Man Dies after Truck Crashes into Ohio Hospital

Raymond Leiendecker, 45, is in custody after authorities said he crashed his pickup truck into an Ohio hospital September 13, killing an employee.

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Michigan AG’s Office Stops Financial Exploitation in St. Clair Probate Case

The Office of Michigan Attorney General filed objections in a St. Clair County probate case after Lisa Tramski, a nursing home leasing agent who became a guardian, convinced an 85-year-old…

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Daughters Sue NH ALH after 84-year-old Father Vanishes

A year after an 84-year-old man wandered away, never to be seen again, from an assisted living facility in New Hampshire, his two daughters have sued.

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Connecticut: Nursing Home Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit

An East Hartford woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of her late husband against Manchester-based nursing home and rehabilitation center Westside Care Center.

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Mystery DNA Swabber Swoops on Washington Seniors

A group of Kennewick, Washington, seniors could be the latest targets of a new type of Medicare fraud.

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Hospitals start addressing patients’ ‘egregious’ behavior

At Mayo Clinic last year, a male patient groped a female doctor in the presence of several other staff members.

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Nursing Homes Are a Breeding Ground for a Fatal Fungus

Maria Davila lay mute in a nursing home bed, an anguished expression fixed to her face, as her husband stroked her withered hand.

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Microbial Contamination Causes Plastikon Healthcare Milk of Magnesia Recall

Lawrence, KS, Plastikon Healthcare, LLC is voluntarily recalling Milk of Magnesia 2400 mg/30 mL Oral Suspension, lots 19027D and 19027E, to the patient level. Plastikon Healthcare initiated this recall because…

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Texas Health System Declares Internal Disaster after Loss of 91 Beds to Water Damage

Houston — Harris Health System officials declared a system-wide internal disaster September 9, 11:35 a.m., following a water pipe break overnight at the system’s Ben Taub Hospital.

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New York Nursing Assistant Charged with Identity Theft, Grand Larceny

A nursing assistant working at a facility in Putnam, New York, is facing charges after allegedly stealing from an elderly resident.

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