Driver Hits Gas Instead of Brake; SUV Hits Nursing Home Twice
An employee of a nursing home says she accidentally drove an SUV into the building twice upon arriving at work Saturday afternoon, the Indianapolis Fire…
HHS OCR Settles with Massachusetts Skilled Nursing Facility Regarding Disability Discrimination
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and United States Attorney’s Office in the…
Clinical Social Worker Admits to Defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of over $3.5 Million
A clinical social worker admitted to a federal judge that she helped devise and execute a scheme that shortchanged Rhode Island and Massachusetts substance abuse…
Man Arrested after Stabbing Two Caregivers with Scissors at Illinois Nursing Home
Police in Will County have arrested a 71-year-old man wanted for stabbing two caregivers with scissors at a nursing home facility in Riverwoods, officials said.
Armed Man Shot, Killed by Police Officer at North Carolina Hospital
An officer shot and killed an armed man outside a North Carolina hospital on Wednesday morning. The Mooresville Police Department was called around 3:45 a.m.…
Prosecutors Consider Additional Charges in Iowa Care Facility Death
The Polk County Attorney’s Office is considering filing additional criminal charges in the case of an Iowa woman who froze to death outside a Bondurant…
Michigan Nurse Impostor Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Making False Medical Records
The US Attorney for the Western District of Michigan announced on November 7, 2023, that a 49-year-old woman had pleaded guilty to using the identity…
Addiction Treatment Center Supervisor Defrauded Federal, State, and Private Healthcare Insurers
A clinical social worker admitted to a federal judge that she helped devise and execute a scheme that shortchanged Rhode Island and Massachusetts substance abuse…
DOL Recovers $59K in Back Wages for 64 Home Care Workers, Assesses $7K in Penalties to Employer
Investigators with the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer at its Arrington Assisted Living location—which provides housing and nursing care,…
Jury Convicts Hospice Owner for Defrauding Medicare
A federal jury convicted Shiva Akula, age 67, of New Orleans, of healthcare fraud related to fraudulent claims billed to Medicare. Akula owned and oversaw…