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Courtesy of familyKi Soon Hyun's death outside a Sandy memory care facility has put a bright light on significant issues in Oregon. -
Family photo via Clackamas County Sheriff's OfficeOregon鈥檚 long-term care ombudsman highlighted significant issues at the facility in a report released earlier this month.
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Very few nursing home residents in Oregon have gotten this year鈥檚 COVID-19 booster, according to the Oregon Health Authority. -
California is revamping how it rewards nursing homes to get them to improve patient care. -
About 11,500 long-term care center workers are now sick with COVID. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been like one coworker after another, after another, everyone getting sick,鈥� one nursing assistant said. -
Oregon's hospitals are so short on beds, many have been forced to cancel elective surgeries. One underreported problem: about 10 percent of hospital beds are occupied by patients who are ready to leave but have nowhere to go. -
California nursing homes have filed more than 400 lawsuits since 2016 to appeal state citations and fines alleging poor patient care. Regulators downgraded nearly a third of sanctions involving a death. Advocates say the appeals system favors nursing homes.
