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.
Read More »Man Kills Mother, Himself at New York Nursing Home; Identities Released
Rochester police have identified the pair killed in an apparent murder-suicide at a Rochester, New York, nursing home on Sunday morning.
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Two People Dead After Apparent Murder-Suicide at a NY Nursing Home
Rochester Police are investigating the deaths of two individuals at a local nursing home in what they believe was a murder-suicide.
Read More »Oregon Hospital Faces Third Lawsuit over Nurse’s Alleged Fentanyl Tampering
Asante Rogue Regional Hospital is facing another lawsuit related to allegations that a nurse swapped patients’ fentanyl with tap water.
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Cocreative Study to Enhance Medication Safety in Nursing Homes
Residents of nursing homes (NH) often require multiple medications to treat their chronic conditions, and this article describes the co-creation of an intervention to improve medication safety in Danish nursing…
Read More »OSHA Assistant Secretary’s Statement on 2023 Occupational Safety and Health
The US Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Douglas Parker issued the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2023 Survey of Occupational Injuries…
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Medical King Recalls 222K Bed Rails Due to Entrapment Hazards
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Home 4U, Inc., dba. Medical King, of Brooklyn, New York, are announcing the recall of three models of Medical King Bed Assist…
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Family of Security Guard Shot and Killed at Hospital Sues Facility for $35M
The family of a security guard who was shot and killed at a hospital in Portland, Oregon, sued the facility for $35 million on Tuesday, accusing it of negligence and…
Read More »89-Year-Old Found Dead After She Went Missing from Assisted Living Center
An 89-year-old woman was found dead after she went missing from an assisted living and memory care facility in Georgia, police said.
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Justice Department Sues to Block UnitedHealth’s Acquisition of Amedisys
The Justice Department, together with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UnitedHealth)’s proposed $3.3 billion…
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