Virginia AG Announces Charges in Elder Abuse Investigation
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced charges against 18 individuals in connection with an ongoing investigation into elder abuse and neglect at the Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Colonial…
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Iowa Nursing Home Worker Convicted of Sexual Exploitation
A 37-year-old male certified nursing assistant, employed at three Iowa nursing homes, has been convicted of sexually exploiting a minor while working at one of the facilities and is facing…
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Electric Wheelchair Catches Fire in Virginia Rehab Facility, Burns Resident
One person was injured at a Virginia nursing home December 7 after an electric wheelchair caught fire in a resident’s room.
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New Dashboard to Monitor 50% Reduction in Patient and Workforce Harm
The National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety (NAA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the National Healthcare Safety Dashboard, an online resource that…
Read More »Chainsaw-Wielding Man Shot Dead by Police at Illinois Assisted Living Facility
A use-of-force investigation is underway in the fatal police shooting of a chainsaw-wielding man who threatened residents of a St. Charles assisted living center Sunday morning.
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Iowa Nurses Charged with Unsafe Practices and Misappropriation of Medications
For the second time in two years, a Pottawattamie County nurse is facing disciplinary charges and is accused of prescribing or dispensing drugs in an unsafe manner.
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Fire Forces Residents out of Assisted Living Center in Missouri
Crews were called to a fire at an assisted living center in Kennett, Missouri, around 11 a.m. on Monday, December 2, after the Kennett Fire Department was alerted by a…
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CDC Study Shows Drop in Antibiotic Prescribing at US Nursing Homes
An analysis of US long-term care (LTC) pharmacy dispensing data shows overall antibiotic prescribing rates in nursing homes fell from 2013 to 2021, researchers reported today in Antimicrobial Stewardship &…
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Dallas Anesthesiologist Gets 190 Years for Tampering with IV Bags
A Dallas anesthesiologist who injected dangerous drugs into patient IV bags, leading to one death and numerous cardiac emergencies, was sentenced to 190 years in prison. Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr.,…
Read More »Indiana Man Accused of Striking Nursing Home Resident with Metal Walker
An Indiana man has been accused of attacking an acquaintance who lives at a local nursing home, allegedly using a metal walker to strike the other man in the head.
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