Suit alleges Illinois nursing home patient developed bed sores due to negligence
A man is suing an Illinois nursing home on the behalf of an elderly woman, alleging she developed bed sores due to negligence.
Illinois Nursing Home Fined $25,000 over Resident’s Fall
A Jersey County nursing home is being fined $25,000 after the Illinois Department of Public Health determined it failed to implement progressive interventions to prevent…
CA AG Announces Settlement Resolving Medi-Cal Fraud Allegations against Doctor
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement against a Southern California doctor for submitting false claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal between the years of…
Maine to Invest in Suicide Prevention as Report Highlights Gun Deaths
Maine will invest $230 million in statewide suicide prevention and mental health awareness after a report found that more than 85% of gun deaths in…
Florida Woman Charged with Stealing Opiate-Based Pills from Nursing Home
A Florida woman has been arrested on charges related to stealing prescription medications from the nursing home where she was employed.
Hospital System to Pay $4.36 Million to Settle Claims of Controlled Substance Act Violations
A Virginia hospital system has agreed to pay the United States $4.36 million to settle claims that it violated the Controlled Substances Act on numerous…
74 Nursing Homes Fined up to $50,000 Each for Reported Violations
A report shows that 74 private Illinois nursing homes were found to have violated the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of…
Alabama AG Announces Conviction of Nurse for Theft of Narcotics from Nursing Home
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the conviction of Samantha Noel Kelley, 32, of Greenville for the theft of 638 narcotics pills from a Georgiana nursing…
Former Owner of Chicago Healthcare Company Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison
The former owner of a Chicago home healthcare company has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $1.2 million from Medicare…
Nurse admits stealing patient’s drugs, citing stress from COVID-19 deaths
An Iowa nursing home worker who admitted stealing a resident’s painkillers says the stress of watching more than a dozen COVID-19 patients die alone contributed…