Telemarketer and His Companies Agree to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Allegations
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez and U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey for the Eastern District of Tennessee announce that Scott Roix, together with several entities through which he ran…
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Illinois Nursing Home Fined $25k after Losing Resident
The Illinois Department of Public Health has fined a Bloomington nursing home $25,000 for letting a 49-year-old woman with dementia wander away from the facility in stockinged feet.
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Slides from ACHA Webinar Outlining Key Areas in the Proposed Delay
Slides from ACHA webinar outlining key areas in the proposed delay, which include the Compliance and Ethics Program.
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Two Hour Reporting Rule: Alleged Abuse and/or Bodily Injury
F609/610 – Reporting Alleged Violations/Investigation New CMS Requirements of Participation (RoP): SNF must report allegations of suspected abuse and /or serious bodily injury to a resident to the administrator and…
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When can nursing homes make decisions for ‘incapacitated’ residents?
When “Gloria A.” was admitted into a nursing home in late 2012, the 63-year-old truck driver was deemed “incapacitated” by a doctor.
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Countdown to Phase 3 – November 28, 2019
Are we ready? Comprehensive Compliance and Ethics Manual: Compliance and Ethics Manual Fillable Cover & Approval Page Abbreviated Compliance and Ethics Manual:
Read More »County Spent $12k so Far on Toilet Paper Caper
A suspected theft of fewer than a dozen rolls of toilet paper from a Wisconsin nursing facility has cost Rock County taxpayers over $12,000 in legal fees as part of…
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Car Gets Stuck in Stairwell after Crash into Pennsylvania Nursing Home
A bizarre scene unfolded at a nursing home in Upper Gwynedd after a vehicle crashed into a building and wound up stuck inside a stairwell.
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Suspicious Package Sent to Pennsylvania Nursing Home
A suspicious package delivered to a Warren County nursing home was not an explosive, but the results were still upsetting.
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Texas patient’s body set on fire as medical staff attempt CPR
San Antonio Police and Fire reports reveal a 70-year-old patient’s heart stopped and the defibrillator used by the medical team arced, igniting the oxygen in the room.
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