FL Former Assisted Living Employee Arrested for Striking 87-Year-Old Alzheimer’s Resident in the Face
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Miami-Dade Police Department arrested a woman for abusing a disabled senior. According to an investigation by Attorney General Moody’s MFCU,…
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US DOL Cites RI Medical Practice, Owner for Exposing Employees to Coronavirus
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the owner-operator of four Rhode Island medical facilities for failing to protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus…
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HHS Issues Revised Notice of Reporting Requirements and Reporting Timeline for Recipients of Provider Relief Fund Payments
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is releasing revised reporting requirements for recipients of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments….
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Fully-vaccinated NYS nursing home personnel no longer require routine twice-weekly COVID-19 testing
According to new guidance from the New York State Department of Health, fully-vaccinated nursing home personnel no longer require routine twice-weekly COVID-19 testing. You can read the guidance here.
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US DOL’s OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from Coronavirus
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced it will issue an emergency temporary standard to protect healthcare workers from contracting coronavirus. The standard focuses on…
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NY Investigates Nursing Home after 78-Year-Old Man Jumps from Second-Story Window
A Jamesville, NY, nursing home has been cited for a severe safety violation after a 78-year-old resident jumped out a second-story window of the facility last week.
Read More »EEOC Sues Illinois Nursing Home for Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination
A nursing home, rehabilitation center, and long-term residential care facility in Joliet, Ill., violated federal civil rights laws by disadvantaging pregnant employees in various ways, the US Equal Employment Opportunity…
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US DOL Sues New York Health Center and Its CEO for Firing Employee Who Reported Coronavirus Safety Concerns
The US Department of Labor is suing a Staten Island community health center and its CEO after they suspended and later fired an employee who reported coronavirus-related health and safety…
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FL Behavioral Healthcare Center Agrees to Revamp Its Workplace Violence Prevention Program after OSHA Investigation
The US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reached a settlement with a Fort Myers behavioral healthcare and residential treatment facility to prevent future employee injuries after…
Read More »Mandated Reporter Charged with Failure to Report Abuse of an Elder
A California assisted living facility director was charged with being mandated to report elder abuse and failing to do so. It is alleged that on October 15, 2020, a caregiver…
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