SC long-term care homes decry mounting fines tied to new COVID reporting rule
As COVID-19 cases in South Carolina surged over the past year, many of the state’s long-term care facilities adopted an all-hands-on-deck approach to counter staffing…
CT House Passes Bill Allowing Cameras in Nursing Home Rooms
The Connecticut House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly passed legislation that will let residents of nursing homes install cameras in their rooms, allowing them to…
An Idaho Nursing Home to Close for Substandard Care Violations
A 127-bed Idaho nursing home has chosen to close the facility and relocate the residents after failure to comply with Medicare and Medicaid program requirements.…
Minnesota Nursing Home Worker’s Death Triggers OSHA Fines
A St. Louis Park nursing home has paid the state’s largest fine for a COVID-related workplace safety violation following the death of a beloved caregiver…
Prosecutors will retry Miami healthcare mogul on hung charges from first fraud trial
Justice Department prosecutors said Monday they will retry convicted Miami Beach business executive Philip Esformes on unresolved healthcare fraud charges from his first trial in…
Elaborate Licensing Scam Costs MI Couple Their Life Savings
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Orlene Hawks alerted professionals licensed by the State of Michigan to beware…
Former Connecticut Nursing Home Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzlement and Tax Offenses
A former Connecticut nursing home owner has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for stealing millions of dollars of employee’s benefits. The…
EEOC Announces Opening of 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection
After delaying the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection on May 8, 2020 in light of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the…
Serious COVID risk remains for NJ nursing home residents as employees lag in vaccinations
Vaccination rates for COVID-19 among the staff at New Jersey’s long-term care facilities vary widely, but are too low at many facilities to prevent future…
Man accused of beating resident at assisted living facility with wooden stool and causing his death
A 73-year-old man with advanced dementia and Parkinson’s disease shuffled up to a 70-year-old fellow resident at an assisted living facility and hit him with…