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Financial pressures and staff shortages may lead to more nursing home closures if something isn't done to fix the industry, officials say. The historic Eliza Bryant Village nursing home in Cleveland is slated to close in June of 2022. Residents say it will be a blow to the Hough neighborhood when it closes, although the assisted living and other services will remain open.

The law allows nursing home residents to install cameras in their rooms, with the goal of preventing abuse.

Under Esther's law, nursing homes are required to allow residents or guardians to have monitoring devices in their rooms.

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan's budget includes a plan for spending $65M in COVID relief aid; a new study shows that gun violence in Ohio has skyrocketed in the past two decades; Ohio nursing homes have met a federal vaccine mandate despite low rates; and more stories.

Almost all unvaccinated workers in Ohio have taken advantage of religious exemptions, said the state's largest long-term care association.