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…
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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.
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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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Resident of St. Louis Nursing Home Dies Days after Assault; Suspect is 70-year-old Man
A resident of a St. Louis nursing home died recently following an altercation with another man and the death is being investigated as a homicide, police said Wednesday.
Read More »HHS OCR Secures Voluntary Resolution with CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System to Strengthen its Provision of Auxiliary Aids and Services to Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has entered into a Voluntary Resolution Agreement (VRA) with CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System (CHRISTUS…
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OSHA Raises Its Civil Penalties for 2020 by Nearly 2%
On January 15, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) raised its civil penalties (85 Fed. Reg. 2,292) by approximately 1.8%.
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Snapchat Post, a Fall and a Death Lead to Connecticut Nursing Homes’ Fine
Three nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) for violations that include posting a video on social media of a resident in a wheelchair…
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