MI Nursing Facility Resident Charged with CSC Involving Incapacitated Victim
A former patient at an Upper Thumb nursing facility has been charged in Huron County District Court with one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct involving an incapacitated victim.
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Employee at TX nursing home slapped patient with Alzheimer’s, causing swelling and bruising
An employee at a Medical Center-area nursing home is accused of slapping an 84-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease, causing her face to bruise and swell, according to San Antonio police.
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Former nurse found guilty in accidental injection death of 75-year-old patient
RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse criminally prosecuted for a fatal drug error in 2017, was convicted of gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent homicide March 25 after a…
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Former Employees of PA Healthcare Facility Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges Related to Alleged Assaults
Two former residents of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on federal hate crime charges. The twelve-count Indictment names Zachary Dinell, 28, formerly…
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Ex-Nursing Assistant Faces New Sexual Assault Charges Involving Child
A former nursing assistant charged with sexually assaulting a patient at a Las Vegas rehabilitation center is now charged with sexually abusing a child more than a decade ago, according…
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Ohio law allowing cameras in nursing home rooms to prevent abuse goes into effect
A state law in Ohio allowing cameras and other electronic monitoring devices to be installed in the rooms of nursing home residents went into effect this week — the culmination…
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Gov. Evers Signs Two Bills to Support Wisconsin’s Healthcare Providers and Patients
Gov. Tony Evers signed two bills March 23, 2022 to support Wisconsin’s healthcare providers and patients. The first bill signed by Gov. Evers continues the innovative Acute Hospital Care at…
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Illinois Nurse Convicted after the Death of Nursing Home Resident
Illinois State Police announced Wednesday the conviction and sentencing of a licensed practical nurse for failure to administer life saving measures to a resident in a Collinsville nursing home in…
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US DOL Reopens Rulemaking Record, Schedules Public Hearing on Proposed Final Rule
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reopened the rulemaking record partially and scheduled an informal public hearing to seek comments on specific topics that relate…
Read More »As a Nurse Faces Prison for a Deadly Error, Her Colleagues Worry: Could I Be Next?
Four years ago, inside the most prestigious hospital in Tennessee, nurse RaDonda Vaught withdrew a vial from an electronic medication cabinet, administered the drug to a patient, and somehow overlooked…
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