nursing homes

Ohio's new budget includes more than a billion dollars for nursing homes and incentives for those who provide exceptional care — but there's money for more inspectors to check them out and penalties for failing to provide good care.

The new funding would be from the state's general revenue funds along with a federal match.

The nursing homes say they need $600 million of money allocated for COVID costs plus some ongoing funding changes to make ends meet.

Families, advocates and nursing home workers say it will help keep residents safe and help employees better care for those who live in their facilities.

Will they get vaccinated before the new federal January 4th deadline?

The lobbying group for those facilities warns a new requirement that staff is vaccinated will have unintended consequences.

Supporters of a bill of rights for nursing home patients have gotten the go-ahead to start collecting signatures to put the issue before voters as an…

The Senate has okayed a bipartisan bill that allows nursing home and long-term care facility residents and their families to install cameras in their…

The Ohio Department of Health director has signed some new orders dealing with the care of older Ohioans. ODH Director Stephanie McCloud signed an order…

Many Ohioans have security cameras inside their homes but Ohio law prohibits residents who live in assisted living or long-term care nursing facilities…