Zac Efron teams up with his brother Dylan to ‘bust’ their grandpa out of his nursing home

He starred in the raunchy 2016 flick Dirty Grandpa with Robert De Niro, And Zac Efron was ready to make mischief with his own granddad with his brother Dylan on Monday. The siblings teamed up to sneak their grandfather out of his resort-​style retirement home for some quality time, sharing the experience on Instagram. As … Read more

US nursing homes had an average of three COVID-19 outbreaks lasting up to TWENTY WEEKS, report shows

The vast majority (94 percent) of U.S. nursing homes faced COVID outbreaks between May 2020 and January 2021, according to a new study from the Government Accountability Office. The average nursing home faced three outbreaks during this period, and 85 percent had an outbreak lasting at least five weeks. Some nursing homes had outbreaks that … Read more

Unvaccinated nursing home residents benefit from vaccinated around them, less likely to get COVID-19

Nursing home Covid infections fell 93% for vaccinated OR unvaccinated residents after more than 80% had had at least one shot, study finds Nursing home data shows decreased infection rate among unvaccinated residents as more people around them received the vaccine Infection rates have plummeted among vaccinated residents as well  Study shows real world effects … Read more

‘Nursing assistant’ arrested for killing four people by slashing their throats at German care centre

A woman has been arrested over the deaths of four disabled people who were discovered last night with their throats slashed at a German care centre. The 51-year-old suspect is a nursing assistant who drove home after the killings and confessed them to her husband, Bild reported. Police were called around 9pm by the husband … Read more

Rare variant infected 25% of vaccinated residents at one nursing home

More than a quarter of fully vaccinated residents at one Kentucky nursing home still contracted a rare variant of COVID-19,  one of two new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studies reveal. The studies trace how coronavirus tore through skilled nursing facilities in Chicago and Kentucky. In Chicago, only about four percent of infections … Read more

A THIRD of Americans killed by coronavirus lived in nursing homes

Less than one percent of Americans live in nursing homes, but this vulnerable population has made up about one-third of coronavirus deaths. Of the 551,747 people in the U.S. who have died of COVID-19 so far, about 175,000 – 31.7 percent – were nursing home residents, according to an analysis from The COVID Tracking Project. What’s … Read more

Credit Suisse faces investor backlash after Archegos crisis leaves it nursing heavy losses

Credit Suisse faces investor backlash after Archegos crisis leaves it nursing heavy losses By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:18 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 30 March 2021 Credit Suisse is facing a major investor backlash after the Archegos crisis left it nursing heavy losses. The banking giant was already … Read more

Royal College of Nursing head calls for a nurse in every school to help tackle mental health issues

Royal College of Nursing head calls for a nurse in every school to help tackle growing toll of mental health issues among children in wake of pandemic Dame Donna Kinnair has said a dedicated nurse could help pupils’ manage their mental health and also tackle health problems like obesity and diabetes  At present, there is … Read more

Royal College of Nursing head calls for a nurse in every school to help tackle mental health issues

Royal College of Nursing head calls for a nurse in every school to help tackle growing toll of mental health issues among children in wake of pandemic Dame Donna Kinnair has said a dedicated nurse could help pupils’ manage their mental health and also tackle health problems like obesity and diabetes  At present, there is … Read more

Draftsman of the £26million Brink’s-Mat bullion robbery dies in a nursing home

Shortly after 6.40am on November 26, 1983, six armed men in balaclavas – including one wearing a Trilby – entered a warehouse at Heathrow airport.  The property belonged to security company Brink’s Mat and the robbers were there because they knew there was £3million in cash in the vault. They knew because their inside man, … Read more