Younger Americans have been driving the recent coronavirus surge in Texas — but the virus is now also rapidly spreading in the state’s nursing homes, threatening elderly, frail residents who ...

Texas State Director of Nursing at WGU. “… I do think when it comes to your rural hospitals, they do have it a little bit harder just because you’re relying on students within your community ...

we would expect it to continue to grow in numbers in nursing facilities,” said Amanda Fredriksen, the Associate State Director for Advocacy for AARP Texas. MORE: Families of those who died from ...

Firefighters and paramedics across Texas have been tapped to help with coronavirus testing in nursing homes, as state and local officials work through how to meet Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to ...

But it allows Texas nursing facilities that rely on that funding — and most do — to keep pushing for more vaccinations of their employees. This is key in a state that lags behind more than ...

(Ron Baselice / Staff photographer) Time and time again, nursing homes across the state have made headlines for lawsuits and concerns regarding patient care. In 2016, The News reported that Texas ...

Enter in a state ... active apprentices in Texas. This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: TWC program helps Moore County Hospital solve critical nursing shortage ...

Advocates for Texas residents in nursing homes and long-term care facilities say they need more staff and volunteers. They hope state lawmakers will help. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas ...

But according to Texas, the policy could cause rural nursing homes to shut down and would force nursing homes in the state “overnight to hire more than 10,000 personnel with highly specific ...