Three years into the pandemic, nursing home residents are still in Covid’s crosshairs

Scaling back on vaccine clinics and not updating staff vaccine requirements has slowed down booster rates at nursing homes, advocates say.

Tallying the Cost of Growing Older

Researchers have been studying how much care American adults will require as they age, and for how long.

Thousands of N.Y. Health Care Workers Get Vaccinated Ahead of Deadline

Though many hospital and nursing home employees remain unvaccinated, officials say worst-case staffing shortages seem less likely.

States Begin a Complex Booster Shot Rollout for Pfizer Recipients

Health officials were preparing on Friday to start giving booster shots to older and at-risk Americans, trying to make sense of new and broad eligibility guidelines.

States Begin a Complex Booster Shot Rollout for Pfizer Recipients

Health officials were preparing on Friday to start giving booster shots to older and at-risk Americans, trying to make sense of new and broad eligibility guidelines.

New York Hospitals Face Possible Mass Firings as Workers Spurn Vaccines

With a Monday deadline looming, thousands of health care workers in the state are risking their jobs by not getting a coronavirus vaccine.

Federal Panel Recommends Booster Shots, Opening New Campaign Against the Virus

Scientific advisers to the C.D.C. endorsed additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for older Americans but not for health care workers, in a possible rift with regulators.

Opinion | The Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes

A professor, a psychiatrist and a nurse react to a Times investigation. Also: A modern Civil War; a more confident child.

A Hidden Shame in Nursing Homes

A Times investigation suggests that strict rules on the use of antipsychotic drugs in elder care have a gaping loophole.

Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes

At least 21 percent of nursing home residents are on antipsychotic drugs, a Times investigation found.

Federal Research Bolsters the Case for Vaccine Mandates

Scientists believe the administration’s new measures may tamp down the pandemic, although the effects will not immediately be obvious.

Opinion | Other People’s Rotten Jobs Are Bad for Them. And for You.

The impact of rotten jobs radiates far beyond the workplace.

Louisiana Nursing Home Residents Describe Squalor at Warehouse

Hundreds of residents were evacuated to the facility ahead of Hurricane Ida. Sanitation was poor, and they slept on mattresses on the floor.

More Than 80 Percent of Seniors Are Vaccinated. That’s ‘Not Safe Enough.’

The older cohort had a head start on getting immunized against Covid-19, but too many remain unprotected, experts say.

Nursing Homes Face Quandary: Vaccinate Staff or Don’t Get Paid.

A new policy from President Biden will require all nursing home workers to be vaccinated against Covid. Facilities that fall short could be penalized or lose federal funding.

Biden Ramps Up Virus Strategy for Nursing Homes and Schools, and Urges Booster Shots

The new strategies — including encouraging booster shots for most vaccinated Americans — reflect concerns that the Delta variant is erasing progress against the pandemic.

Vaccine Effectiveness Against Infection May Wane, C.D.C. Studies Find

Federal health officials said the new data justified a campaign of booster shots. But some scientists disagreed, saying not every American needs another dose.

Opinion | What I’ve Learned Over a Lifetime of Caring for the Dying

As a doctor who cares for the dying, I know that direct-care aides are invaluable to patients and their families. We need to honor the work they do.

Cuomo’s Top Aide, Melissa DeRosa, Resigns as He Fights to Survive

The governor’s strategist helped lead efforts to retaliate against one of the women who accused him of sexual harassment, the attorney general’s report found.

Nursing Homes Confront New Covid Outbreaks Amid Calls for Staff Vaccination Mandates

With the vaccinated elderly susceptible to breakthrough infections, inoculation of workers is becoming more urgent.