Three Women Charged with Felony Elder Abuse at Oklahoma Nursing Home over Snapchat Videos
Three women who were employees of an Oklahoma nursing home have been charged with felony elder abuse and conspiracy after sending and receiving Snapchats of…
Death and Two Hospitalizations Trigger $5,687 Fine against Iowa Nursing Home
An Iowa nursing home has been fined $5,687 for quality-of-care issues that resulted in one resident’s death and the hospitalization of two others.
CMS Announces Nursing Home Data and Care Compare Updates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that updated nursing home guides for consumers will be posted on the Medicare.gov Care Compare website…
Las Vegas Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Submitting over $700K in Fraudulent Invoices to Hospital
A Las Vegas business owner was sentenced on July 2, 2024, to 21 months in prison for submitting over $700,000 in false invoices to a…
Florida Nursing Home Accused of Negligence Leading to Resident’s Death
A tragic case has emerged from Palm Beach County, Florida, where a nursing home is accused of negligence leading to the death of a resident.
Nursing Home Cited for Failing to Protect Residents from Sexual Abuse
A central Iowa nursing home that has been cited six times in one year for insufficient staffing has now been cited for failing to protect…
New York Assisted-Living Nurse Arrested, Accused of Smoking Pipe in Resident’s Room
A nurse at an assisted living facility in Clermont County is facing charges, accused of smoking a pipe in one of the resident’s rooms.
HIPAA Security Rule Failures Leads to $950,000 Settlement
On July 1, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a health system…
NY AG Announces Arrest of Transportation Company Owner for Stealing over $1 Million from Medicaid
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the arrest of David Moore of Tompkins County, who through his company ASAP 2, allegedly stole over…
Nursing Homes Falling Farther Behind on Vaccinating Patients for COVID
It seems that no one is taking COVID-19 seriously anymore, said Mollee Loveland, a nursing home aide who lives outside of Pittsburgh, and who worries…