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Three residents of the Pataskala Oaks Care Center have died after an outbreak of COVID-19. Forty six of the 63 residents tested positive, as have 33 of…
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For-profit nursing homes say the coronavirus has left them almost broke and needing financial help from the government. But critics say their business model is the problem.
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State health officials Thursday reported 991 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 new deaths. The state now has 147,724 cases and 4,726 deaths. Starting October…
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says the state will allow indoor visiting at nursing homes as cold weather approaches after stopping the practice at the…
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Nursing homes visitors have been banned since March because of COVID-19. Now the federal agency that regulates the facilities has outlined terms for resuming visits immediately.
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The state is pausing a widespread COVID-19 testing program at assisted living facilities due to what Goveror Mike DeWine calls "inconsistent results" with…
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Ohio Department of Health surveyors have determined procedural failures likely contributed to a COVID-19 outbreak at Newark Care and Rehabilitation…
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The state has entered into an agreement with a company to provide COVID-19 testing for every assisted living facility in Ohio. Governor Mike DeWine says…
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The state is proceeding with plans to reopen senior and adult day care centers. Governor Mike DeWine set the reopening date for September 21 and laid out…
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Some nursing homes have switched to treating only COVID-19 patients, who bring in more government money. But to make room for them, the original residents are forced out of places they've called home.