nursing homes

Maryland is allowing child care providers to return to the full teacher-to-child ratios that they are licensed to have

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is allowing facilities with no recent coronavirus cases to allow in-person visits. Chris Gordon reports.

The Justice Department sent letters to governors of New York and three other Democratic-led states seeking data on whether they violated federal law by ordering public nursing homes to accept recovering COVID-19 patients from hospitals.

Antigen tests sent to nursing homes raise concern over accuracy. News4’s Jodie Fleischer looks into why the homes expect retesting of patients and staff to cost tens of thousands per week.

A new report says COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes jumped nearly 80% earlier this summer, driven by rampant spread across the South and much of the West

President Donald Trump says his administration will provide another $5 billion to help nursing homes battle COVID-19.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says there have been at least 37,213 deaths and at least 216,827 confirmed and suspected cases of  COVID-19 in our nation’s nursing homes, but the News4 I-Team reviewed the most recent data posted online, as of July 5, and found those numbers don’t include several homes in the D.C. area that had...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says there have been almost 40,000 deaths and at least 200,000 confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 in our nation’s nursing homes, but the News4 I-Team found those numbers don’t include several homes in the area that have yet to file any reports. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer explains the trouble they could face.

Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of AHCA/NCAL speaks to the devastating impact Covid-19 continues to have at long-term care nursing facilities across the country as they run low on staff and PPE.

Younger Americans have been driving the recent coronavirus surge in Texas — but the virus is now also rapidly spreading in the state’s nursing homes, threatening elderly, frail residents who are most at risk of serious illness and death. Across Texas, nearly 1,000 new infections of nursing home residents were reported in the week ending Friday, July 10, NBC News found in…

If Marylanders have to make a quick decision about where to place an aging loved one, the state health department website lists how assisted living and nursing homes have fared during the pandemic. More than 60% of Maryland’s COVID-19 deaths are linked to long-term care facilities. But the News4 I-Team found many of those deaths have vanished from the...

Long-term care facilities account for more than 60% of Maryland’s COVID-19 deaths, but the News4 I-Team found many of those deaths have vanished from the state’s website, making it look like far fewer homes have had serious outbreaks. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer reports on the impact that could have.

Health inspectors have fined Maryland nursing homes more than half a million dollars for how they responded to the COVID-19 emergency. Jodie Fleischer and the News4 I-Team have been tracking cases inside the facilities for months.

Nursing home residents are among the Americans getting $1,200 checks as part of the U.S. plan to revive the economy

A report from Senate Democrats finds that the Trump administration was slow to comprehend the scale of COVID-19’s impact on nursing homes and a disjointed federal response compounded the devastating toll.

A reckoning is beginning in France over the country’s 14,000 COVID-19 deaths among care home residents, a cataclysm that scythed through the generation that endured World War II.

Local doctors are assessing the risks of exercising at the gym, using public restrooms and visiting a nursing home. Here’s what they have to say. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

While Virginia has finally released the names of all nursing homes and assisted living facilities that have had COVID-19 outbreaks, the News4 I-Team found the state is still withholding the number of cases and deaths in many of those locations.  Gov. Ralph Northam touted his decision to release the information late Friday after families and legislators have called for...

While Virginia has finally released the names of all the nursing homes and assisted living facilities with COVID-19 outbreaks, the News4 I-Team found the state is still withholding some information. News4’s Jodie Fleischer has more on the impact in Northern Virginia.

The Federal Trade Commission says some nursing home facilities are trying to take residents’ stimulus checks. News4’s Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan reports on what you should know.