Judge Rules for Nursing Home Social Worker Who Resigned over Lack of Health Info
A social worker employed by an Iowa nursing home was justified in resigning after the facility failed to disclose information about residents with serious, contagious diseases. According to a judge’s…
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Nebraska Nursing Home No Longer on Probation after Mistakenly Declared a Woman Dead
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) lifted probation of a Waverly nursing home that mistakenly declared a woman dead in June.
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Judge Finds Iowa Nursing Home Worker Was Fired for Being Honest with Inspectors
An Iowa nursing home worker was fired amid allegations that he was too honest with inspectors, and in a separate case, a worker was fired after being accused of instructing…
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Montana Doctor Admits Defrauding Medicare and Other Federal Health Programs
A Whitefish physician accused in connection with alleged schemes to defraud government health programs admitted on Wednesday to falsely billing Medicare and other health programs in a telemedicine scheme that…
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Florida Man Charged with Six Felonies for Mail-Order Pharmacy and Healthcare Kickback Scheme
A federal grand jury returned an indictment on July 16, 2024, against Franz (aka “Frank”) Peter Suess, 77, of Wellington, Florida, for running a long-standing conspiracy related to his operation…
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Owner of Ohio Home Healthcare Agency Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud
The owner of a home healthcare agency who was found guilty of Medicaid fraud was sentenced today in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. Dorreetha…
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Former Alabama Pain Management Doctors Resentenced
Xiulu Ruan and John Patrick Couch, both formerly pain management doctors practicing in Mobile, Alabama, were resentenced to 252 months and 240 months, respectively. In 2017, a jury convicted Ruan…
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California Caretaker Accused of Sexual Assaulting Patient, Kidnapping Her Daughter
Authorities arrested a man hired to care for a senior with memory issues after he allegedly assaulted his patient and kidnapped her daughter.
Read More »Resident Accused of Seriously Injuring Another Resident at Missouri Nursing Home
On July 13, a resident of a Missouri nursing home was accused of seriously injuring another resident. According to charging documents, Resident 1 allegedly assaulted Resident 2 in a serious…
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Nebraska Nursing Home on Probation, Nurse Suspended in Connection to Death of a Resident
A nursing facility has been placed on probation by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services in connection to the death of a resident.
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