/tags/voyce VOYCE en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:04:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-08-06/missouri-has-dramatically-reduced-its-backlog-of-nursing-home-inspections Around this time last year, a quarter of nursing homes hadn’t been inspected in at least two years. Now the number is closer to 3%, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:04:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-08-06/missouri-has-dramatically-reduced-its-backlog-of-nursing-home-inspections Clara Bates /coronavirus/2021-11-05/advocates-unions-say-vaccine-mandate-makes-nursing-homes-other-facilities-safer Unions representing health care workers, including those who work in nursing homes, support a new federal rule that requires their members to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:19:47 GMT /coronavirus/2021-11-05/advocates-unions-say-vaccine-mandate-makes-nursing-homes-other-facilities-safer Chad Davis /coronavirus/2021-10-25/nearly-half-of-missouri-nursing-home-workers-never-got-a-covid-vaccine-new-rules-may-require-it A federal mandate will soon require all U.S. nursing homes to vaccinate their workers or risk losing government funding. But some worry vaccine mandates will worsen staff shortages. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:21:14 GMT /coronavirus/2021-10-25/nearly-half-of-missouri-nursing-home-workers-never-got-a-covid-vaccine-new-rules-may-require-it Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2021-07-23/advocates-for-st-louis-nursing-home-residents-worry-delta-variant-poses-new-threat Marjorie Moore, executive director of VOYCE, a nonprofit that advocates for nursing home residents, said the facilities are trying to keep residents and workers safe as infections rise. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:17:38 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-07-23/advocates-for-st-louis-nursing-home-residents-worry-delta-variant-poses-new-threat Chad Davis /health-science-environment/2021-04-16/covid-liability-bill-would-eliminate-all-consequences-for-missouri-nursing-homes-advocates-warn Missouri lawmakers are considering legislation that would shield nursing homes and other businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits. Some advocates worry the proposal will prevent nursing home residents from holding facilities legally responsible for abuse and neglect. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:45:16 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-04-16/covid-liability-bill-would-eliminate-all-consequences-for-missouri-nursing-homes-advocates-warn Shahla Farzan /coronavirus/2021-01-14/st-louis-county-nursing-homes-report-more-than-800-positive-coronavirus-cases-in-december At least 818 nursing home residents tested positive for the coronavirus in St. Louis County nursing homes in December. That’s about 200 fewer infections than were reported in November. Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:22:19 GMT /coronavirus/2021-01-14/st-louis-county-nursing-homes-report-more-than-800-positive-coronavirus-cases-in-december Chad Davis /health-science-environment/2020-11-19/some-st-louis-families-face-unexpected-challenges-setting-up-nursing-home-cameras It's been more than two months since a new Missouri state law went into effect, allowing families to install cameras in the rooms of nursing home residents. But the logistics of installing these devices during a pandemic have proven challenging, leading to months of frustration for some families. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:19:53 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-11-19/some-st-louis-families-face-unexpected-challenges-setting-up-nursing-home-cameras Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2020-08-05/nursing-home-residents-make-up-nearly-two-thirds-of-all-covid-19-deaths-in-st-louis-county More than 400 people in St. Louis County long-term care facilities have died of COVID-19 since March, according to data from the county health department. Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:42:56 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-08-05/nursing-home-residents-make-up-nearly-two-thirds-of-all-covid-19-deaths-in-st-louis-county Shahla Farzan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-06-05/more-than-250-missouri-nursing-home-residents-died-from-covid-19 At least 253 nursing home residents in Missouri have died from COVID-19, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.In data… Fri, 05 Jun 2020 23:50:19 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-06-05/more-than-250-missouri-nursing-home-residents-died-from-covid-19 Sarah Fentem /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-03-31/as-nursing-homes-struggle-with-coronavirus-prevention-residents-become-more-isolated Updated at 5 p.m., March 31 with latest number of cases at Frontier Health and RehabilitationWhen dozens of nursing home residents in a Seattle suburb… Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:12:22 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-03-31/as-nursing-homes-struggle-with-coronavirus-prevention-residents-become-more-isolated Eli Chen