United States Settles Disability Discrimination Case Involving Residents and Prospective Residents of a Senior Housing Community
The United States announced that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has approved a consent order resolving allegations that three defendants — Heritage Senior Living LLC;…
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Massachusetts Man Indicted on Charges of Attempted Arson at Senior Healthcare Facility
An East Longmeadow man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in connection with an attempted arson at a Longmeadow senior healthcare facility in April 2020. John Michael Rathbun,…
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As States Reopen, Nursing Home Operators Can’t Assume They’ll ‘Be in the Clear Forever’
As COVID-19 initially swept through nursing homes across the country in March and April, operators and staffers had a key advantage: Just about every state implemented stay-at-home orders that kept…
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OK Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances Which Resulted in the Death of Three Patients
On June 18, 2020, a grand jury charged Donald Hyungjoon Kim, MD, 53, for distributing opioids and other controlled substances illegally. In 2018, the Oklahoma City DEA District Office began…
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EEOC Sues Pediatric Health Care Alliance for Retaliation over Harassment Complaints
Pediatric Health Care Alliance, a Tampa-based pediatric medical practice, violated federal law when it retaliated against a female registered nurse for reporting that a doctor, who was also a company…
Read More »Wisconsin Nursing Home Residents Evacuated Due to Fire
A fire burned through the roof of a nursing home in Fox Crossing Thursday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of residents.
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Nursing Homes Represent More Than 1 in 4 COVID-19 Deaths
Nursing home residents account for nearly 1 in 10 of all the coronavirus cases in the United States and more than a quarter of the deaths, according to an Associated…
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No symptoms in 37% of COVID-19 nursing home patients, research finds
A study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that more than a quarter of the residents of a Chicago nursing home were infected with COVID-19, 37% of them never had…
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Kansas Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital
Julie Lynne Grant, 50, pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing fentanyl from a hospital pharmacy. Grant was a registered nurse who worked at the Hospital Corporation of America Midwest…
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Psychosis in Nursing Home Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Psychosis in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common and important problem. It is a frequent cause of nursing home placement and is associated with a high mortality. The…
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