As the COVID-19 death toll at nursing homes climbs to nearly 12,000, the nursing home industry is pushing states to provide immunity from lawsuits to the owners and employees of the nation's 15,600 ...

In this undated stock photo, an elderly man is being walked down a nursing home hall by a nurse. In early 2020, with reports of COVID-19 outbreaks making dire headlines, Trever Schapers worried about ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Florida Health Care Association sent a letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month. In it, the industry group asks for immunity from legal action for a broad array of ...

On Oct. 16, a federal court issued an opinion that greatly limits federal immunity protections for nursing homes. The case of Sherod v. Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services, LLC, should be on ...

Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday he will end legal immunity for nursing homes and hospitals beginning March 1, nearly a year after he imposed the order shielding those facilities from civil action. “In ...

This is a KFF Health News story. In early 2020, with reports of COVID-19 outbreaks making dire headlines, Trever Schapers worried about her father's safety in a nursing home in Queens. She had ...