Florida AG Announces Arrest of Two Group-Home Employees for Beating a Disabled Man
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), with the assistance of the Ocoee Police Department and Winter Haven Police Department, arrested two Central Florida men for abusing a…
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Texas Nursing Home Fined after Resident Found ‘Covered’ with Ant Bites
A woman recovering from COVID-19 in a White Settlement nursing home woke up in the middle of the night with something crawling across her body.
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Justice Department Issues Guidance on Protections for People with Opioid Use Disorder under the ADA
The Department of Justice announced today that it has published guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are in treatment…
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Widow of Man Who Froze to Death Sues Nursing Home
The widow of a man who froze to death overnight after he walked out of his nursing home has filed a lawsuit against the facility, alleging that its “outrageous” negligence…
Read More »Woman Missing from Ohio Nursing Home Found in Manhattan, NY
A woman, who went missing from an Avondale, Ohio, nursing home, has been found in Manhattan, New York, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.
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US DOL Announces Proposed Rule to Amend Federal Occupational Injury, Illness Recordkeeping Regulation
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation, 29 CFR 1904.41. The current regulation requires certain employers…
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AHCA/NCAL Highlights Nursing Home Quality Improvements during COVID-19 Pandemic
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) released a new report March 24, 2022 with data reporting on the quality of care in nursing homes…
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MI Nursing Facility Resident Charged with CSC Involving Incapacitated Victim
A former patient at an Upper Thumb nursing facility has been charged in Huron County District Court with one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct involving an incapacitated victim.
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Employee at TX nursing home slapped patient with Alzheimer’s, causing swelling and bruising
An employee at a Medical Center-area nursing home is accused of slapping an 84-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease, causing her face to bruise and swell, according to San Antonio police.
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Justice Department Finds that IN State Nursing Board Discriminates against People with Opioid Use Disorder
The Justice Department found today that the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing Board) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by prohibiting nurses who take medication to treat Opioid…
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