nursing home Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/nursing-home/ Morgantown Area News Tue, 25 Jul 2023 01:30:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png nursing home Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/nursing-home/ 32 32 Why does Florida keep disabled kids in nursing homes? https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/07/24/why-does-florida-keep-disabled-kids-in-nursing-homes/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 01:30:43 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=295994 For 10 long years, Florida has been in court fighting litigation over its system of care for some of the state’s most severely disabled children. About 140 of these kids […]

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]]> Singing duo a favorite at area nursing homes https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/09/06/singing-duo-a-favorite-at-area-nursing-homes/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=242526 For over a year, entertainment duo Pam Lyons and Barry Wilbanks, who together form Pam & Barry Singing Duet, have been singing and dancing their way into the hearts of […]

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]]> Aug. 29 letters to the editor https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/08/28/aug-29-letters-to-the-editor-2/ Sun, 29 Aug 2021 03:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=205680 Shame on Biden for disastrous withdrawal God help our fellow Americans, trapped in Afghanistan without rescue directives or communication. God help our Afghan allies by whose side we fought for […]

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]]> Bring on the vaccine mandates https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/08/25/bring-on-the-vaccine-mandates/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 03:03:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=205593 On Monday, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine received full FDA approval, making it the first of the vaccines to be cleared beyond emergency use. And with that approval came a slew […]

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]]> Telehealth pilot shows promise https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/07/05/telehealth-pilot-shows-promise/ Tue, 06 Jul 2021 03:01:12 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=199919 WVU Today Transitioning home after a stay in a nursing home or long-term care facility can be a difficult experience, oftentimes leading to hospitalization or reinstitution. But preliminary results from […]

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]]> Take Me Home Transition Program changes eligibility to help more residents leave facilities https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/04/04/take-me-home-transition-program-changes-eligibility-to-help-more-residents-leave-facilities/ Mon, 05 Apr 2021 02:39:29 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=188722 Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Medical Services recently announced federal changes to the Take Me Home Transition Program to expand program […]

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]]> The year in COVID reviewed https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/01/03/the-year-in-covid-reviewed/ Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=175665 A look back at pivotal moments in the pandemic In March, just days after the 2020 legislative session ended, Gov. Jim Justice began his regular COVID-19 briefings, featuring his COVID […]

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]]> Postcast 52 Year in Review – January 1, 2021 https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/01/01/postcast-52-year-in-review-january-1-2021/ Fri, 01 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=175428 [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=42743418″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”true”] Welcome to another episode of The Postcast, the audio companion to The Dominion […]

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]]> Nursing homes facing money troubles https://www.dominionpost.com/2020/12/30/nursing-homes-facing-money-troubles/ Thu, 31 Dec 2020 04:36:46 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=175296 Two-thirds of the nursing homes and personal care facilities in the U.S. may not be in operation much longer because of the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a national […]

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]]> Round 1 of nursing home vaccines nearly complete, next steps under way https://www.dominionpost.com/2020/12/23/round-1-of-nursing-home-vaccines-nearly-complete-next-steps-under-way/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 23:17:53 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=174547 MORGANTOWN — West Virginia expects to complete the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations at the 214 long-term care facilities by the end of this week, Gov. Jim Justice said during […]

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