/tags/worse-for-care Worse For Care en-US 开云体育 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:48:47 GMT /local-news/2024-10-25/vt-auditor-praises-state-regulators-improvements-elder-care-facility-safety State regulators tasked with overseeing residential care homes and assisted living facilities now carry out annual inspections, have closed all unfinished reports, and made other improvements in the past year, according to the state auditor鈥檚 office. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:48:47 GMT /local-news/2024-10-25/vt-auditor-praises-state-regulators-improvements-elder-care-facility-safety Liam Elder-Connors /local-news/2023-03-29/vt-regulators-fail-to-regularly-inspect-quickly-address-issues-at-elder-care-facilities-audit-finds State regulators tasked with overseeing Vermont鈥檚 elder care facilities don鈥檛 conduct enough inspections, or follow up on serious deficiencies in a timely manner, according to a new report issued Wednesday by the State Auditor鈥檚 Office. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:58:44 GMT /local-news/2023-03-29/vt-regulators-fail-to-regularly-inspect-quickly-address-issues-at-elder-care-facilities-audit-finds Liam Elder-Connors /local-news/2022-09-01/attorney-general-settles-with-troubled-eldercare-homes A group of four troubled eldercare homes in Rutland have reached an agreement with the Vermont Attorney General's Office to resolve a state probe into lapses in care. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:00:51 GMT /local-news/2022-09-01/attorney-general-settles-with-troubled-eldercare-homes Derek Brouwer (Seven Days) /vpr-news/2021-03-30/locked-down-masked-up-working-through-a-tiny-group-homes-outbreak The stairs reminded Tina Fede that she was sick. The little residential care home she manages in Bennington has just one flight, and she usually trots up鈥� Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-03-30/locked-down-masked-up-working-through-a-tiny-group-homes-outbreak Derek Brouwer /the-frequency/2021-03-30/a-small-house-in-bennington Concern over how eldercare homes have dealt with the pandemic. Plus, a legislative update, unemployment, and COVID-19 numbers. Want the web version of one鈥� Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:15:00 GMT /the-frequency/2021-03-30/a-small-house-in-bennington Henry Epp, Mark Davis, Anna Van Dine /vpr-news/2021-03-29/behind-closed-doors-lockdowns-leave-homes-unchecked-and-residents-vulnerable The focus on COVID-19 last year didn't mean that the typical problems in Vermont's eldercare facilities went away.At one home, a resident was rushed to鈥� Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:04:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-03-29/behind-closed-doors-lockdowns-leave-homes-unchecked-and-residents-vulnerable Derek Brouwer /the-frequency/2021-03-29/a-lack-of-oversight As state regulators focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, there were severe lapses in care at residential facilities. Plus, a second public hearing on鈥� Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:19:00 GMT /the-frequency/2021-03-29/a-lack-of-oversight Liam Elder-Connors, Mark Davis, Anna Van Dine /vpr-news/2021-03-24/covid-19-kept-families-regulators-out-of-eldercare-facilities-what-happened-behind-closed-doors In late 2019, Seven Days and 开云体育 Radio published a series of stories that revealed Vermont's state-regulated eldercare facilities often failed鈥� Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:36:43 GMT /vpr-news/2021-03-24/covid-19-kept-families-regulators-out-of-eldercare-facilities-what-happened-behind-closed-doors Derek Brouwer /the-frequency/2021-03-24/elders-in-isolation Isolation during the pandemic has had devastating effects on residents of eldercare facilities. Plus, almost a third of Vermonters vaccinated, Gov. Scott鈥� Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:10:00 GMT /the-frequency/2021-03-24/elders-in-isolation Liam Elder-Connors, Mark Davis, Anna Van Dine /vpr-news/2020-01-07/new-regulations-for-state-licensed-long-term-care-homes-will-reflect-worse-for-care-findings Monica Hutt, the commissioner of the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living (DAIL), said her department has delayed its鈥� Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:33:04 GMT /vpr-news/2020-01-07/new-regulations-for-state-licensed-long-term-care-homes-will-reflect-worse-for-care-findings Emily Corwin