Missouri Proposal Looks to Shorten Nursing Home Investigation Process
A proposal moving to the House floor aims to add education requirements to investigator training and to move faster through the investigation process when nursing homes are accused of misconduct.
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Two NJ Nursing Home Residents Found Dead outside of Facilities
The body of a Parsippany nursing home resident who had been missing overnight was found on Saturday — while police in Bergen County were investigating the death of a man…
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Resident of California ALF Stabs Fellow Resident and Cuts Part of His Ear Off
A 64-year-old man stabbed and cut part of the ear off another man at the Camarillo assisting-living facility where they both live, the Camarillo Police Department announced.
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Justice Department Resolves Lawsuits with Doctors to Ensure Equal Access to Healthcare
The Justice Department announced that it has filed proposed consent decrees with two obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctors in Bakersfield, California. The consent decrees, which are subject to approval by the United…
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US DOL Urges Healthcare Facilities, Providers to Implement Effective Safety, Health Programs
US healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020, based on employer-reported data, as they encountered serious safety and health hazards while serving those in need…
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KY Parole Board Orders Nursing Home Killer Kim Harris Must Stay in Prison for Life
The Kentucky Parole Board Monday denied parole to former nursing assistant Kim Harris, who has served 25 years for killing the two nursing home executives who fired her.
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Placing Firebomb at Entrance of Jewish Nursing Home
An East Longmeadow man was sentenced in federal court in Springfield for placing a lit firebomb at the entrance of a Longmeadow senior healthcare facility on April 2, 2020, and…
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Hundreds vaccinated in CT will need another shot, officials say, due to improper storage
Nearly 650 people who received a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in New Haven between Christmas and Feb. 7 will need to get another shot, city health officials said,…
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Voting deputies cleared to visit Wisconsin nursing homes despite recent COVID-19 surge
With Wisconsin’s primary election coming Tuesday and the spring election April 5, special voting deputies are once again visiting nursing homes to help residents complete absentee ballots despite the omicron…
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Kansas Nursing Home Worker Accused of Raping 85-Year-Old
An Overland Park nursing home employee is accused of raping an 85-year-old resident with dementia after one of his co-workers allegedly walked in her room last month and found them…
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