Mass. Public Health Chief Empowered to Ban Admissions to Nursing Homes during Outbreak
The state public health commissioner will have the authority to limit or ban admissions to long-term care facilities like nursing homes if “jeopardy”— like an uncontrolled disease outbreak — threatens…
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EEOC Sues Elderwood at Burlington for Racial Harassment
98 Starr Road Operating Co., LLC, doing business as Elderwood at Burlington, a large long-term care facility located in Burlington, Vermont, violated federal law by allowing black nurses and nurse…
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VT AG’s Office Settles Allegations of Abuse & Neglect with Rutland Residential Care Homes
Following its investigation, the Vermont Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU) announced a settlement with Our House Residential Care Homes. It is alleged that Our House, operator…
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TX OIG audits rehabilitation center’s patient notifications and staff training procedures
The OIG audited Le Rêve Rehabilitation and Memory Care (Le Rêve) to determine if staffing requirements were met for patient safety and review whether clients were properly notified about facility…
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New Law Requires Dementia-Specific Training for Colorado Assisted Living Staff
More than one-third of residents in assisted living and other residential care facilities have some form of dementia or cognitive impairment, according to data from the Alzheimer’s Association.
Read More »Syracuse nursing home’s record of shoddy care gets even worse, latest inspection reveals
Many resident rooms at a nursing home in Syracuse were filthy with sticky floors, brown stains on the walls, peeling wallpaper and had broken call bells.
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Troubled Iowa Center for Disabled Fined for Resident’s Death
A troubled Iowa center for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities failed to monitor the fluid intake of a 30-year-old resident who died in February due to dehydration, state inspectors…
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Wrongful death suit alleges Illinois nursing home patient was not given proper medication
The daughter of a Caseyville nursing home resident claims her 66-year-old mother died roughly one month after being admitted to the facility because she was not given necessary medication.
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Illinois Nursing Home Fined $25,000 over Resident’s Fall
A Jersey County nursing home is being fined $25,000 after the Illinois Department of Public Health determined it failed to implement progressive interventions to prevent falls.
Read More »74 Nursing Homes Fined up to $50,000 Each for Reported Violations
A report shows that 74 private Illinois nursing homes were found to have violated the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of the year.
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