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Nursing Home Critics Say COVID-19 Immunity Laws Are A Free Pass For Neglect

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

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Nursing Home Critics Say COVID-19 Immunity Laws Are A Free Pass For Neglect

Nearly 30 states temporarily shielded nursing homes from COVID-19 lawsuits. But resident advocates say that protection means they can't sue for things that have nothing to do with the coronavirus.

Nursing Home Critics Say COVID-19 Immunity Laws Are A Free Pass For Neglect

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Thursday

Choices, Chance And Living While You Can: Bookends To The Year Of COVID-19

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

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Choices, Chance And Living While You Can: Bookends To The Year Of COVID-19

One of my patients in this devastating year stands out — a veteran who'd survived PTSD, cancer and family estrangement. Assisted living raised his COVID-19 risk, but also brought him community.

Thursday

Thursday

For-Profit Nursing Homes' Pleas For Government Money Brings Scrutiny

Researchers say 70% of nursing homes are for-profit, and low staffing is common. Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images hide caption

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For-Profit Nursing Homes' Pleas For Government Money Brings Scrutiny

For-profit nursing homes say the coronavirus has left them almost broke and needing financial help from the government. But critics say their business model is the problem.

For-Profit Nursing Homes' Pleas For Government Money Brings Scrutiny

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Monday

Portrait Of A Parent With Alzheimer's
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Portrait Of A Parent With Alzheimer's

Since 2016, journalist Yvonne Latty has been documenting her mother's journey with Alzheimer's. As part of a collaboration with Latino USA and Black Public Media, she brings us this intimate portrait.

Portrait Of A Parent With Alzheimer's

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Tuesday

Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients

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

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Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients

Some nursing homes have switched to treating only COVID-19 patients, who bring in more government money. But to make room for them, the original residents are forced out of places they've called home.

Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients

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Tuesday

Study: Nursing Home Residents Not Protected From Antipsychotic Drugs Under Trump

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

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Study: Nursing Home Residents Not Protected From Antipsychotic Drugs Under Trump

Enforcement of rules protecting nursing home residents from antipsychotic drugs has declined during the Trump administration, according to a new report.

Sunday

Nursing Homes Struggle As Staff Choose Unemployment Checks Over Paychecks

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

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Nursing Homes Struggle As Staff Choose Unemployment Checks Over Paychecks

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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.

Monday

Texas Calls In A Strike Force To Try To Slow Coronavirus Spread In Nursing Homes

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

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Texas Calls In A Strike Force To Try To Slow Coronavirus Spread In Nursing Homes

More than one-third of all COVID-19 deaths in America have been elderly residents and workers at nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Texas Calls In A Strike Force To Try To Slow Coronavirus Spread In Nursing Homes

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Tuesday

Banned From Nursing Homes, Families See Shocking Decline In Their Loved Ones

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

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Banned From Nursing Homes, Families See Shocking Decline In Their Loved Ones

Nursing homes banned all visitors and nonessential workers from their facilities in mid-March to stop the spread of COVID-19. Advocates and families want that ban to end.

Banned From Nursing Homes, Families See Shocking Decline In Their Loved Ones

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Thursday

Ideal Nursing Homes: Individual Rooms, Better Staffing, More Accountability
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The Coronavirus Crisis

Ideal Nursing Homes: Individual Rooms, Better Staffing, More Accountability

Nursing home experts say priorities need to change, emphasizing quality of life over profits. The stunning COVID-19 death toll brings scrutiny to an industry that many believe is due for an overhaul.

Ideal Nursing Homes: Individual Rooms, Better Staffing, More Accountability

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Monday

New Jersey Investigates State's Nursing Homes, Hotbed Of COVID-19 Fatalities

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

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New Jersey Investigates State's Nursing Homes, Hotbed Of COVID-19 Fatalities

More than half of New Jersey's coronavirus fatalities were at long-term care facilities, including nursing homes. The state's attorney general, Gurbir Grewal, has opened an investigation.

New Jersey Investigates State's Nursing Homes, Hotbed Of COVID-19 Fatalities

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Wednesday

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.

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

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Officials Investigating Multiple COVID-19 Deaths At Massachusetts Soldiers' Home

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Multiple investigations are underway at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Mass., where at least 71 veterans have died from COVID-19, and another 80 veterans and 81 employees have tested positive.

Officials Investigating Multiple COVID-19 Deaths At Massachusetts Soldiers' Home

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Thursday

Seattle-Area Nursing Home Linked to Dozens Of Coronavirus Deaths Faces $600,000 Fine

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

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Seattle-Area Nursing Home Linked to Dozens Of Coronavirus Deaths Faces $600,000 Fine

Life Care Center of Kirkland was told by federal authorities it would be assessed fines of $13,585 per day from Feb. 12 through March 27. The nursing home is linked to at least 37 COVID-19 deaths.