Police Arrest Suspect in Attack on Illinois Rehab Patient
A male suspect, identified as a nursing assistant on staff at a Chicago nursing home, was arrested Friday, July 9, and charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault of a Handicapped…
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SC AG announces Sumter man indicted for attempted sexual assault of nursing home resident
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that a Sumter County Grand Jury has indicted Towodi Shequoyah, 37 years old, aka Abdullah Muhammad, on two charges. An investigation conducted by…
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State Fines San Diego Nursing Homes over Handling of Alleged Sexual Assaults by Caregiver
California regulators have fined two local nursing homes for violations relating to how they handled sexual assault allegations against a former caregiver.
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90-year-old woman infected with UK and South African COVID-19 variants at the same time
Researchers in Belgium report on the case of a 90-year-old woman who was simultaneously infected with two different variants of concern (VOCs) of COVID-19, in a Case Report being presented…
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Woman Sues Nurse, California Hospital over Alleged Sexual Assault
A former patient is suing a nurse and a Mission Viejo hospital over an alleged sexual assault that occurred at the facility earlier this year, she announced during a news…
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Avanos Medical Inc. to Pay $22M to Resolve Criminal Charge Related to Fraudulent Misbranding
Avanos Medical Inc., a US-based multinational medical device corporation, has agreed to pay more than $22 million to resolve a criminal charge relating to the company’s fraudulent misbranding of its…
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Former Owner of Defunct New England Compounding Center Resentenced to 14 Years in Prison
The former owner of the now-defunct New England Compounding Center (NECC) was resentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak. The defendant was…
Read More »Massachusetts Nursing Home to Require Vaccinations for All Staff
In an effort to ensure the health and safety of all residents, Sherrill House, a non-profit skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Jamaica Plain is requiring that all staff members…
Read More »Nursing Assistant Jailed in Ohio Sexual Assault Case
A 59-year-old nursing assistant was arraigned Tuesday for gross sexual imposition following an investigation at a Warren County nursing facility, with bond set at $150,000.
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$6M Judgment against Iowa Nursing Home over Woman’s 2017 Death May Be State’s Largest Yet
In what may be largest ever sum awarded in an Iowa nursing home negligence case, a northern Iowa facility has been ordered to pay $6 million to the family of…
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