Security Failures Enabled Fatal Shooting at Philadelphia Hospital, Lawsuit Claims
“Outrageous” security lapses at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital led to the fatal shooting of nursing assistant Anrae James, who was gunned down by an armed…
Jury Punishes Senior Care Home in Ant Attack Case
A Gwinnett County jury this week awarded $2.5 million to the family of a 92-year-old woman who died after an ant infestation at her assisted…
New Illinois Law Provides $700 Million for Nursing Home Staffing
Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will pump an additional $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursing homes, provided they use that money to increase…
Registered Nurse Sentenced to 54 Months for Drug Tampering
A registered nurse (RN), 32, was sentenced to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release for tampering with vials of injectable Hydromorphone.…
Fire at Czech Nursing Home Kills 2, over 50 Injured
A massive fire in a nursing home for Alzheimer patients in the Czech Republic has left two people dead and injured more than 50 others,…
Security guard, inmate die after shooting at Ohio hospital
A private security guard died after he was reportedly shot by a Montgomery County Jail inmate at Miami Valley Hospital on Wednesday morning.
More POLST forms are being completed in nursing homes, but is this meaningful?
In 2011, California became the first state to require NHs to record whether Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (or POLST) were completed in the Minimum…
Tulsa shooter blamed doctor for ongoing pain, then shot ‘anyone who got in his way,’ police say
Police on Thursday identified the man who killed four people at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, saying he targeted a physician whom he blamed…
Program Supervisor Admits Stealing from Residents of Minnesota Nursing Home
A woman who was employed as a program supervisor at a Rochester assisted living center has been charged with stealing money from its residents last…
Woman Indicted for Prescribing Medically Unnecessary Medical Equipment in $8.8M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A Georgia woman was arrested in Hampton, Georgia, on criminal charges related to her alleged scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing medically unnecessary durable medical…