LINCOLN — Some Nebraska advocates and lawmakers are fearing more nursing home closures in light of a finalized federal rule for minimum staffing requirements. In May, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & ...

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An Economic Policy Institute report shows the nursing home staff shortage in Nebraska is due to low wages and substandard working conditions, KMAland reported Aug. 7. Nursing home caregivers earn a ...

Virginia Mireles worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant, Nebraska, for 15 years. She was there until the last light was turned off about two years ago.

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is taking measures to lessen the impacts of an ongoing shortage of nurses across the state. The State of Nebraska’s nursing ...

NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT FIVE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M QUANECIA FRASER NEBRASKA NURSING HOMES. CALL IT THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. A NEW FEDERAL MINIMUM STAFFING REQUIREMENT DESIGNED TO ENSURE QUALITY CARE ...

Multiple healthcare leaders in Nebraska testified before a legislative panel examining healthcare staff shortages, urging the state to help address the current conditions, ABC affiliate KETV reports. ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KOLN) - After 102 years of life, many loved ones attended Wilma Kellogg’s funeral, including friends in capes and caps. It’s what Wilma wore throughout her career as a nurse. The ...

The University of Nebraska at Kearny has received a $15 million grant to expand its nursing education program in an effort to reduce the shortage of healthcare professionals in rural areas of the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - A Nebraska nurse has had her licenses revoked for at least two years by the state’s chief medical officer for alleged fraud related to her business, which ...

One of the main reasons rural nursing homes close is staff shortages, particularly registered nurses. Some communities are finding ways to attract nurses to small towns with better pay and perks. The ...