Michigan Caregiver Charged with Embezzlement from Elderly Woman under Her Care
A Michigan caregiver was convicted in a jury trial of multiple offenses, including embezzlement, from a 90-year-old woman for whom she was the primary caregiver.…
NM Governor Signs Senate Bill 40, Supporting Nursing Homes
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 40, the Health Care Quality Surcharge Act Changes, which results in millions of additional state and federal dollars…
‘Price Gouging’ Leads More Nursing Homes to Launch In-House Staffing Agencies
Facing skyrocketing agency rates, long-term care providers have taken it upon themselves to launch in-house agency services to meet an increasing demand for flexibility among…
Convicted Felon Charged with Sexually Assaulting 85-year-old Fellow CA Nursing Home Resident
A convicted felon living at a Seal Beach nursing home has been charged with sexually assaulting an 85-year-old woman suffering from dementia. Louie Alonso Alberto,…
SC AG announces arrest of second person charged with neglect at assisted living homes
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that on March 4, 2022, the Office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) arrested Veronica Manuala Garcia, 25 years…
DOJ Concludes that Colorado Violates Americans with Disabilities Act for Residents in Nursing Homes
After an investigation into Colorado’s care for people with disabilities who reside in nursing homes, the Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded that the state unnecessarily…
A Tragedy of the Profession: Medscape Physician Suicide Report 2022
Burnout and depression, stress in and out of the office, and the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to many physicians feeling despair and…
MA Nurse Agrees to Plead Guilty to Tampering with Patients’ Fentanyl
A Berkley nurse was charged and agreed to plead guilty in federal court in Boston to tampering with fentanyl intended for patients at a hospital’s…
Owing $1 Million in Fines, Bankrupt Nursing Home Chain Prepped For Sale
One of Iowa’s biggest nursing home chains, now mired in bankruptcy, allegedly owes taxpayers more than $1 million in unpaid fines due to poor quality…
AHCA/NCAL-Led Workforce Coalition Endorses Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act
An AHCA/NCAL-led workforce-related coalition that represents thousands of health and long-term care services and supports providers and stakeholders that care for those most in need…