by admin | Feb 25, 2024 | Health
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Maine – America needs nurses — and some schools are implementing accelerated programs to train them. To shorten the process, these programs cut training time from up to four years down to one.”I really do think this is a win-win for students and...
by admin | Dec 8, 2023 | Health
[ad_1] Despite the higher risk that the coronavirus poses to older adults, a surprisingly low share of nursing home staff and residents are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations.Only six states are indicating that over 10% of staff members are updated on their...
by admin | Nov 14, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP RAFAH: With eyes wide open and his tiny fists clenched tightly, Mohammed Kullab is just a few days old, having started life in Gaza amid the chaos of the Israel-Hamas war. “Nobody should be born in such circumstances,” sighed his mother Fadwa...
by admin | Oct 18, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP In a Swedish nursing home, residents wait for a bus that never comes. Staff have installed a fake bus stop in a hallway to ease the minds of anxious dementia patients eager to leave. A bench is pushed up against the wall under an authentic-looking bus...
by admin | Jul 7, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] A fire that broke out in a Milan nursing home early Friday killed six residents and injured about 80 others, Italian firefighters said.The blaze began about 1:30 a.m., apparently in the room of two female residents who were among the dead, firefighters said. A...