Loneliness among Older Adults before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging (NPHA) asked a national sample of US adults age 50–80 about lack of companionship and isolation…
Pennsylvania to Invest $4 Million to Train Direct Care Workers
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak announced that $4 million in Direct Care Worker Training Grants (DCWTG) is available statewide to…
SNF Social Services Director Pleads Guilty to Medicare Kickback Scheme
Anita Vijay, 50, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay and receive illegal kickbacks in exchange for Medicare beneficiary referrals and to soliciting kickbacks…
OCR Settles Five More Investigations in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces that it has settled five more investigations in…
Health officials find Maryland nursing home failed to isolate residents during COVID-19 outbreak
A Sykesville nursing home faces a $315,000 fine after the state found conditions at the facility in July posed “immediate jeopardy” to the safety of…
NJ Nursing Homes Face $28K in Fines over Lack of PPE during COVID-19 Outbreak
Two New Jersey nursing homes operated by the same company have been cited by federal regulators for violations related to a lack of personal protective…
Former MA Nursing Home Admissions Director Indicted in Connection with Theft Scheme
A former admissions director at the Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham has been indicted in connection with a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands…
CMS Formally Scraps MFAR, Averting Potential $50B in Medicaid Cuts
The head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Monday that the agency is withdrawing a controversial rule intended to overhaul Medicaid…
Chicago Nursing Home Executives Charged with Operating Ponzi Scheme
The owner of a chain of nursing homes and the company’s executive vice president have been charged with fraud for allegedly orchestrating a Ponzi scheme…
SF Investigates at Nursing Home after Non-Prescribed Drug Detected in Dead Patient
Officials at San Francisco’s health department are launching an investigation at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center after a non-prescribed medication was found in the…