Ohio Nursing Home to Pay $150,000 in Age and Sex Discrimination Settlement
A nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, has agreed to pay $150,000 and provide additional relief to settle an age and sex discrimination case filed by the US Equal…
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Modeling Nursing Home Harms from COVID-19 Staff Furlough Policies
Current guidance to furlough healthcare staff with mild COVID-19 illness may prevent the spread of COVID-19 but may worsen nursing home staffing shortages as well as health outcomes that are…
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Pair Accused of Kickback Scheme Involving Lab Testing
An indictment has accused a Missouri man and an Alabama woman of engaging in an illegal kickback scheme involving genetic and COVID-19 tests given to seniors. Willie Ann Cleveland and…
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Data Breach Exposes Personal and Medical Information of Nearly 77,000 Patients
An Ohio nursing home company is notifying approximately 77,000 individuals that their personal and medical information was compromised in a data breach that dates back to October 2023.
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Ransomware Strikes McLaren Health Care Again
McLaren Health Care confirmed that its Aug. 6 IT disruption was the result of a ransomware attack, which, according to an Aug. 16 update on the health system’s website, is…
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Bonuses Say Thanks to Minnesota Direct Support Professionals
More than 200,000 long-term care workers may qualify for bonuses of up to $1,000 from the state of Minnesota. Direct support professionals are workers who support people with disabilities, aging…
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Ohio Woman Accused of $1.5 Million Medicaid Scheme Is Arrested in Texas
A 36-year-old Ohio woman indicted earlier this year for allegedly stealing $1.5 million from Ohio Medicaid was apprehended in Texas after months on the lam, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost…
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Ohio Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility to Pay $150K in Age, Sex and Retaliation Discrimination Case
The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, owned and operated by Laurel Heath Care Company, Athens LTC, Inc., Ciena Healthcare Management, Inc., and Ciena Group,…
Read More »Former Nursing Director at Two Facilities Charged with Stealing over 1,500 Oxycodone Pills
A former nursing director has been charged with drug-related offenses after an investigation revealed he stole over 1,500 oxycodone pills from two New York nursing homes. The charges stem from…
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US Attorney Announces $600K False Claims Act Settlement with Medical Practice and Its Owners
The United States has filed and simultaneously settled a civil fraud lawsuit against Orange Medical Care, PC and its owners, Ashikkumar A. Raval and Manish A. Raval (together, the “Ravals”…
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