NJ Considering Legislative Reform to Assist Nursing Homes with COVID-19 and Other Infectious Outbreaks
A group of New Jersey legislators have undertaken the crafting of eight bills designed to strengthen response to the challenges facing
Read More »Son Sues Tennessee Nursing Home over Mother’s Death from COVID-19
The son of a resident recently filed a lawsuit against a Tennessee nursing home after his mother died from COVID-19.
Read More »Michigan Nursing Home Resident Assaulted in May Dies
A 75-year-old resident in a Michigan nursing home has died nearly three months after being assaulted by a 20-year-old man recovering in the facility from COVID-19. After the alleged assault,…
Read More »A North Carolina In-Home Registered Nurse Overdosed on Medication Prescribed for Patient
After being found unconscious during his shift in a patient’s room, a North Carolina in-home nurse was arrested and indicted on multiple felony charges. The nurse allegedly embezzled and misused…
Read More »Late-Stage Trial Study of an Eli Lilly Coronavirus Drug to Begin in Nursing Homes
The Eli Lilly pharmaceutical company recently announced that it is starting a late-stage trial, involving 2,400 participants (residents and staff) in nursing homes, to study whether an experimental COVID-19 antibody treatment can prevent the virus’ spread in residents and staff.
Read More »Termination Notices Issued by Massachusetts’ Medicaid Program Regarding COVID-19 Responses
Failure by three nursing homes to provide an adequate level of care to residents during the COVID-19 crisis has resulted in the Massachusetts’ Medicaid program issuing termination notices.
Read More »Family of 86-Year-Old Resident Alleges Facility Failed to Inform Them of Resident’s COVID-19 Status
The family of an 86-year-old resident in an Alabama nursing home has made allegations regarding the facility’s failure to inform them about the resident’s deteriorating condition due to complications from…
Read More »Many Nursing Homes May Still Be Ill-Prepared for Power Outages and High Temperatures Accompanying Hurricanes
As another hurricane season rolls round, the nursing home tragedies associated with Hurricane Irma in 2017 are remembered and serve as reminders regarding the continuing need for nursing homes to…
Read More »Former Owner of Arkansas Nursing Home Arrested and Accused of Stealing over $43,000 from Residents’ Trust Fund Accounts
The arrest of the former owner of an Arkansas nursing home was recently announced by Arkansas’ attorney general. The man is accused of emptying or severely depleting residents’ trust fund…
Read More »Licenses of Two Nurses in a Pennsylvania Hospital Suspended in Patient Dosing Scandal
The licenses of two nurses working in a Pennsylvania hospital were recently suspended. The nurses cared for patients alleged to have died in a patient-dosing scandal perpetrated by a well-respected…
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