Wisconsin Woman Indicted for Multimillion Dollar Healthcare Fraud and Kickback Scheme
Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 16, 2024, a federal grand jury indicted Lakia Jackson (age: 34) for perpetrating a…
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DOL Recovers $317K in Unpaid Wages, Damages from California Home Care Provider
The US Department of Labor has recovered $158,868 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages from a Southern California residential care provider that refused to pay overtime…
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North Carolina Nursing Home Employee Charged with Assaulting Resident
An employee at a North Carolina nursing home at the center of a news station investigation last month was convicted of assaulting a resident.
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Texas Man Found Guilty in $160 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A 59-year-old man was convicted on all 15 counts for orchestrating a massive Medicare fraud scheme involving the fraudulent billing of expensive topical creams, announced US Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani…
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RSV Vaccination 80% Effective in Older Adults without Immunocompromising Conditions
Among 28,271 hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus-like illness among adults aged at least 60 years without immunocompromising conditions, vaccine effectiveness was 80% (95% CI 71–85) against respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalizations,…
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Understanding Mealtime Behavioral Problems in Nursing Home Residents Living with Dementia
Persons with dementia frequently experience mealtime behavioral problems that can result in reduced or lack of intake of food or fluids.
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Court Fines Komfort & Kare LLC $425,940.54 for Unlicensed Medicaid Housing
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has announced that the Circuit Court for Baltimore County has awarded the State of Maryland $425,940.54 in damages against Komfort & Kare LLC, its former…
Read More »Lawsuit Alleges Inadequate Care at Iowa Nursing Home Following Resident’s Death
A nursing home in Iowa, previously cited for inadequate staffing, is now facing a second wrongful-death lawsuit. The family of a 58-year-old resident who died five days after entering the…
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Pennsylvania Woman Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud and Bank Fraud Charges
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ester N. Mbaya, age 43, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud and bank…
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Two CNAs Charged with Aggravated Assault at New Jersey Rehabilitation Facility
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Berkeley Township Chief of Police Kevin Santucci announced that on October 15, 2024, Dhenmark Francisco, 28, of Toms River, and Jovi Esperanza, 31,…
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