Suit Filed against Kansas Nursing Home with 14 Virus Deaths

The family of an 88-year-old man who died in a COVID-19 outbreak at a suburban Kansas City nursing home has sued.

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Illinois Nursing Home Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit

A Geneva nursing home where a quarter of the residents died from COVID-19 is being sued by the family of a 97-year-old woman who says they want to hold Bria…

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Missing Connecticut Nursing Home Resident Died of Hypothermia

A Wallingford nursing home resident who was found dead outside the facility in January after wandering away died of hypothermia, according to the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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Bruce Springsteen Guitarist Sues NJ Nursing Home after Mother-in-law Contracts Coronavirus

A member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band is holding an upscale New Jersey nursing home accountable after his mother-in-law tested positive for coronavirus.

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Former Chief of Cardiology at Palo Alto VA Hospital Indicted for Sexual Battery of Subordinate Doctor

A federal grand jury in San Jose indicted Dr. John Giacomini for Abusive Sexual Contact. According to the indictment, Giacomini, 71, of Atherton, is alleged to have subjected the victim,…

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Mom of First Texas Healthcare Worker to Reportedly Die of COVID-19 Sues Nursing Home

The mother of the first Texas healthcare worker to die from the coronavirus is suing the healthcare facility for $1 million where he worked.

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Coalition of US Attorneys Announce $15.3 Million Settlement with Omnicare, Inc. for Improper Dispensing of Controlled Substances

Omnicare, Inc., a subsidiary of CVS Health and a provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities, has agreed to pay the United States a $15.3 million civil penalty to…

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Nursing Homes’ Unclear Death Toll Has States Testing Corpses

Connecticut is swabbing corpses at funeral homes and Maryland is testing all nursing-home residents and staff, symptomatic or not.

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Pennsylvania Physician to Pay $50,000 and Permanently Cease Prescribing Opioids

Dr. Eric Heffelfinger, a pulmonologist who previously practiced in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, will pay $50,000 and permanently lose his ability to prescribe opioids to resolve allegations that he improperly prescribed…

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With Federal Help Pending, ‘Parking Lot Guy’ Becomes Most Reliable Source of PPE for Nursing Homes

Amid a global pandemic that targets vulnerable elders, one of the most reliable PPE sources for a provider in the New York City suburbs is a man whose name remains…

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