nursing homes

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan's budget includes a plan for spending $65M in COVID relief aid; a new study shows that gun violence in Ohio has skyrocketed in the past two decades; Ohio nursing homes have met a federal vaccine mandate despite low rates; and more stories.

The nursing home that provides care for Black Clevelanders will shut down June 8.

Nursing home operators are experiencing some of the same issues hospitals are now facing.

Cuyahoga County leads the state with the most COVID-19 cases per capita; COVID rates in nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Ohio are on the rise; Democrats running for Ohio governor have picked their running mates; and more stories.

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.