nursing homes

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

The measure that would set minimum care standards for nursing home patients could be on the ballot in 2022.

A proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to better the quality of care patients in nursing homes receive could come before voters in 2022.

Gov. Mike DeWine issued 14 line-item vetoes in the new state budget; a proposed constitutional amendment that would establish minimum staffing levels for care for Ohio’s nursing homes is one step closer to making the ballot; the Akron Beacon Journal Building is among projects receiving historic preservation state tax credits; and more stories.

State lawmaker sponsoring the bill says prohibited in-person visits during part of the COVID-19 pandemic drew even more awareness to the need of monitoring residents in their rooms.

Gov. Mike DeWine says people should know whether the facilities are taking advantage of the life-saving vaccines.

New coronavirus cases in Ohio remain flat at around 1,500 per day; Gov. DeWine says 570,000 vaccine doses are coming next week; Ohio will make public a list of nursing homes and assisted living facilities that have not requested vaccines or disclosed vaccination status; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine is sending a letter to all Ohio's nursing homes to make sure they're clear on the federal government's guidelines for visitations,...

About half of workers in nursing homes are agreeing to receive inoculations, and visitation is allowed in counties that are no longer 'red' on the federal COVID map.

As fewer people are becoming ill and more are being vaccinated against the virus, the long-term facilities are also seeing fewer illnesses and deaths.