Social Connection in Long-Term Care Homes Study
Social connection is a basic human need essential to quality of life, associated with better mental and physical health outcomes for long-term care (LTC) home residents, and is a key…
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OCR Releases New Cybersecurity Video on Ransomware
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new video about ransomware aimed at raising awareness and educating organizations…
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Connecticut Woman Admits Theft from Addiction and Mental Health Services Nonprofit
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Michele Devine, 50, of Waterford, pleaded guilty to a fraud offense in connection with her embezzlement from…
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New York Transportation Company Owners for Stealing More Than $2.1M from Medicaid
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the owners of DYD Universe, Inc., a New York Medicaid-enrolled transportation company, have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme that…
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Texas Medical Center to Pay $900K for Alleged Racial Hiring Discrimination
The US Department of Labor and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have entered into a conciliation agreement in which the federal contractor will pay $900,000 in back wages…
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Washington Dermatologist Indicted for Misusing $1.5M in COVID-19 Relief Funds
Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced a federal grand jury has an indicted a Spokane dermatologist, and his associated businesses, for fraudulently obtaining…
Read More »DOL Recovers $317K from Home Care Provider for Unpaid Wages and Overtime Violations
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered $158,868 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages from a Southern California home care provider that refused to pay…
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Some NC Nursing Homes Still Without Water 3 Weeks After Hurricane Helene
More than three weeks ago, Hurricane Helene knocked out the power and running water at James Greene’s nursing home in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison and over $3.8M Fine for Fraudulently Billing Medicaid
Jose Davila Nunez, 51, of Miami, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for Medicaid fraud. He was also ordered…
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Former Tennessee Mental Health Center Owner Charged with Employment Tax Crimes
A federal grand jury in Nashville returned an indictment charging a former business owner with willfully failing to account for and pay over employment taxes to the IRS. According to…
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