Nurse Aides Face Charges after Alleged Abuse of Dementia Patient in Florida Facility
Two senior-care nurse assistants in Brevard County accused of abusing a resident at Market Street Memory Care in Viera have been arrested and are now…
Nursing Home Resident with Tracheostomy Suffocates When Suctioning Is Delayed
A nursing home in northwest Iowa will pay $6,500 in fines for failing to clear a resident’s airways as he fatally suffocated. The 87-year-old resident…
Illinois Doctor Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
A podiatrist practicing in East St. Louis pleaded guilty in a US District courtroom to committing healthcare fraud from 2016 to 2020. Howard Jackson, 69,…
PA AG Charges Berks County Home Care Agency and Its Owner for $488K Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that, based upon recommendations from the 47th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, a Berks County-based home care agency and its owner…
Nurse Sues New Hampshire Hospital over Termination for Refusal to Get Flu Vaccine
A registered nurse is suing Exeter Hospital for firing her for not getting a flu vaccine because of her religious belief that her body should…
CMS Found Many Assisted Living Residency Agreements Failed to Meet HCBS Requirements
The final Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) regulations stipulate requirements for Medicaid authorities under which states can provide long-term community-based services and supports, and the…
Former Nurse Sentenced to 15 to 30 Years in Prison for Sexual Assaults of Two Patients
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that a former Carlisle-based nurse will serve 15 to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting two patients and…
Dryer Fire Prompts Evacuation at Illinois Nursing Home
A fire broke out at Arcadia Care of Morris nursing home on Monday evening, causing the evacuation of residents and staff.
‘Tsunami of Criticism’ Follows DEA’s Proposed Telemedicine Prescribing Rules
Telehealth and digital health advocates aren’t pleased with the US Drug Enforcement Agency’s proposed rules for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine after the expiration of…
Aide Charged with Sexually Assaulting Elderly Woman in Minnesota Nursing Home
A 53-year-old nursing home aide has been charged with sexually assaulting a 75-year-old woman under his care in a Burnsville facility.