OSHA Cites Nursing Home for Delayed Coronavirus Reporting
The federal agency that oversees workplace safety said Friday, May 29, that it had issued its first citation in the US related to the coronavirus…
Coronavirus-Specialty Nursing Home in RI Says It’s Losing Thousands of Dollars a Day
One of the two nursing homes selected as facilities for COVID-positive residents in Rhode Island says it’s losing thousands of dollars a day, and wants…
Two Hospitalized after Chlorine Leak near Two NC Nursing Homes
A chlorine leak at an auto shop forced several businesses in Raleigh to evacuate May 29.
Former Nursing Assistant Sentenced for Sexual Assaults in Colorado Care Facility
A 56-year-old former nursing assistant has been sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to abusing elderly victims at an…
Idaho SNF Office Manager Sentenced to 37 Months for Healthcare Fraud
Karina Renee Moore, 48, of Eagle, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for healthcare fraud. She was also ordered to serve three years…
Nursing Home Notifies Family of Resident’s COVID-19 Positive Test — Funeral Home Calls the Same Day
The family of a New York nursing home resident who had lived in the facility for about eight years reported they were shocked over her…
NC Woman Sentenced to Prison for $500K Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A North Carolina woman was sentenced to four years in prison for committing a $506,000 fraud on the Virginia Medicaid program. According to court documents,…
NextHealth, Forest Park Executive Sentenced to 6+ Years
A healthcare executive at the center of two massive healthcare fraud scams has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison. Fifty-five-year-old Semyon…
Some Nursing Homes Escaped Covid-19—Here’s What They Did Right
In mid-March, as San Francisco mayor London Breed issued a citywide stay-at-home order, Peggy Cmiel started getting prepared.
Police: COVID-19-Positive Woman Walks Way from Massachusetts Nursing Home
Police have filed an elder abuse complaint with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health after a nursing home resident with dementia who had tested positive…