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Nursing homes that are unionized are more likely to report workplace injury and illness information, according to a new study. Adam Dean, PhD, a professor of political science at the George Washington...

A first-of-its-kind alliance between a Colorado nursing home advocacy group and a federal safety agency will educate workers about common hazards in their field, as well as whistleblower protections. 

The nation’s nursing homes can expect to spend a lot more — in excess of $177 million, to be more precise — on assessment and compliance costs under a possible new federal program designed to prevent...

CT social services officials delay decision on major nursing home Medicaid request … NY reconsiders essential caregiver bill … OSHA signals ‘increased aggressiveness’ in combating hazardous workplace...

AHCA asks Occupational Safety and Health Administration to use ‘consistent’ COVID-19 protocols in coming healthcare standard … Virginia legislators propose nursing home staffing minimum … MedPAC...

Two federal agencies re-emphasized their commitment to nursing home and other healthcare worker safety with actions in the past week, one of which included a request for permanent COVID standards.

After fielding comments, OSHA is moving forward with a permanent standard that aims to protect healthcare workers from exposure to SARS-CoV-2.

Endless paperwork can strike fear into the hearts of many healthcare professionals. At Signature HealthCARE, it came in the form of OSHA fit-testing protocols. To combat the inefficiency of the traditional...

OIG: OSHA’s failed enforcement activities heightened risk of workplace virus exposure … Nearly half of states now use Medicaid to boost direct-care pay … Study in seniors shows four-fold jump in...

Workers at two dozen PA nursing homes vote to strike in 10 days … HHS awards $25 million to five new states to expand Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person program