A Head Injury with 11 Staples from PA Nursing Home Inspections
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Sept. 12 released the results of recent inspections at more than 300 nursing homes statewide.
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Ex-Employee of Florida Nursing Home Accused of Abusing Elderly Man
Kayla Oeth, 27, a former employee of a Gulf Breeze nursing home, was arrested September 16 after she allegedly abused an elderly man, causing open wounds and bruises to appear…
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Violations Including Nursing Home Residents’ Cocaine Use Leads to Sanctions in Ct
The state Department of Public Health has fined three nursing homes for various violations, including a New Haven facility that was cited for cocaine use by residents.
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EEOC Sues Kansas City Nursing Home for Paying a Female Nurse Less than Male Nurses
Center for Rehab and Healthcare, in Raytown, Mo., a Kansas City suburb, violated federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the EEOC,…
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Protect Yourselves, Protect Your Patients
The American Nurses Association (ANA) convened a professional issues panel to develop policy and identify strategies to address barriers to nurses and other healthcare workers reporting violence and abuse, and…
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56,226 Presbyterian Health Plan Members Affected by Phishing Attacks
The Scottsville, AZ-based managed care company, Magellan Health, discovered two of its subsidiaries experienced phishing attacks that exposed the protected health information of members of Albuquerque, NM-based Presbyterian Health Plan.
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California Nurse Aide Who Raped Patient Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Jeremias Frago-Rodriguez, 63, a former nursing assistant who pleaded no contest to rape and oral copulation of an incapacitated, 72-year-old woman at a skilled-nursing facility in downtown Palo Alto, was…
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OSHA: Opioid Toolkit for Employers
A new employer toolkit from the National Safety Council aims to help employers create workplace safety programs focused on opioids.
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Louisiana woman arrested for posing as LPN
Sandra Jeannett Martin, 59, a Shreveport woman, was arrested for posing as a licensed practical nurse at a local nursing home, said Sheriff Steve Prator.
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Sacramento nurse charged in $31 million Medicare kickback scheme
A Sacramento registered nurse has been charged in a massive Medicare fraud scheme that cost the federal healthcare program $31 million in payouts, court documents say.
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