Articles tagged as: nursing homes
June 23, 2020
State Told Local Health Departments How To Hide Long-Term Care Data: Here's What We Found
Since April, Indiana has been collecting daily COVID-19 updates from every long-term care facility in the state. Yet, after months of prying from journalists and trade organizations, state health officials insist on keeping the data from the public.
Read MoreJune 10, 2020
Where Are Nursing Home Residents Dying Of COVID-19? In Indiana, It's Hard To Say
In Indiana, it's difficult to tell what facility might be safest, because the state doesn't require individual nursing facilities to publicly report their cases and deaths from COVID-19. The state reports total cases and deaths, but not where the victims live.
Read MoreJune 5, 2020
Mother, Daughter Face COVID-19 In Nursing Facility, At Home
Twenty-three-year-old Aubrey Baker is a qualified medication aid at Wildwood Healthcare Center, a nursing facility in Indianapolis. Her mother, Lenore Williams, oversees the center. They spoke to reporter Lauren Bavis about how the virus has impacted their work, and how it hit close to home.
Read MoreJune 4, 2020
Federal Report Finds 21% More COVID Nursing Home Deaths In Indiana
A report released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday listed 1,141 total COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents as of May 24. That number is 196, or 21 percent, more than the 945 such deaths reported this week by the Indiana State Department of Health.
Read MoreJune 3, 2020
Nursing Homes Can Start Allowing Some In-Person, Outdoor Visits
The state says it will issue new guidance to nursing homes to allow family and friends to do in-person, outdoor visits with residents.
Read MoreJune 3, 2020
Indiana Will Test All Nursing Home Staff For COVID-19
Indiana announced Wednesday it will test all nursing home staff for COVID-19 over the next month.
Read MoreMay 22, 2020
Owner Of Long-Term Care Facilities Commissions Independent Review
American Senior Communities runs the facilities for Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County.
Read MoreMay 21, 2020
Box Says State Can't Test Every Nursing Home Resident As White House Recommends
The state has repeatedly been pressured to release the names of long-term care facilities that have positive COVID-19 cases. But state officials refuse to do so. Box insists she's not trying to protect anyone by shielding the information.
Read MoreMay 20, 2020
AARP Pushes State For More Long-Term Care Facility Transparency
The group sent a letter today to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, the Indiana State Department of Health, and the Family and Social Services Administration calling for greater transparency.
Read MoreMay 13, 2020
How This Nursing Aide Navigates A New Grief During COVID-19
Steven Abdo, a nurse aide at Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City for four years, explains what it's like to work with residents who don't know when they can see their families again.
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