Possible Second Wave of COVID-19 Raises Concerns About Supply Shortages in Pennsylvania Nursing Homes
Federal data indicates that nearly one-fourth of Pennsylvania’s nursing homes reported that in September 2020, they did not have enough personal protective equipment (PPE). This shortage poses great concern for…
Read More »Inadequate COVID-19 Preparation Claimed in Lawsuit against Pennsylvania Nursing Home
Failure to follow “necessary and vital precautions” that would have prevented the spread of COVID-19 is the basis for a recent lawsuit filed against a Pennsylvania nursing home and its…
Read More »NY County Nursing Home in Standoff with State Department of Health Inspectors
After two previous attempts to inspect a New York nursing home, the state Department of Health (DOH) announced it was planning to try again three days before the current COVID-19…
Read More »Failure by Georgia Veterans’ Home to Evaluate Resident’s Aggressive Behavior May Be a Factor in Deadly Assault on Another Resident
A report by the Georgia Department of Community Health recently revealed that a resident who assaulted another resident, allegedly causing that resident’s death, was admitted to the nursing home last…
Read More »Oregon Woman Arrested for Elder Abuse and Theft from Multiple Long-Term Care Facilities
A 25-year-old woman working as a med-tech in multiple long-term care facilities over a five- to six-year period was recently arrested for allegedly stealing money, jewelry, and drugs from residents…
Read More »Missouri Passes Bill Allowing Cameras in Nursing Homes
The Missouri legislature passed a law August 28, 2020, allowing cameras to be installed in the rooms of nursing home residents. The new bill is particularly welcomed due to the…
Read More »New Study Shows How Three Michigan Nursing Homes Limited the Spread of COVID-19
A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examined how three Michigan nursing homes limited the spread of the Coronavirus in their facilities. The study findings…
Read More »New Jersey Legislature Raises Wages for Nursing Home Workers and Limits Profits
In response to a report commissioned by the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), state legislators passed four new bills in August that were signed into law by the Governor…
Read More »CMS Acts to Ensure Reliability of COVID-19 Testing
A recent record check by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) resulted in 171 cease and desist letters to facilities across the US conducting COVID-19 testing without proper,…
Read More »OSHA Announces $484,069 in Proposed Penalties for Coronavirus Violations in 37 Healthcare Facilities
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that it has cited 37 healthcare providers spanning the healthcare sector from the Department of Veterans Affairs…
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