Ohio nursing home inspections reveal errors, deception preceded deadly COVID-19 outbreaks
Regulators found infection control violations in at least three dozen Ohio nursing homes placed the health and safety of patients in “immediate jeopardy” during the COVID pandemic, an Ohio Capital…
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Former Kansas Nursing Home Worker Charged with Raping Resident
An Overland Park nursing home employee is in the Johnson County jail Wednesday night after being arrested and charged with raping a resident.
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Woman dies after being found in freezing weather outside Iowa assisted living facility
Iowa authorities are calling the death of a woman at an assisted living facility “suspicious” after she was found outside in below-zero temperatures.
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US Attorney’s Office Reaches Settlement with KY Hospital Resolving Alleged Violations of the ADA
The US Attorney’s Office reached an agreement on Tuesday with King’s Daughters Medical Center, a private hospital based in Ashland, Kentucky, to resolve allegations that one of the hospital’s outpatient…
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NC Nursing Home Releases First Public Statement amid Investigation into Deaths
Pine Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center has been relatively quiet since investigators said two people died and two people were in critical condition while the facility was understaffed during the…
Read More »CDC Shifts COVID-19 Messaging Focus from ‘Fully Vaccinated’ to ‘Up to Date’
Rather than altering the definition of “fully vaccinated,” the CDC is emphasizing the importance of staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccination schedules.
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Woman Dies after Wandering from SC Nursing Home, Spending Hours in Cold
A woman who family members said wandered outside a Rock Hill nursing home and was left in the cold for hours overnight, died Sunday morning, according to the family’s attorney.
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Settlement Agreement Reached with RI Dermatology Practice to Improve Services to Patients Who Are Deaf
The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Brown Dermatology has agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in its care and treatment of patients…
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Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Strengthening COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Workers in Healthcare
Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 283, requiring covered workers at healthcare facilities and high-risk congregate settings to be up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including having received a booster…
Read More »CT Governor Issues Order Requiring Nursing Home Visitors Show Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination or Negative Test Result
Governor Ned Lamont announced that he has issued an executive order (Executive Order No. 14F) directing all nursing homes in Connecticut to require visitors to either show proof that they…
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