Investigators Raid Village Hall in Deadly NY Adult Home Fire Probe
County, state, and federal investigators conducted a raid on the Spring Valley Village Hall Wednesday afternoon, in connection with the probe into a deadly March fire at a Rockland County…
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COVID-19 Had a Devastating Impact on Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes during 2020
Nursing home residents have been particularly affected by COVID-19, as they are predominately elderly, tend to have underlying conditions, and live in close quarters. However, data on the number of…
Read More »‘Flat-Out Resistant’ Staffers Imperil Nursing Home Vaccine Goal
An industry effort to vaccinate 75% of nursing home staff against Covid-19 by July 1 appears to be faltering as continued employee hesitancy, declining infection and death rates, and general…
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MA Man Convicted of Placing Firebomb at Entrance of Jewish Nursing Home
An East Longmeadow man was convicted by a federal jury in connection with placing a lit firebomb at the entrance of a Longmeadow senior healthcare facility in April 2020. John…
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Judge Approves $15 Million Settlement in AZ Healthcare Lawsuit over Patient Rape
A judge has approved a $15 million settlement to a lawsuit filed by the family of an incapacitated woman who was raped at a Phoenix healthcare facility and later gave…
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Staff quits, residents rescued, Georgia nursing home owner charged with cruelty
A nursing home owner in Dade County, Georgia faces cruelty charges after the sheriff says deputies discovered patients living in temperatures higher than 90 degrees Monday evening, with just one…
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US DOL Cites RI Medical Practice, Owner for Exposing Employees to Coronavirus
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the owner-operator of four Rhode Island medical facilities for failing to protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus…
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A convicted rapist was accused of sex assault at a CT nursing home. Police had no idea he was there.
When state police arrived at a Connecticut nursing home on May 19 to fingerprint a registered sex offender, they had no idea that another sex offender was also living there.
Read More »Lawsuit over Houston Methodist’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by employees of Houston Methodist over the health system’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for workers, marking the first decision of its kind by…
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US DOL’s OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from Coronavirus
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced it will issue an emergency temporary standard to protect healthcare workers from contracting coronavirus. The standard focuses on…
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