US DOL proposes $83K in fines to IL healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
A Bloomingdale nursing facility failed to protect employees and temporary staff from possible coronavirus hazards a year after an employee died of the disease. The US Department of Labor’s Occupational…
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New Law Will Require NY Nursing Homes to Display Rating
A bill that requires nursing homes in New York to prominently display their most recent rating from federal officials was signed into law last week by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Read More »State fines California care home where worker was caught on video hitting elderly resident
California regulators have substantiated a complaint about a Folsom senior living center where a worker was secretly recorded on video striking a 90-year-old resident with dementia, and have determined that…
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Feds interview residents, staff at two NJ veterans’ homes where 194 died from COVID-19
Federal investigators descended on two state-run veterans’ homes this week as part of the US government’s investigation into deficiencies in care at the nursing homes that had one of the…
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Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Mandates Tested in New York Case
Thousands of New York healthcare workers are in limbo as a federal judge considers whether the state’s vaccination mandate must accommodate requests for religious exemptions, in a case that could…
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New ‘Digest of EEO Law’ Issued by EEOC
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that the newest edition of the federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest) is now available on the…
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US Attorney’s Office and HHS Office for Civil Rights Settle Disability Discrimination Case
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut (DOJ), entered…
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WI DHS Improves Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Services for Medicaid Members
Beginning November 1, 2021, Wisconsin Medicaid members who participate in eligible programs will be working with a new vendor, Veyo, to get transportation to their covered healthcare appointments. This benefit,…
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State cites NC nursing home after live maggots found in resident’s wound
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has cited a Charlotte nursing home after live maggots were found in the wound of a resident suffering from dementia.
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At last minute, Pa. lawmakers vote to extend dozens of COVID-19 waivers
The Pennsylvania legislature unanimously voted Wednesday to extend dozens of regulatory waivers put into place last year to help healthcare providers fight COVID-19.
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