Iowa Nursing Home Cited for a Meth-Smoking Resident and a Threatening Nurse
A North Iowa nursing home where a resident was smoking methamphetamine and a nurse allegedly left residents in fear for their safety could be facing fines from the federal government.
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A Decade of Drugging
In 2012, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care to reduce the use of dangerous antipsychotic (AP) drugs in nursing…
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Iowa Nursing Home Hit with More Than $900,000 in Fines for Alleged Abuse
A Taylor County nursing home is facing one of the largest fines ever imposed against an Iowa care facility by the federal government.
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Lawsuit to Be Filed Against Ohio Nursing Home after Woman Left, Died Nearby
A wrongful death lawsuit will be filed against an assistant living facility in Independence claiming its failure to provide for its residents led to the death of a woman.
Read More »Illinois Nursing Homes Fined $25K for Resident Care Violations
The Illinois Department of Public Health has fined two local nursing homes for violations related to residents falling and being injured.
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Two Fired after ‘Troubling and Serious’ Allegations at SC Assisted Living Facility
An assisting living facility in Greenville said two employees have been terminated after an internal investigation into allegations about the mistreatment of a resident.
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Atlanta Hospital Fires 4 Nurses for TikTok Video Making Fun of Patients
Emory University Hospital Midtown announced that it has fired four nurses after they posted a video making fun of hospital patients on TikTok.
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Frontline Work When Everyone Is Angry
In October 2020 Dr. Adrienne Boissy, then the chief patient experience officer at Cleveland Clinic, had a big problem, and it wasn’t just Covid-19. Caregivers at the hospital, already stretched…
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Woman Pleads Guilty in Death of Woman at Colorado Assisted Living Facility
Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that Letticia Martinez, 28, pleaded guilty to neglect in the death of a resident at the Cappella Assisted Living and Memory Care facility in Grand…
Read More »New York Governor Approves Notification Law for Nursing Homes
Residential care facilities in New York will be required to notify residents and their families when an infection is confirmed in the facility under legislation approved Wednesday by Gov. Kathy…
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