Iowa Hospital-Based Nursing Home Cited for Resident Death
A southeast Iowa hospital where a long-term care resident died after being put to bed while struggling to breathe is now facing a potential $10,000…
SC AG Announces Woman Charged with Stealing Almost $21,000 from Nursing Home Resident
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Crystal Rochelle Walker, 46 years…
HHS & DEA Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications Through 2026
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), working jointly with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), today announced a fourth temporary extension of telemedicine…
Fire at Nursing Home Sparked by Police Chief’s Cigarette, Security Video Shows
Authorities have ruled that the August 7 fire that burned down a Missouri nursing home was an accidental blaze sparked by a cigarette smoked by…
Neglect Finding at Minnesota Nursing Home After Resident Injured in Lift Incident
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) substantiated a finding of neglect after investigating an allegation under the Minnesota Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults Act.…
Nevada AG Announces Sentencing of Brothers Behavioral Health and Its Owner
Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that Las Vegas-based Brothers Behavioral Health LLC and its owner, Isai Anaya-Estrada, were sentenced for fraudulently billing Nevada…
Wisconsin Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawful Prescribing
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on December 18, 2025, United States District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller sentenced…
Vermont AG’s Office Settles Medicaid Fraud Allegations with Mental Health Clinic Operator
The Vermont Attorney General’s Office announced that they have entered into a civil settlement with Revolution Youth, Inc., which operates the Eden Valley mental health…
Son Says Florida Nursing Facility Ignored Mother’s Broken Hip, Hygiene Before Untimely Death
In a lawsuit filed against an Ocala assisted living facility earlier this month, a son claims that the business and its staff were negligent in…
New York Nursing Home Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing $60,000 from Resident
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on December 18, 2025, that a nursing home aide formerly employed at a Rochester nursing home has pleaded…