Nursing Homes

Gov. Mike DeWine will soon decide whether to sign a bill that passed unanimously in the Ohio House and Senate – a rare circumstance. It’s a measure to…

The Ohio Health Care Association says just over half of the staff in the nursing homes it represents are vaccinated against COVID-19, despite efforts to…

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

Although many Ohio nursing homes and assisted living facilities remain closed to most visits, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is encouraging families to make…

More than half of the COVID deaths in Ohio have been in nursing homes. The nursing home death toll jumped by nearly 1,300 in the last week, as the Ohio…

4,856 Ohioans in nursing homes and long term care facilities have died of COVID-19, well over half of the state’s overall death total. Governor Mike…

Ohio’s nursing home residents and workers are among the first in the state to be offered the new COVID-19 vaccines. Most residents are taking it, but…

The first COVID-19 vaccines for residents and staff at nursing homes and long-term care facilities are being shot into arms around Ohio today. Ohio Public…

Ohio will begin vaccinating nursing home residents and staff today , getting a jump on the rest of the nation thanks to a federal program. Acceleration…

Families of nursing home residents are being urged to refrain from taking their loved one home for a holiday celebration, due to the potential spread of…