Registered Nurse Charged with Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult
Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced that Dermot Hanna, 59, of Rutland, Vermont, was arraigned on September 30, 2019, on two counts of Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult and two counts…
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Nurse Aide Accused of Hurting Two Residents at Georgia Nursing Home
Jatoria Johnson, 22, was arrested Tuesday after being accused of assaulting two residents at a Georgia nursing home.
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California Clinic to Close after Ransomware Wipes out Patient Records
Wood Ranch Medical (“WRM”) was the victim of a ransomware attack that resulted in its patients’ personal healthcare information being encrypted.
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Sioux Falls VA warns of potential privacy breach
Officials with the Sioux Falls Veteran Affairs Health Care System are warning patients about a potential breach of privacy.
Read More »Former Ohio Nurse Aides Indicted for Alleged Abuse of 94-Year-Old Woman
A Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted Roberta I. Bower, 28, and Makiah Chane’I Halsell, 22, in connection to the June 3, 2018 abuse of a 94-year-old victim.
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DOJ Crackdown on Nursing Homes to Include Criminal Counts
The Department of Justice is making a push this fall to identify criminal charges that can be brought alongside civil actions against nursing homes and staff accused of abusing and…
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Georgia Assisted Living Facility a Complete Loss after Fire
Augusta, Ga. — Augusta Fire Department firefighters extinguished flames at the Augusta Villas Health and Rehabilitation Center.
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Arkansas Takes over 2 Nursing Homes; Watching 3 More
After Arkansas took action Monday to seize temporary control of two nursing homes, the state’s new chief long-term care regulator said in an interview that he plans to strengthen how…
Read More »Maggots on New York Nursing Home Resident’s Foot
Krysten Schmidt has been a nurse for 25 years and last week, when she went to visit her 89-year-old grandmother at Premier Genesee nursing home, she saw something she had…
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Patient Injured after Car Drives into North Carolina Doctor’s Office
Police say a patient was injured September 27 when a car accidentally accelerated through the front entrance of a medical office around 1 p.m.
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