OSHA investigates Covid-19 death of Buffalo man who worked at two nursing homes
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched an investigation into the Covid-19 death of a Buffalo man employed at two nursing homes after the agency learned of the worker’s…
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Limited Visitation to Resume at Maryland Hospitals, Nursing Homes
Limited visitation will resume March 1 at hospitals and nursing homes across Maryland, state officials announced February 11.
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Lawsuit: ‘Negligent’ care led to fatal fall of New York nursing home resident
When a dementia resident at a troubled Delaware Avenue nursing home escaped through a third-story window and fell 34 feet, his dying request was that someone hold his hand, a…
Read More »Justice Department Settles HIV Discrimination Claim with Surgical Practice
The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan and the United States Department of Health and Human Services have reached a settlement with Great Lakes Surgical Associates, a…
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CA nursing facility fined nearly $60,000 for COVID-19 safety violations
A skilled nursing facility in Fremont has racked up nearly $60,000 in penalties from the state for not properly protecting its workers from COVID-19 during the pandemic.
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AZ Nursing Home Chiefs under State Investigation after Republic Report
The state board that regulates nursing home administrators has opened complaints against five administrators of a Prescott nursing home after an investigation found multiple staffers were forced to work despite…
Read More »NY Attorney General Releases Report on Nursing Homes’ Response to COVID-19
Attorney General Letitia James today released a report on her office’s ongoing investigations into nursing homes’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March, Attorney General James has been investigating nursing homes…
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Fired NY Nursing Director Ordered to Comply with Investigation Into 23 COVID-19 Deaths
The nursing director fired from an Albion nursing home where 23 residents died from Covid-19 before the end of May was ordered Tuesday to comply with subpoenas issued as part…
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Wisconsin Allowed Drug-Stealing Nurse to Keep Practicing
A drug-addicted nurse was caught stealing pain pills meant for patients in two different Wisconsin facilities, and nearly four years later, she was still working (and still fully licensed) at…
Read More »Justice Department Files Lawsuit against Two California Doctors for Discrimination against Patient with HIV
The Justice Department filed lawsuits today alleging that two obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctors in Bakersfield, California, refused to provide routine medical care to a patient on the basis of her HIV…
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