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A California man recently pleaded guilty to conspiring with his spouse, the owners of home healthcare agencies, and a hospice agency to pay and receive illegal kickbacks in exchange for…

The former administrator of a Utah rehabilitation and skilled nursing center was arrested about seven months ago and charged with two counts of money laundering and three counts of theft-all…

Nearly one month after the homicide of a 95-year-old resident in a Florida nursing home, police have arrested and charged a man with first degree murder. An investigation has been…

Last month, after an 86-year-old resident in a Virginia nursing home was found stabbed to death, his 65-year-old roommate was arrested and charged with his murder. Since then, the Virginia…

A New York nursing home that has received continuously low ratings has been given the maximum fine of $7,000 by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) after being…

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main active ingredient found in marijuana plants that produce the “high effect” most users seek. It is often infused with different types of candy-chocolate and other…

The daughter of a 93-year-old woman in a Texas nursing home placed a camera in her mother’s room last fall after her mother told her that someone was hurting her….

After the Pennsylvania Department of Health notified a county nursing home last week about the probability of the presence of Legionella bacteria in the facility’s water system, the nursing home…

Two nursing homes in Illinois have been fined by the Illinois Department of Public Health for violations that endangered the lives of residents in the facilities. One of the facilities…

A former nurse in an Iowa nursing home was recently sentenced to four years in prison as part of a plea agreement reached involving her alleged tampering with a consumer…