12-Year Sentence for Nursing Home Employee Who Shared Abusive Snapchat Photos
A former Oklahoma nursing home employee has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted of sending offensive photos and videos of elderly residents via Snapchat. The individual,…
Read More »Pennsylvania Man Pleads No Contest to Fraudulent Medical Scheme, Posing as Doctor
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Carbon County man pleaded no contest to multiple felonies after posing as a medical professional to administer care to patients and fraudulently…
Read More »Michigan Nurse Charged with Tampering with Vials of Fentanyl
An indictment was unsealed charging a registered nurse from Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, with three counts of tampering with a consumer product, specifically the Schedule II controlled substance fentanyl. He…
Read More »California Man Pleads Guilty to $17 Million Medicare Hospice Fraud Scheme
A California man pleaded guilty on February 3 to healthcare fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering in connection with a years-long scheme to defraud Medicare of over $17 million…
Read More »Georgia Assisted Living Employee Charged with Battery After Fatal Incident
An employee at a Georgia assisted living facility has been charged with battery and elder exploitation following the death of a resident after an incident at the facility. Deputies were…
Read More »Arizona Couple Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Billion Healthcare Fraud Scheme
An Arizona couple pleaded guilty to causing more than $1.2 billion in false and fraudulent Medicare and health insurance claims for unnecessary wound grafts applied to elderly and terminally ill…
Read More »Former Nursing Home Employee Sues for Retaliation After Reporting Sexual Harassment
A Kansas nursing home is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who claims he was fired in retaliation for reporting sexual harassment of female certified nursing assistants (CNAs) by…
Read More »Two Nursing Home Residents Victimized by Theft in Ohio and Pennsylvania
A nurse at an Ohio nursing home has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $600 from an elderly resident. The alleged crimes took place on or about July 27…
Read More »FDA Alerts and Recalls for Diabetes Devices, Oxygen Concentrators, and Ventilators
On February 5, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued three important updates regarding medical device safety. The FDA has reminded patients and caregivers to regularly check alert…
Read More »ALF Cited for Elopement, Safety Failures After Resident’s Death
An assisted-living facility (ALF) in Arizona was fined $500 and, under a settlement, agreed to implement stricter safety measures following an incident in which an 85-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease…
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