Wildflower Court, a long-term care facility, in Juneau, Alaska. The facility has had an outbreak of COVID-19 among residents and staff, but despite the vulnerable patient population, most cases have ...

Alaska is projected to have the highest number of nurse vacancies by 2030, with 23% of positions going unfilled, according to an Oct. 24 news release from Renton, Wash.-based Providence, the ...

Incoming staff nurses get trained on IV equipment at the Alaska Native Medical Center on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 in Anchorage. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Alaska is short on health care workers — ...

ANCHORAGE — Alaska regulators are working with an Alaska Native organization that wants to serve its nursing home residents nutrient-rich seal oil, a traditional staple that’s banned in public ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday expanded the special session agenda to include bills dealing with nursing and telehealth amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state. The ...

This can be a lonely time for people in nursing homes with no one allowed to visit them. The Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association wants to spread some cheer so it launched “Alaska Caring ...

As Alaska grapples with a nursing vacancy rate of 24%, the clash between staff and administration underscores a larger question: Can technology truly alleviate systemic health care challenges? Amid ...

For good reason, information about COVID-19 is constantly evolving and dominating our daily lives. With all this information and noise, Alaskans can be assured that Alaska’s hospitals and nursing ...

Despite a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hitting Alaska over the weekend — tearing open roads and jostling buildings — the state’s skilled nursing facilities have remained up and running, officials said ...

One of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest nursing homes was fined more than $310,000 by CMS after investigators discovered multiple instances of extended isolation of and chronic bedsores on residents, the ...