Arizona Nurse Sues Hospital after New Times Story on Medical Pot Ban
Valley ER nurse Timothy Costello is suing one of the biggest hospital systems in Maricopa County for its ban on employee medical marijuana use, just over a week after Phoenix…
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NJ Man Dies after PA Senior Facility Dumps Him in Uber, Suit Claims
The family of a Toms River, New Jersey man has sued a Shohola senior living center, charging that the facility caused his death, after sending him home in a three-hour…
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Buffalo Nursing Home Fined $20,580 after Resident Wanders off Unnoticed
A nursing home owned by Erie County Medical Center was fined $20,580 by the federal government after a cognitively impaired resident with a history of wandering went missing for 100…
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Patient’s Photo Posted on Social Media Not Illegal, Court Rules
A nurse’s aide at a senior care facility in southern Minnesota who posted a photograph of an elderly patient with Alzheimer’s disease on social media with a demeaning and vulgar…
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Colorado Man Accused of Sharing Marijuana Candy in Wyoming Nursing Home
A Colorado man visiting his father at the Sublette Center nursing home is charged with giving another resident some THC candy, which the resident had asked him to bring to…
Read More »Illinois Nursing Home Fined for Alleged Sexual Assault, Facing Lawsuit for Other Neglect Claims
An Illinois nursing home is under criminal investigation after reports outline an elderly woman was raped in their facility last August.
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Connecticut Hospital Agrees to Comply with ADA Regarding Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that the government has reached a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) with…
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Two Illinois Nursing Homes Fined for Endangering Patients
The Illinois Department of Public Health has levied fines against two nursing homes for resident safety violations.
Read More »NJ Nursing Home Harassment Suit, Which Included Claim of Sexually Suggestive Food, Settled for $55K
A nursing home employee who claimed in a harassment and retaliation lawsuit that a supervisor presented her with a plate of food that resembled male genitalia and that another employee…
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CMS Update: New DRAFT version of the MDS 3.0 Item Set Change History for October 2020
A new DRAFT version of the MDS 3.0 Item Set Change History for October 2020 (v1.18.0) was posted. This document reflects the changes in the DRAFT version of the 2020…
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