living to Benefit as HHS Increases Relief Fund Distribution to $24 Billion

W.Va. begins drive to vaccinate all nursing homes in weeks

Vaccination Campaign at Nursing Homes Faces Obstacles and Confusion

Editorial: Forgotten nursing homes ravaged by COVID. What can we do?

Long-term care facilities improve testing, struggle with staffing amid coronavirus pandemic

For the first time, the U.S. will reward nursing homes for controlling the spread of infectious disease

New Pfizer Results: Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe and 95% Effective

Trump officials see surge in signs ups for free CVS, Walgreens Covid vaccine program for seniors

Prayers and grief counseling after Covid-19: Trying to promote healing in long-term care

Moderna's candidate COVID-19 vaccine looks to protect 94.5% of those who get it, trial shows

How Covid-19 Will Change Aging and Retirement

N.J. eases rules at nursing homes to allow more indoor visits

Michigan: Indoor visits to nursing homes can resume

AHA, AMA call for continued 2% Medicare sequester moratorium

Watch couple's tearful reunion after 7 months apart

Nursing Homes Urge Congress to Provide Additional COVID-19 Funding for Health and Long-Term Care Providers

HHS Opens More Relief Funding for Assisted Living Providers

Assisted living supply increases in 3 states, declines in 1: report

Democratic senators highlight continuing toll of covid-19 in nursing homes

For Older People, Reassuring News in the Statin Debate

Nursing Homes Given Federal Go-Ahead To Allow More Visitors

NY eases restrictions on visits at assisted living homes

Near birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr., a predominantly Black nursing home tries to heal after outbreak

Feds to ship fast COVID-19 tests to assisted living sites

Ongoing support for nursing homes is critical to help our seniors

D.C. mayor orders insurers to cover coronavirus testing for residents at high risk

'I Want to Be With Her.' When Covid Closed Nursing Homes, One Husband Moved In

1 in 5 nursing homes short on PPE and staff in virus rebound

An 'Unprecedented' Effort to Stop the Coronavirus in Nursing Homes

A Novel Way to Combat Covid-19 in Nursing Homes: Strike Teams

Nursing Homes to Get 7 Million N95 Masks From Federal Stockpile

Trump nursing home plan limits supply of free COVID-19 tests

Nursing homes eye more private rooms in post-pandemic future

FEMA Sends Faulty Protective Gear to Nursing Homes Battling Virus

In Baltimore, a struggling, black-owned nursing home keeps covid-19 at bay

Nursing home worker deaths going unscrutinized by federal government

Trump Administration to Mandate Covid-19 Tests for Nursing-Home Staff

Opinion: How to fix the nursing home crisis, now and after the pandemic

Survey Shows Assisted Living Communities Running Low On PPE Supplies

An assisted-living facility isn’t allowing visitors. This woman became a dishwasher there to see her husband.

Assisted living community starts online petition seeking funds to fight COVID-19 as Argentum plans letter-writing campaign relaunch

7,000 killed in assisted living due to COVID-19, report finds

We can’t protect nursing homes from COVID-19 without protecting everyone

Black Medicare patients 4 times more likely to be hospitalized with coronavirus

Senators ask FEMA to show it's shipping PPE to nursing homes

Why am I a Skilled Nursing advocate?

Efforts for Coronavirus Vaccine Focus on Vulnerable Group: Older Adults

Covid-19 deaths reveal ageist perceptions of seniors, which affects the care they receive

Nursing homes represent more than 1 in 4 COVID-19 deaths

Official: Hawaii care homes have lowest national virus rate

Nursing Homes: What I Wish More People Knew

Nursing Homes Say Some Protective Gear Sent by FEMA Is Unusable

U.S. Nursing Home Population Shrank Roughly 10% This Year

Senior living outlook remains positive as industry adapts to challenges from COVID-19

Together Since 1952, A Couple Separated When Coronavirus Hits Gets A Happy Reunion

A quarter of US nursing homes report at least one coronavirus infection, first official tally shows

COVID-19 provides opportunity to improve nursing home care

Race and location — not star ratings — tied to COVID-19 deaths, say investigators

Pace of move-ins appears to be improving: NIC

Regular Tests a Costly Must-Have for Virus-Wracked Nursing Homes

40 percent of senior living operators have eased pandemic-related restrictions or will soon: Ziegler survey

Nursing Homes Can’t Meet Federal COVID-19 Testing Goals That Never Really Existed

103-year-old matriarch and avid Red Sox fan recovers from coronavirus, cracks open a Bud Light

New technology aims to improve quality of life for socially isolated older adults during COVID-19 pandemic

SNFs to Get $4.9 Billion from CARES Act as COVID-19 Battle Continues

No Connection Between Nursing Home Ratings, Profit Status and COVID-19 — But Race a Major Factor

COVID-19 making it even harder for SNFs to recruit, retain workers

Survey: Senior living residents weigh in on coronavirus pandemic’s impact

NJ women, 99 and 91, beat COVID-19 at Old Bridge nursing home

South Roanoke Nursing Home announces recovery of 72 residents, staff from COVID-19

Congress Boosted Medicaid Match to Help Fight COVID-19 — But Many States Left Nursing Homes Out

Cherry Hill Nursing Home Emphasizes Success In Coronavirus Fight

Nation Favors More COVID-19 Support for Nursing Centers, Assisted Living

Aid Bill Would Pause MFAR Medicaid Crackdown During COVID-19, Boost Federal Match by 14%

Load More Back To Top
  • Contact Us
  • TellOurStoriesAdvocacy
  • TOSseniorcare

© Direct Supply Co 2022 All Rights Reserved.