The Biden administration set a new minimum standard for nursing home staffing, but the nursing home industry is suing to try to stop the rule from taking effect. Ashley Milne-Tyte hide caption
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Jen Coghlan outside the home where she grew up in Perry, Iowa. Her father, Henry Ruhl, plans to leave the house to her, but Coghlan expects she'll have to sell it after he dies to settle a $226,611 from Medicaid for the care of her mother, who died in 2022. Coghlan says the family didn't realize that her mother was on Medicaid. KC McGinnis for KHN hide caption
Susie Talevski has gone through years of legal back-and-forth with the state agency in Indiana that operates the nursing home where her father, Gorgi, resided before his death. Farah Yousry/Side Effects Public Media hide caption
A SCOTUS nursing home case could limit the rights of millions of patients
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Anti-vaccine mandate protesters rally outside the front doors of the Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD headquarters in Los Angeles Thursday Sept. 9, 2021. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Nurses Are In Short Supply. Employers Worry Vaccine Mandate Could Make It Worse
Federal health officials are planning ahead to give booster shots in the fall to all U.S. adults, starting with those who were vaccinated early on, like the elderly, health care workers and first responders. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Stewart Reed, nursing home administrator at the Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, was among the first to receive his COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 14, 2021. Aneri Pattani / Kaiser Health News hide caption
Some Health Workers Say They're Not Refusing The Vaccine, They Just Need Some Time
Lisa Howze, Gia Howze and Palestine Howze. Palestine Howze died last year. Now her family is suing Treyburn Rehabilitation Center, where she lived. Lisa Howze hide caption
In late 2019, the patient's choice to move to an assisted living facility seemed like a good idea — a chance for more social interaction and help with meals and medical care. Jose Luis Pelaez/Getty Images hide caption
Lisa Taylor got a COVID-19 vaccination in August as part of a vaccine study at Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers say 70% of nursing homes are for-profit, and low staffing is common. Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images hide caption
For-Profit Nursing Homes' Pleas For Government Money Brings Scrutiny
Hundreds of nursing home residents have been transferred as a result of their facilities treating COVID-19 patients only. Joelle Sedlmeyer/Getty Images hide caption
Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients
A new report found that citations for over-prescribing antipsychotics to nursing home residents declined significantly between the end of the Obama administration and the first half of the Trump administration. Shannon Reiswig/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption
Some nursing homes and long-term-care facilities say they're struggling to fill shifts as certified nursing assistants opt for unemployment benefits during the pandemic. SolStock/Getty Images hide caption
Paramedics from the San Antonio Fire Department set up swabbing stations in a suburban nursing home's parking lot as part of the massive state intervention to stop the spread of infections in Texas nursing homes. John Burnett/NPR hide caption
Texas Calls In A Strike Force To Try To Slow Coronavirus Spread In Nursing Homes
Luann Thibodeau recently celebrated her 40th anniversary with her husband, Jeff. They ate dinner from Olive Garden while she remained on the other side of his nursing room window. The Thibodeaus have not been in the same room since mid-March when visitors were banned from nursing homes to slow the spread of the coronavirus. JerSean Golatt for NPR hide caption
Banned From Nursing Homes, Families See Shocking Decline In Their Loved Ones
Seventeen bodies were found at the Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center in Andover, N.J. in April. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is investigating misconduct at nursing homes in the state. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption
New Jersey Investigates State's Nursing Homes, Hotbed Of COVID-19 Fatalities
Flags and wreaths honor veterans on April 28, on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Mass., where a number of people died due to the coronavirus. While the death toll at the state-run Holyoke Soldiers' Home continues to climb, federal officials are investigating whether residents were denied proper medical care while the state's top prosecutor is deciding whether to bring legal action. Rodrique Ngowi/AP hide caption
Officials Investigating Multiple COVID-19 Deaths At Massachusetts Soldiers' Home
In a statement, Life Care Center of Kirkland has "successfully" worked with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to address the "Immediate Jeopardy" citations. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption