North Carolina LPN Charged with Stealing Nursing Home Resident’s Identity
A 35-year-old licensed practical nurse (LPN) was recently arrested and charged with stealing the identity of an elderly resident in a North Carolina nursing home where she was employed. The…
Read More »OIG Audit Targets Failure to Report and Investigate Abuse or Neglect of Medicaid Beneficiaries Residing in New Jersey Nursing Homes
A recently released report contained findings from an OIG audit that indicated the State of New Jersey did not ensure that nursing facilities always investigated and reported incidents of potential…
Read More »Independent Reviewer’s Interim Report Suggests Steps for Improving the Connecticut Long-Term Care Providers’ COVID-19 Response
Long-term care providers in Connecticut have experienced a high number of deaths due to COVID-19. Concern regarding predictions by many experts that there will be a second wave of the…
Read More »Long-Term Care Provider’s Operating Organization Denies Claims Alleged in $1 Million Wrongful Death COVID-19 Lawsuit
The operating organization of a Texas-based long-term care company is vigorously denying the claims alleged in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a dietary supervisor employed by…
Read More »Greater Protection for Long-Term Care Staff Ordered by the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health
Thursday, August 27, 2020, is the effective compliance date for the recent order from Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health requiring long-term care facilities to provide greater protection of staff and residents…
Read More »RN at New York Nursing Home Claims Firing Was Retaliation for Reporting Possible False Claims Issues
A registered nurse (RN) recently filed a lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act, claiming she was fired in retaliation for complaining and opposing practices she contends violated Medicare regulations…
Read More »Nursing Homes Fined over $15 Million in Civil Money Penalties Related to COVID-19 Crisis
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it has imposed over $15 Million in civil money penalties (CMPs) to 3,400-plus nursing homes due to their noncompliance with…
Read More »Community Spread of COVID-19 Related to Spike in Nursing Home Cases
Recent data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) indicates that the trending increase in COVID-19 in nursing homes is related to an increase in cases in the…
Read More »Family of Resident Missing for 9 Hours in Ohio Nursing Home Files Complaint to State Health Department
The children of a 73-year-old resident in an Ohio nursing home recently filed a complaint with the Ohio Health Department (OHD) over their concern about their mother’s safety and care….
Read More »Nursing Home Resident Charged with Shooting Death of Another Resident
A 32-year-old paraplegic resident in an Illinois nursing home was arrested and charged with the fatal shooting of a 77-year-old resident, also living in the facility.
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