South Carolina Woman Stole Nurse’s Identity, Worked in Care Homes
A Piedmont woman is accused of impersonating a registered nurse and working in three different care homes throughout the Upstate, according to the South Carolina…
Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing this Bulletin to highlight the obligations of…
Nursing Home Resident Tied to Wheelchair with a Bedsheet for Convenience of Staff
An Iowa nursing home resident was tied to her wheelchair with a sheet for the convenience of staff. The resident had dementia and severe cognitive…
Two Indicted for NY Nursing Home Sexual Assault
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment of staff at Fulton Commons Care Center, Inc. (Fulton Commons), a nursing home in East Meadow, New…
Man Sues Kansas Nursing Home after His Wife Falls out of Bed and Dies
A man is suing an Overland Park nursing home and doctor after his wife died days after falling out of her bed.
New York Nursing Home Employee Accused of Striking Patient
St. Johnsville Police said they charged an employee of a nursing home on endangerment charges, after she struck a resident on the buttocks, knocking that…
Woman Sues Two Kansas Nursing Homes after Mother Dies of Bedsore Complications
A woman is suing two Johnson County nursing homes and a Missouri nonprofit that manages several senior facilities after her mother died of bedsore-related complications,…
Iowa Nursing Home Resident Died after Cook Ignored Orders
An Iowa nursing home cook changed the menus for some of the residents without authorization, which led to the death of a resident by choking.…
California Nursing Home to Pay $2.3 Million to Settle Allegations of Grossly Substandard Care
Tranquility Incorporated, a corporation doing business as San Miguel Villa (San Miguel Villa) which is a 190-bed nursing home located in Concord, Calif., has agreed…
CA AG Secures Settlement against Nursing Home Resolving Allegations of Abuse and Neglect
California Attorney General Rob Bonta secured a settlement against a Contra Costa County skilled nursing facility resolving allegations of understaffing and patient abuse and neglect.…