Lawsuit: ‘Negligent’ care led to fatal fall of New York nursing home resident
When a dementia resident at a troubled Delaware Avenue nursing home escaped through a third-story window and fell 34 feet, his dying request was that someone hold his hand, a…
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Gov. Cuomo, facing nursing home controversy, endorses capping how much nursing homes can profit
Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent most of his COVID-19 briefing Monday defending his administration’s handling of nursing homes, but, amid growing scrutiny over his own actions, he also for the first…
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Counterfeit N95 Scam Widens as Senator Demands FTC Investigation
A key US senator is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate N95 mask fraud and federal agents announced the seizure of 1.7 million more counterfeit 3M masks in…
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Suspect, 95, Charged with Murder in Colorado Assisted Living Shooting
A 95-year-old resident of an assisted living facility accused of shooting and killing a maintenance worker has been charged with first-degree murder.
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Health Workers and Hospitals Grapple with Millions of Counterfeit N95 Masks
Thousands of counterfeit 3M respirators have slipped past U.S. investigators in recent months, making it to the cheeks and chins of healthcare workers and perplexing experts who say their quality…
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Ohio to Give Nursing Home Workers Second Chance at Vaccine
Nursing home workers who declined the coronavirus vaccine during the first round of shots will be given another opportunity to take it, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday as he outlined…
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One Dead, Four Injured in Shooting at Minnesota Health Clinic
A 67-year-old man unhappy with the healthcare he’d received opened fire at a clinic Tuesday, killing one person and wounding four others, and bomb technicians were investigating a suspicious device…
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CA nursing facility fined nearly $60,000 for COVID-19 safety violations
A skilled nursing facility in Fremont has racked up nearly $60,000 in penalties from the state for not properly protecting its workers from COVID-19 during the pandemic.
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CT Governor Ends Legal Immunity for Nursing Homes, Hospitals
Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday he will end legal immunity for nursing homes and hospitals beginning March 1, nearly a year after he imposed the order shielding those facilities from…
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Connecticut Mulling Whether Medical Assistants Can Give Shot
Connecticut legislators were urged Monday to pass a bill that would allow certified medical assistants to perform vaccinations, with the Connecticut Hospital Association noting the “difficult undertaking of vaccinating every…
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