Kansas Nurses Question Hospital’s Security Measures after Rape Arrest
Nurses at Wichita, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi St. Francis are raising safety concerns about the hospital’s security measures after a man was accused of entering…
Rhode Island Nursing Home Resident Charged with Sexually Assaulting Staff Member
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that an East Providence man has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with sexually assaulting a nursing home…
NH Hospital to Pay $2M to Settle Allegations of Controlled Substances Act Violations
Cheshire Medical Center (CMC) in Keene will pay $2 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by failing to keep…
SNF and Management Company to Pay $3.825K to Settle Kickback Allegations
A skilled nursing facility (SNF) in Riverside, California, and its management company have agreed to pay the United States and California a total of $3.825…
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Eye Liberalization of Medical Marijuana Rules
Pennsylvania state senators began advancing legislation Wednesday that would liberalize the state’s 5-year-old medical marijuana program by expanding the scope of who can buy it…
Smoke Prompts Emergency Response to New York Nursing Home
The Vestal Fire Department, Vestal Police and Broome County Fire Investigators responded to Willow Point Nursing Home after smoke was seen coming from the building…
Nursing Home Resident Gets 45 Years for Murder and Rape of 80-Year-Old
A 61-year-old Indianapolis nursing home resident was sentenced Thursday to 45 years in prison for the murder and rape of an 80-year-old invalid last year.
Woman Sues West Virginia Nursing Home for Family Member’s Injuries
A woman is suing Harrell Memorial Nursing Home Inc. for injuries sustained by her family member while she was a resident.
Indiana Hospital Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on June 20, 2023, that it had filed a suit against the operators of an Indiana hospital…
Appeals Court Overturns $6M Verdict, Orders New Trial in NY Nursing Home Death Case
An Iowa nursing home hit with a $6 million jury verdict over a resident’s death was granted a new trial Wednesday after the Iowa Court of Appeals…