California AG Joins Lawsuit against Nursing Home Chain
California’s Attorney General (AG) has joined District and City Attorneys in filing a lawsuit against a nursing home chain with ten nursing homes operating in California. The lawsuit alleges that…
Read More »OSHA Launches Program Focusing on Workers Contracting COVID-19 and Employers Who May Retaliate
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) focusing enforcement efforts on companies that put the largest number of workers…
Read More »CMS Updates Guidance on Visitation in Nursing Homes
On March 10, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised their recommendations for visitation guidance on nursing homes during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The guidance was…
Read More »AHCA/NCAL Expands #GetVaccinated Campaign for Long-Term Care Staff
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) and National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) have expanded their #GetVaccinated campaign to encourage long-term care facility staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. The…
Read More »OIG Audit Finds that Florida Nursing Facilities Did Not Always Report Potential Abuse or Neglect
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that Florida did not ensure that nursing facilities always reported potential abuse or neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries transferred from nursing facilities to…
Read More »Michigan Hospital to Pay $115,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit
A Michigan hospital will pay a total of $115,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal age discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According…
Read More »The Top Ten Survey Citations for 2021
LeadingAge has analyzed the deficiencies cited from the Quality, Certification, and Oversight Reports (QCOR) since January 2021. The F-tags listed are the nationwide top ten represented in over 15,000 nursing…
Read More »Pennsylvania Home Health Agency to Pay over 500 Workers $1.6 Million in Back Wages and Damages
A US District Court in Pennsylvania has issued a consent order requiring the payment of more than $1.6 million in back wages and damages to 546 home health aides. The…
Read More »California Nursing Home Accused of “Dumping” Residents to Admit Higher Reimbursement COVID-19 Residents
A California nursing home is accused of committing numerous abuses, then orchestrating a fraudulent cover-up to conceal its misconduct. Among the accusations, the nursing home allegedly discharged elderly and seriously…
Read More »Beware Counterfeit N95 Masks
The United States government is investigating massive quantities of counterfeit N95 masks that have been recently released on the market. Long-term care facilities should be aware of potential scams and…
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