CT Nursing Home Hit with $10,000 Fine after Alleged Sex Assault
The state Department of Public Health has fined the owners of an East Windsor nursing home $10,000 for failing to protect the safety of their residents and staff when they…
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Abuse of Caldor Fire evacuee caught on video at California senior care home, complaint claims
A 90-year-old woman with dementia who was evacuated from her Pollock Pines home during the Caldor Fire ended up at a Folsom senior living facility where workers allegedly abused her…
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Lawmakers move bill allowing cameras in Ohio nursing homes another step closer to law
A proposed state law that would allow cameras to legally be placed inside rooms of nursing home residents in Ohio moved another step forward Thursday as lawmakers heard compelling testimony…
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15 Now Dead among Nursing Home Residents Evacuated to Warehouse
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed Thursday morning the death toll had risen to 15 among nursing home residents evacuated to a Tangipahoa Parish warehouse before Hurricane Ida.
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Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Lawsuit Regarding Self-Service Kiosks in Healthcare Setting
The Justice Department filed a Statement of Interest clarifying that Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that public accommodations provide auxiliary aids and services so that individuals…
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Kansas Nurse Pleads Guilty to Over-Drugging Dementia Patient, Prosecutors Say
A 37-year-old Atchison nurse has pleaded guilty to intentionally giving a nursing-home patient the wrong medication in an apparent attempt to keep her sedated, Leavenworth County’s top prosecutor said Friday.
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NJ home care provider required to repay $2 million in overpayments from Medicaid
A statewide home care provider was found to have received over $2 million in Medicaid overpayments by improper billing and will have to repay the money to the program, according…
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Rhode Island nursing home closures a concern as staffing mandate nears
As the vaccine mandate looms over Rhode Island nursing homes they’re also looking ahead toward another requirement, the staffing mandate that’s now just months away from taking effect.
Read More »Whistleblower accuses Minnesota nursing home of violating COVID-19 health regulations
St. Therese of New Hope, the site of one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks in the state last year, directed its staff to violate health regulations designed to prevent the…
Read More »Judge temporarily suspends NY vaccine mandate for healthcare workers who claim religious exemption
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday temporarily suspending New York state from enforcing its vaccine mandate if healthcare workers claim a religious exemption.
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