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New York Court Upholds Nursing Home COVID-19 Immunity

A New York state appellate court has ruled that an April 2021 state law repealing a March 2020 grant of immunity to nursing homes over their handling of COVID-19 patients is not retroactive. The ruling means a nursing facility in …

Trump Health Secretary Rule Slows COVID Court Claims Against Nursing Homes

Garnice Robertson wants accountability for her mother’s death from COVID-19 caught while she was living at a Kansas nursing home that allegedly failed to prevent an outbreak of the disease. An unexpected legal hurdle stands in her way. The nursing …

100s of Virus Deaths Draw Focus on Missouri Nursing Home Industry

After years of failed attempts, advocates for nursing home residents this year won approval of legislation that allows families to install surveillance cameras in residents’ rooms. The measure, backers say, will help prevent abuse or neglect and aid investigations into …

COVID-19 Hits Already-Troubled Nursing Home Insurance Market; Brokers Try to Help

Nursing homes are right in the middle of the deadly coronavirus pandemic hitting the U.S, with more than 28%, or nearly 20,000, of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths happening in these long term care facilities, according to a recent report by …