Florence officials deliver children’s hand-made cards to city’s nursing homes
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter The city of Florence delivered messages of cheer and holiday greetings to seniors across…
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AHCA survey shows nursing homes still face staffing, economic crisis; six of ten are limiting new patients
As more than 500 long term care professionals gathered on Capitol Hill this week to meet with the nation’s lawmakers,…
Beshear outlines third part of his budget plan: investments in health care access, support services
In his third detailed budget report, Gov. Andy Beshear outlined his budget plan to make critical investments to expand health…
National nursing home, assisted living survey shows staffing shortages, concerns about staying open
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and long…
Medicare, Medicaid to require vaccines for all nursing home staff; Ky. has sixth lowest staff vaccination rate
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Biden administration has announced all nursing homes who get Medicare and Medicaid payments…
Asbury United Methodist Church is offering a free program on issues relevant to Seniors
As the local population ages, one area of intense interest on Senior’s minds, has to do with thoughtfully planning ahead….
Report on nursing homes, long-term care facilities paints bleak picture of economic crisis they face
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes, assisted living…
Washington Post story on nursing homes, pandemic highlights case of KY staffer who died of COVID
Kentucky Health News A Kentucky example figures prominently in a national story about nursing homes, their staffs, their residents and…
Kentucky lobbyist says feds send nursing homes quick-test kits, but with rules that deter their use
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Testing is one of the few tools nursing homes have to keep the novel…
Nursing homes ‘need help’ from state; residents account for 58.6 percent of Kentucky’s COVID deaths
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As they remain the main sites for deadly infections of the novel coronavirus, Kentucky’s…
Experts discuss Alzheimer’s and COVID — and the need to know more through research and study
By Maridith Yahl NKyTribune health reporter The 2020 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) held a panel discussion that provided different…
Beshear reports 583 new COVID cases, 9 deaths; ‘it’s a dangerous time and we have to be careful’
Gov. Andy Beshear reported on Saturday that there were 583 new cases of COVID in Kentucky and 9 new deaths….
New COVID cases tapering off; Governor addresses Capitol protest, calls out efforts to intimidate
As of Tuesday afternoon, the NKY Health Department reported a total of 1,150 COVID-19 cases have been identified in Northern…
COVID Update: NKY has 38 new cases over two days; KY has 253 cases, 5 deaths; Gov. urges taking test
As of Sunday afternoon, 38 additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Northern Kentucky over the weekend, for 585…
Six KY nursing homes are on a formerly unpublished list of 400 poor performers around the nation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. senators from Pennsylvania have released a report that includes the names of…