Effects of COVID-19 Exacerbate an Already Difficult Challenge to Nursing Home Staffing
Prior to the Coronavirus crisis, long-term care facilities were already struggling to maintain adequate staffing levels. Now, statistics indicating that over half of the deaths from COVID-19 in some states…
Read More »Two Nurses in Alabama Nursing Home Arrested for Misappropriating Controlled Substance Medications Intended for Residents
Theft of a controlled substance, attempted distribution, forgery, and elder abuse were the charges issued against two Alabama nursing home nurses (one an RN and the other an LPN) when…
Read More »Resident Who Wandered Away from Connecticut Nursing Home in January Died from Hypothermia
An 89-year-old resident who wandered away from a Connecticut nursing home in January was found deceased just fifty feet outside of the facility. His cause of death was determined by…
Read More »OCR Reminds Healthcare Providers to Ensure Rights of Persons with Limited English Proficiency during COVID-19 Crisis
In a bulletin issued May 15, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) stipulated that even during the midst of the Coronavirus crisis, healthcare providers must take reasonable steps to…
Read More »New Jersey Health Commissioner Issues Executive Directive Requiring COVID-19 Testing of Long-Term Care Residents and Staff
New Jersey’s health commissioner recently issued an executive directive that requires COVID-19 testing of all staff and residents in long-term care facilities (nursing homes, assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care…
Read More »Officials in New York County Concerned about Governor’s New Guidelines
New York’s Governor issued new guidelines to nursing homes that are intended to provide more protection for residents and employees. Primarily, the guidelines require that all nursing home staff members…
Read More »NYS Health Facilities Association Response to Governor’s New Nursing Home Policy
The president and CEO of the New York State Health Facilities Association and the New York State Center for Assisted Living, Stephen Hanse, recently issued a statement responding to the…
Read More »Resident in Illinois Nursing Home Ill with COVID-19 Reported Missing from the Facility
Staff members at an Illinois nursing home recently reported to police that one of their residents, a 61-year-old man, had walked out of the facility that morning and was still…
Read More »NY Nurse Steals and Uses Credit Card of Man Dying from COVID-19 for Groceries and Gas
A nurse working in a New York hospital was recently arrested and charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and petty larceny after stealing the American Express Card…
Read More »Pennsylvania Joins New York, Illinois, and New Jersey by Granting Healthcare Workers Temporary Immunity from Malpractice Lawsuits
The governor of Pennsylvania recently signed an executive order to protect healthcare providers from malpractice suits. He issued this statement to explain his action: “As the COVID-19 pandemic has required…
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