Fire Displaces West Virginia Assisted Living Facility Residents
Residents of an assisted living facility in Scott Depot were temporarily displaced Wednesday evening by a fire, according to the Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
Sex Offender Residing at Arkansas Nursing Home Arrested
A registered sex offender in Arkansas was arrested after he was found living at a Licking nursing home, Licking police said Wednesday evening.
Drug-Resistant Candida auris Infection Rates Continue to Rise
Candida auris, an emerging fungal pathogen resistant to many antimicrobial agents, continues to threaten US public health. Researchers at bioMérieux Inc. conducted a retrospective analysis of…
Two Kentucky Nursing Homes Agree to Shut Down and Pay over $1 Million
Kentucky US Attorney Michael A. Bennett announced on June 20, 2023, that two nursing homes that filed federal lawsuits seeking injunctive relief against the United…
Compliance and Ethics in Perfect Harmony Podcast Episode
Compliance and Ethics must work together in perfect harmony; however, they often do not. We must start with compliance and ask ourselves “Can we?” If we can, we must not stop there. We need to then move to ethics and ask…
Feds Fine Massachusetts Nursing Home $45K for Incompetence and Neglect after Resident Dies
Federal regulators have fined a town nursing home more than $45,000 for incompetence and neglect that led to a botched response to an emergency in…
Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing over $50K from Family Member in Nursing Home
A 53-year-old DC man is headed to prison after stealing over $51,000 from a family member with cognitive disabilities who was in a nursing home.
SNF and Management Company Agree to Pay $3.825M to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks
Alta Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LLC (Alta Vista), a skilled nursing facility in Riverside, California, and its management company, Rockport Healthcare Services (Rockport), have…
Florida Governor Signs Measure Allowing CNAs to Become Qualified Med Aides
Gov. Ron DeSantis, on June 16, signed 11 bills, including a measure that allows certified nursing assistants in nursing homes to become trained as “qualified…
Former Pennsylvania Nursing Home CEO Sentenced for Stealing Funds
The former CEO of a Pennsylvania nursing home was sentenced to nine months to five years in state prison for stealing potentially hundreds of thousands…