Report: Connecticut nursing home resident who died had not received medication
A resident of a nursing home in Wallingford had a fatal heart attack in February after the staff allegedly failed to give her all of her prescribed medications for several…
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Former CA Caregiver Sentenced for Elder Abuse Involving Patient with Dementia
A Folsom caregiver who was caught on camera appearing to abuse an 89-year-old dementia patient has pleaded no contest in court. Read more here.
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MI AG Continues to Advocate for Seniors’ Protection, Scam Awareness
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel spent part of the week presenting on consumer protection measures for the state’s senior population as the Elder Abuse Task Force (EATF) launches its latest…
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Justice Department Issues Web Accessibility Guidance under the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Department of Justice published guidance today on web accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It explains how state and local governments (entities covered by ADA Title II)…
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1 in 3 Nursing Home Residents Still Haven’t Received a COVID-19 Booster, AARP Analysis Finds
More than 1 in 3 US nursing home residents and nearly 2 in 3 nursing home workers had still not received a COVID-19 booster as of late February, according to…
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Falls Make Up More Than One-Third of SNF Professional Liability Claims — Averaging over $223K Per Claim
Fall-related allegations continue to be the most common type of professional liability claim skilled nursing facilities face — making up 36.1% of all claims.
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New York’s Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency
The state Department of Health (DOH) was unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, an audit released March 15…
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Michigan DHHS did not misrepresent COVID-19 nursing home deaths, AG’s office says
A January report from the state Auditor General’s office did not find that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) intentionally underreported or misrepresented the number of COVID-19…
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Nursing home put residents in ‘jeopardy’ on the night two were found dead, NC says
A short-staffed nursing home in Thomasville put its residents in “immediate jeopardy” when it failed to enact an emergency plan, leaving just three people to take care of 98 residents…
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Alabama Governor Awards Additional $80 Million to Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Governor Kay Ivey awarded an additional $80 million of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to provide reimbursements for the state’s hospitals and nursing…
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