Las Vegas Healthcare Staffing Executive Indicted for Fixing Wages of Nurses
A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned an indictment March 15, 2023, charging a healthcare staffing executive with conspiring to fix the wages of…
NYS DOH Updates Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation to Align with Federal Guidelines
The New York State Department of Health today announces new guidance which fully aligns the Department with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
Three Colorado ALF Employees Falsely Accused Man of Assaulting Wife with Dementia
Three workers at a senior living facility in Louisville are facing criminal charges after police allege two of them falsely reported an assault that never…
New Jersey Nursing Home Evacuated for Small Fire
A small fire that originated in a storage closet led to a partial evacuation of Complete Care at Linwood on Thursday afternoon, police said in…
4.2M Individuals Impacted by Healthcare Data Breach at Independent Living Systems
Miami, Florida-based Independent Living Systems (ILS) disclosed a healthcare data breach that impacted more than 4 million individuals, making it the largest reported healthcare data…
Iowa Care Facility Fined $10,000 after Resident’s Death
A western Iowa care facility for people with disabilities has been fined $10,000 for contributing to the death of a resident.
Court Orders Ohio Healthcare Provider to Pay $22K in Back Wages, Damages, Penalties to 7 Employees
The US Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order that recovers $19,934 in back wages and damages from an Ohio home healthcare and…
DOL Recovers $60K in Back Wages for Nurses Shortchanged by Indiana Hospital’s Timekeeping Issues
US Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division investigators recovered $60,254 in overtime back wages for 107 nurses at Perry County Hospital. Investigators determined…
Florida Police Arrest Two Assisted Living Home Employees for Abusing Elderly Residents
Two Florida assisted living home employees were arrested for alleged elder abuse consisting of whipping a male resident with a lanyard and pushing him to…
Floor Swabs at LTC Homes Early Predictor of COVID Outbreaks, Study Finds
After swabbing the floors of several Ontario long-term care homes for more than a year, scientists say sampling floors for the COVID-19 virus can help…