The state of Kansas is making $50 million available for hospitals in an effort to boost the retention of nursing staff and support personnel across the state. “We were extremely pleased to hear the SPARK committee approval of $50 million for a hospital employee retention plan,” Cindy Samuelson, senior vice president of member and public…
Kansas Hospitals to Receive Financial Support to Retain Nursing Staff
Watchdog: Nursing Home Deaths up 32 Percent in 2020 Amid Pandemic
WASHINGTON—Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32 percent last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at the ravages of COVID-19 among its most vulnerable victims. The report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services…
Here’s How Cuomo Used Undercounted Nursing Home Deaths to Mislead the Public
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his top lieutenants cited a report altered by his top aides to paint a false narrative of his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak in nursing homes in comparison to other states. The New York State Department of Health knew that nearly 10,000 nursing home residents had died of COVID-19…
Nursing Schools See Enrollment Bump Amid Pandemic
Last December, Mirande Gross graduated from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, with a bachelor’s degree in communications. But Gross has changed her mind and is heading back to school in May for a one-year accelerated nursing degree program. The pandemic that has sickened more than 28.2 million people in the United States and killed more than 500,000…
At Least 15 Killed, 9 Injured in Nursing Home Fire in Ukraine
KYIV—At least 15 people were killed and nine injured in a fire in a nursing home in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian state emergency service said on Thursday. The fire broke out in the afternoon on the second floor of the two-story building. There were 33 people inside, the service said. The…
At Least 15 Killed, 11 Injured in Nursing Home Fire in Ukraine
KYIV—At least 15 people were killed and 11 injured in a fire in a nursing home in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian state emergency service said on Thursday. The fire broke out in the afternoon on the second floor of the two-storey building. There were 33 people inside, the service said. The…
Mother Dog ‘Adopts’ Litter of 5 Kittens in Need After Their Mom Goes Missing
The Prakash family of Kavithala town in south India owned the mother cat. They say their pet was stolen from their home in April, according to Opera News. The mother’s disappearance presented a huge problem since the kittens were too young to take milk from a bottle. The Prakash family’s dog, Champa, had just given…
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