David A. Stras Jr., the hall home to the College of Nursing, received the “redefined urbanism” honor at the Mayor's Design Award in 2025. The annual award honors the Milwaukee site, which respects city fabrics and adds value to its neighbourhood by restoring, building or enhancing property in a way that contributes to the character of its surroundings. The awards were announced on Friday, May 16th. The College of Nursing officially welcomed David A. Stras Jr., Hall and David A. Stras Jr. at the beginning of the fall semester. The building undergoes radical transformation after working as the home of…
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CT, Trumbull (WFSB) – More than 100 nursing home patients were evacuated from a Trumbull facility last week.St. Joseph's Center took an emergency evacuation on Friday, according to the Trumbull Fire Department.A total of 107 patients were evacuated as what the firefighter S described as “a serious obstacle identified in the building's fire life safety system.””During the ongoing safety assessment, facility leadership worked with fire safety experts and local governments to identify serious defects that were classified as “conditions that are immediately dangerous to life and health,” the firefighter said. “These failures undermine the building's ability to ensure the protection…
The title of ‘internationally educated nurse’ is viewed among the profession as both a “badge of pride” as well as a “marker of disparity and difference”, a conference has heard. Nurses last week discussed the significance of the term and what the long-term effects of its use might be for nurses working in the UK who were trained overseas. “When used with respect, this title becomes a symbol of resilience, adaptability and global competence” Liza Delfin The debate came during the 2025 Royal College of Nursing Congress, which was held in Liverpool last week. Chinenye Ubah, from the RCN Eastern…
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool helping staff access documents such as clinical guidelines is saving nurses at an NHS trust in the East of England a total of 140,000 hours a year, its creators say. MyStaff, which runs on a mobile phone or a desktop, has been used at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in a bid to make it easier for nurses and midwives to access important guidance. “I want to make sure my staff are in with the families and not wasting time trying to find a computer” Tabitha Stuthridge The trust has uploaded thousands of…
Nurses and midwives in Scotland will see their wages increase from next month as unions have agreed to the government’s pay offer. The deal will see pay rises for NHS Agenda for Change staff of 4.25% in 2025-26 and 3.75% in 2026-27, equating to 8% over the two-year period. “We want to ensure they feel valued and rewarded” Neil Gray It also includes an “inflation guarantee” that will ensure the pay increase each year will be at least one percentage point above Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation. Unions have been balloting their members on the offer since it was put…
State officials allow the purchase of publicly owned nursing homes in southern Wisconsin, despite previously blocking the same owner from taking over different homes due to a history of quality concern at the facility.The approval fears that after residents lobbyed the state health department and refused to sell the Salk County Health Care Center, it could lead to a decline in the quality of care at a facility about 61 miles northwest of Madison, Leesburg.Regulators approved an application from Salk County Aria to purchase the home earlier this month, telling group leader Akiba Brandman, “DHS has determined that the applicant…
Robert I. Field argues that private equity has a limited impact on price competition between nursing homes, as prices are primarily determined by Medicaid. However, private equity affects quality and labor outcomes. This deserves greater government scrutiny. This article is part of a series that explores how private equity in the US health sector reduces competition and enforcers can respond. You can read the rest of the series published here. The hospital and physician sector tends to attract the attention of most people, but nursing homes also represent a significant portion of the healthcare industry as a whole. That is…
Evan WalshContributor Region – That's probably the biggest decision: Is it time for the nursing home? And if so, which one? The team at Damian Dell'anno and View All Options believe this very important decision should not be made in a vacuum. The focus of all options is to help people do just that. The company helps people see their choices, arm them with information, and make data more accessible – when it's time to make the choice, people are knowledgeable and informed. “In that situation, you are trying to give residents or families the ability to see all the…
Henrico County, Va. — The Henrico County nursing home has been identified as one of the worst long-term care facilities in the country, and is subject to increased surveillance by state and federal regulators due to a “history of serious quality issues.”Cynthia Jefferson and Sandy Patron see themselves as senior advocates who live at Henrico Health and Rehabilitation Center in the county's East End.”I start talking to some of these patients and they start telling me these stories: how things were bothering their rooms, how the food turned out,” Jefferson said. “It's like a mad house over there.” wtvr Cynthia…
The mayor's hopeful Andrew Cuomo was released on bail on a scheduled visit to the senior centre in Queens on Friday as dozens of fierce protesters were expected to stand up to former Gov over the failed handling of nursing homes during the pandemic. Approximately 25 protesters marched in front of the Peter Cardera Senior Citizen Centre in Ridgewood for more than an hour as they were eagerly awaiting his administration's controversial order to send infected Covid-19 patients to nursing homes. Dr. Damien Archibald, anesthesiologist at Elmhurst Hospital, said: About 25 protesters flocked to the Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center…