Keeping Families Up-to-Date in the COVID-19 Environment
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living have developed communication strategies to keep the families of residents informed during the COVID-19 crisis. These suggestions are…
Read More »North Carolina Nursing Home Being Sued by Family of Resident after COVID-19 Outbreak
A North Carolina nursing home is under investigation, and a family has filed a personal injury lawsuit on behalf of a resident seriously ill with COVID-19. The lawsuit claims negligence…
Read More »New Jersey Nursing Home under Investigation after Police Report Finding 17 Bodies in the Facility’s Morgue
New Jersey police recently reported finding 17 residents’ bodies piled up in an overwhelmed nursing home’s morgue that was designed to accommodate four bodies. The discovery was the result of…
Read More »Massachusetts Man Arrested for Attempted Arson of Assisted Living Facility
A 36-year-old Massachusetts man was recently arrested and charged with two counts of attempted arson. According to the criminal complaint, on April 2, 2020, police discovered a homemade incendiary device…
Read More »South Carolina’s Medicaid Telemedicine Payments Found Not Sufficiently Documented or Ineligible
In an audit to determine if the Medicaid payments made to South Carolina healthcare facilities for telemedicine services were compliant with state and federal requirements, the Office of Inspector General…
Read More »Massachusetts Nursing Home Nurse Who Publicly Criticized Her Facility over COVID-19 Outbreak Deficiencies Dies from the Disease
A Massachusetts nurse recently died from COVID-19 and is being heralded as a courageous whistleblower. She raised a red flag when she notified news media about her concerns that the…
Read More »Illinois Agrees to Pay Almost $6.4 Million to Settle Negligence Lawsuits Over 2015 Legionnaires’ Outbreak Claiming the Lives of 12 Veterans
After 12 residents of an Illinois veterans home died and dozens more became ill in the 2015 outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, their families filed negligence lawsuits against the state. Those…
Read More »Staff “No Shows” Cause California Nursing Home Evacuation
According to county public health officials, after only one of the 13 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) scheduled showed up to work for the second day in a row, 84 of…
Read More »New Jersey Formulating Plan to Protect Most Vulnerable Persons from COVID-19
The State of New Jersey is developing a “whole-of-government” approach to help nursing homes deal with the COVID-19 crisis. The State’s Health Commissioner reports that out of the 375 long-term…
Read More »Social Media Is Becoming Essential for Nursing Homes during COVID-19 Crisis
Before the COVID-19 crisis, nursing homes tended to consider social media as more of a nuisance than a help. However, when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued…
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