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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GAO Update—Nursing Homes: Better Oversight Needed to Protect Residents from Abuse
To protect vulnerable nursing home residents from abuse, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracts with state agencies—known as survey agencies—that can cite nursing homes for incidents of…
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HHS ASPR TRACIE: CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule Resource Page Updated
In September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they took action to comply with the new Omnibus Burden Reduction (Conditions of Participation) Final Rule, which “removes…
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HHS OCR Secures Corrective Action and Ensures FL Orthopedic Practice Protects Patients with HIV from Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) has successfully secured corrective action and resolved a complaint against the Florida Orthopaedic Institute (“Florida Orthopaedic”)….
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Tennessee Nursing Home to Make Corrections after Improper Medicaid Billing, Patient Grooming Charges
State auditors say the Bledsoe County Nursing Home in Pikeville, Tennessee, improperly billed Medicaid almost $52,000 for resident leave days, and inappropriately billed 76 nursing home patients more than $5,800…
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Most Serious Nursing Home Complaints in MA Not Investigated in Required Time
A report with the Office of the Inspector General for the US Department of Health and Human Services said almost 75 percent of serious nursing home complaints reported in Massachusetts…
Read More »US Department of Labor Investigation Results in Missouri Healthcare Facility Paying $42,696 in Back Wages
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Helia Healthcare — doing business as Pillars of North County — has agreed to pay $42,696…
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