Massive Fine for TX Nursing Home Housing COVID Patients
An east San Antonio nursing home designated earlier this year to house elderly COVID-19 patients has been hit with a massive fine from the state after investigators this summer said…
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NJ Mandates Workplace COVID-19 Safety Rules as Cases Spike
As COVID-19 numbers continue to rise across the state, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Wednesday that requires private and public companies to implement uniform health and…
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CT Disciplines Nurses for Drug Abuse, Photographing Young Patient without Consent
Four nurses were recently disciplined by the state Board of Examiners for Nursing for drug and alcohol abuse and for photographing a patient without consent.
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IOSHA Issues COVID-Related Citations to Two Indiana Nursing Homes
Major COVID-19 workplace citations have been issued by state authorities as Indiana’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two nursing homes for serious violations.
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Nursing Homes Will Face New Frontline Staffing Requirements
Come February, New Jersey nursing homes must adhere to strict frontline staffing level requirements, the latest in a series of state reforms designed to improve resident care in an industry…
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Governor Ron DeSantis Held Roundtable Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities
October 22, Governor Ron DeSantis was in Fort Myers to announce that he has directed the Division of Emergency Management to update Florida’s emergency order on long-term care facility visitation….
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EEOC Sues Medical Transport Company for Sexual Harassment
MedicOne Medical Response, an independent medical transport company providing ambulance services, violated federal civil rights laws when it failed to correct ongoing sexual harassment at its Nashville branch and retaliated…
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EEOC Sues Colorado Nursing Home for Sexual Harassment
SSC Montrose San Juan Operating Co., LLC, SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services, LLC, and Sava Senior Care LLC (collectively, “Sava”) violated federal law by tolerating the sexual harassment of female employees by…
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Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Requiring Reforms to Long-Term Care Industry
Governor Phil Murphy today signed two bills (S2712 and S2785) ordering reforms to the long-term care industry. The bills implement recommendations from the Manatt Health Report, released on June 3,…
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TN Nursing Home Staff Become Registered Poll Workers to Help Residents Vote
COVID-19 has changed how a lot of people are casting their ballot this year, but that’s especially true at Tennessee nursing homes.
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