/tags/nursing-homes Nursing homes en-US Copyright Fri, 31 May 2024 12:19:38 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-05-31/womans-death-sparks-calls-for-systemic-changes-in-how-oregon-cares-for-older-adults Ki Soon Hyun's death outside a Sandy memory care facility has put a bright light on significant issues in Oregon. Fri, 31 May 2024 12:19:38 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-05-31/womans-death-sparks-calls-for-systemic-changes-in-how-oregon-cares-for-older-adults Lauren Dake /law-and-justice/2024-04-17/family-of-woman-who-died-near-an-oregon-memory-care-facility-sues-state-facility-for-10-million Oregon’s long-term care ombudsman highlighted significant issues at the facility in a report released earlier this month. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:10:32 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-04-17/family-of-woman-who-died-near-an-oregon-memory-care-facility-sues-state-facility-for-10-million Lauren Dake /health-and-medicine/2023-11-27/many-at-oregons-nursing-homes-havent-gotten-the-new-covid-booster Very few nursing home residents in Oregon have gotten this year’s COVID-19 booster, according to the Oregon Health Authority. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:29:48 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-11-27/many-at-oregons-nursing-homes-havent-gotten-the-new-covid-booster Nathan Wilk /health-and-medicine/2023-02-27/california-dangles-bonuses-for-nursing-homes-that-add-staff California is revamping how it rewards nursing homes to get them to improve patient care. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:54:50 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-02-27/california-dangles-bonuses-for-nursing-homes-that-add-staff Samantha Young / KHN /health-and-medicine/2022-01-25/covid-infected-nurses-working-at-short-staffed-california-nursing-homes About 11,500 long-term care center workers are now sick with COVID. “It’s been like one coworker after another, after another, everyone getting sick,” one nursing assistant said. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:48:12 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-01-25/covid-infected-nurses-working-at-short-staffed-california-nursing-homes Kristen Hwang /health-and-medicine/2022-01-21/one-in-10-of-oregons-hospital-beds-are-occupied-by-patients-ready-to-leave-with-nowhere-to-go 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. Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:55:51 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-01-21/one-in-10-of-oregons-hospital-beds-are-occupied-by-patients-ready-to-leave-with-nowhere-to-go Amelia Templeton /health-and-medicine/2021-12-07/from-maggots-to-sex-abuse-nursing-homes-sue-california-to-overturn-citations-fines 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. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:44:25 GMT /health-and-medicine/2021-12-07/from-maggots-to-sex-abuse-nursing-homes-sue-california-to-overturn-citations-fines Barbara Feder Ostrov