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 ...

Credit: Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune More than 160 of the state's 1,222 nursing homes, or about 13%, have at least one case of the new coronavirus, state officials said Thursday.

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 ...

Houston Community College has shuttered its associate degree program for students training to be registered nurses, according to state licensure documents. The Texas Board of Nursing listed the ...