Lawsuit Filed against Alabama Nursing Home for Wrongful Death Related to COVID-19
The family of a woman who died from COVID-19 has filed a lawsuit against an Alabama nursing home. The female resident was receiving physical therapy rehabilitation at the nursing home…
Read More »PA Nurse Charged with Assaulting Resident
A Pennsylvania nurse has been charged with neglect of care of a dependent person; simple assault; reckless endangerment; and strikes, shoves, kicks, or attempts to threaten a dependent person. The…
Read More »CDC Updates Recommendations for Ventilation in Buildings
On March 23, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their recommendations to improve ventilation in buildings to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and lower the risk…
Read More »A Massive Fire at a New York Facility Kills One Resident and a Firefighter Missing
A fire broke out on March 23, 2021 in a nursing facility prompting dozens of middle-of-the-night rescues. Ten residents were taken to area hospitals for treatment, and one resident was…
Read More »Illinois RN Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Using Resident’s Morphine
On March 19, 2021, an Illinois RN was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison for tampering with morphine intended for hospice patients and using the morphine herself. After…
Read More »Office of Inspector General Releases Medicaid Fraud Control Units Annual Report
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is the designated Federal agency that oversees and annually approves Federal funding for Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU) through a recertification process. The function…
Read More »Director of Social Services at Nursing Home Pleads Guilty to Illegal Kickbacks
The Director of Social Services at a skilled nursing facility in California pled guilty to conspiring with the owners of home healthcare agencies to pay and receive illegal kickbacks in…
Read More »GAO Recommendations for Pandemic Have Not Been Fully Implemented by CMS
The CARES Act includes a provision for the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct monitoring and oversight of the federal government’s effort to prepare for, respond to, and recover…
Read More »AG Files Lawsuit for Violations of the Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act
The Tennessee Attorney General (AG) has filed a lawsuit against a health services management organization and mobile dental services company for violations of the Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act. The…
Read More »CDC Updates Post-Vaccine Considerations for Residents
On March 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their recommended strategies for infection prevention and control considerations for residents of long-term care facilities showing systemic…
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