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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New York’s long-term care watchdog and a local lawmaker called for an investigation of the Brooklyn nursing home where comedian Elayne Boosler’s Jewish cousin was sold a pricey Christian funeral…
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MD Nursing Home with Most Virus Deaths Fined $10k a Day for Failure to Protect Residents
A Charles County nursing home with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths among nursing home facilities in Maryland is being fined $10,000 a day for failing to protect residents and…
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Wife of Man Who Died after Contracting COVID-19 Sues the Waterford Assisted Living Facility
A lawsuit has been filed against The Waterford at College Station assisted living facility, alleging neglect in the April death of a resident who had contracted COVID-19.
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