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After a jury on February 7 found that William E. Hawkins in 2020 killed a 95-year-old man at a Port St. Lucie assisted living facility, a judge ordered him to…

A Charlotte nursing home is facing a lawsuit after a woman’s wound became infested with maggots, prompting her grandson to seek legal action against the facility and its owners.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health (CTDPH) is investigating a water issue at the Genesis St. Joseph’s Center that resulted in an evacuation of nearly 200 people Wednesday.

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a common cause of outbreaks in nursing homes (NHs), and until recently, respiratory outbreaks in NHs were mainly associated with influenza virus and respiratory syncytial…

A man with dementia who authorities say walked off from a mental health facility just after midnight Wednesday was found dead, according to Wilcox County Coroner Janice Brown.

The FDA is aware that Baxter Healthcare Corporation has issued a letter to affected customers recommending certain Spectrum infusion pumps be removed from where they are used or sold. The…

A West Virginia man was sentenced to three years in prison for not paying the taxes withheld from employees’ wages at an ambulance service he operated and obstructing the IRS’s…

A fire at a Nelson County nursing home early Tuesday morning sent more than a dozen residents to the hospital and displaced dozens of others.

A Missouri nursing home resident was charged with assault after throwing hot coffee at a nurse, damaging items, and verbally assaulting staff on February 28.