COVID-19 Cases At Care Homes Are ‘Worse Than We Imagined’
The number of people affected by COVID-19 in long term care settings has quadrupled in less than a month.
View ArticleDOH Closes, Fines Illegal Adult Care Home
The Grateful ARCH in Honolulu must pay $249,000.
View ArticleHilo Veterans Home Deaths: Rev. Richard Uejo Ministered To Many In Hawaii
He was a nisei World War II veteran who died in the COVID-19 outbreak at the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home.
View ArticleReport: ‘Culture’ At Hilo Veterans Home Contributed To Deadly Spread Of COVID-19
A state review says lapses in protocols and staff complacency likely led to the surge in infections.
View ArticleFeds Fine Hilo Veterans Home $500,000 Over Deadly COVID-19 Outbreak
State health officials said it was the largest fine they could recall for a longterm care facility.
View ArticleNeal Milner: Elderly Hit Hard By Pandemic Aren’t Just Vulnerable Victims
Yes, older people have died at disproportionate rates, but they have also shown remarkable resilience.
View ArticleState Inspections Show History Of Neglect At Elderly Care Facility Facing...
Dignity Senior Living at Oceanside Hawaii appealed the order to close by Friday as residents scramble to find new housing.
View ArticleDOH Fines Waipahu Care Home Owner $828K
Island Promise Homes was operating without a license.
View Article43 Years Later, Neighbor Island Long-Term Care Residents Might Finally Get...
Hawaii's long-term care ombudsman program is chronically understaffed but new legislation would put an advocate for residents of the facilities in every county.
View ArticleWhy This Wahiawa Nursing Home Will Close Its Doors In July
The staff of the Wahiawa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will help about 60 residents find new homes, officials said.
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