Massachusetts AG Reaches Settlement with Nursing Home over Pandemic Response Failures
Attorney General Maura Healey announced a settlement agreement with a Rowley nursing home and its owner to resolve allegations that they failed to implement appropriate infection control procedures at the…
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FDA Safety Communication: Reuse Tracheostomy Tubes or Switch to Appropriate Alternatives
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers that there is a shortage of tracheostomy tubes, including Bivona tracheostomy tubes manufactured by ICU Medical….
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Staten Island Nursing Home’s Water Systems Test Positive for Legionella
One person tested positive for Legionellosis, a disease caused by exposure to Legionella bacteria, at Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Egbertville after water tests at the facility found…
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Oregon Health System Investigating Employee for Posting Video Appearing to Mock Patient
A Salem Health employee is under investigation after posting a video on Twitter that appears to mock the sound of a patient in pain.
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Nurse Accused of Sexual Assault While Working at Colorado Hospital
A former intensive care unit nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital in Colorado has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault while working at the hospital.
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Connecticut Nursing Home Residents Moved after Flooding
All residents of Bickford Health Care Center have been temporarily moved to other area facilities following a flood from a damaged sprinkler system at the nursing home.
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Changing Lights in Nursing Homes Could Prevent Falls and Has Other Benefits, Study Finds
Study shows swapping fluorescent bulbs with LED color-changing lights inside long-term care facilities could reduce resident falls by 43 percent.
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Colorado Nurse Sentenced after Pleading Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital Patients
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Alejandro Gort, 39, of Denver, was sentenced to five years of probation after he earlier pleaded guilty to obtaining…
Read More »Crews Respond to Fire at Massachusetts Nursing Home
Wilbraham Fire Chief Michael Andrews said that a 911 call came in around 6:10 a.m. Monday for a kitchen fire at Vantage Nursing Home on Maple Street.
Read More »Man Arrested after Threatening Iowa Hospital
A 60-year-old Granville, Iowa, man is behind bars after threatening to shoot local hospital employees with an A-K-47.
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