nursing homes

State lawmakers hope to vote within 10 days on nearly a dozen bills overhauling regulation of New Jersey’s long-term care facilities

My heart goes out to the residents and their families who are still dealing with the isolation and pain the lockdown has brought.

A directive was essentially rescinded, but it remains the focus as the death toll in long-term care facilities exceeds 6,000 residents and staff.

Whether the caution is necessary or an overreaction to early mistakes, the situation is dire for families who can't see their loved ones.

More than 5,400 people associated with New Jersey long-term care facilities have died in lab-confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19.

We are beyond the point of being lectured by a Governor responsible for sticking COVID patients in nursing homes and locking them down.

Nursing homes are increasingly evicting their most challenging residents, testing protections for some of society's most vulnerable, advocates for the aged and disabled say.

A first-of-its-kind report offers high mark for New Jersey's nursing homes, especially when it comes to their performance and economic impact.

There are only 11 county-run nursing homes left across eight New Jersey counties, down from 14 counties operating facilities as recently as two years ago, and more closures are possible as the state shifts to managed long-term care.

A National Medicare survey ranks four Jersey Shore nursing homes at the bottom of its list of 33 facilities in the Garden State.