Towels spontaneously combust forcing nursing home evacuation
A late night fire, caused when a pile of towels spontaneously combusted, forced the evacuation of 40 residents at Boston Commons Nursing Home in South…
The nursing home that takes its residents on train journeys … without ever leaving the station
An inspirational nursing home in Bradford, England, after three months of construction, created the Gateway Express, which simulates a train journey rolling through the picturesque…
Man’s Application to be a CNA Leads to His Arrest for Murder from 20 Years Ago
Police in Florida arrested a man for a murder committed over 20 years ago, after he filled out a job application.
Medicaid Fraud Control Units Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report (OEI-09-19-00230)
Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs or Units) investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse or neglect. The Department of Health and Human Services…
104-year-old woman reveals her wish to be ARRESTED — and police are set to oblige!
A 104-year-old woman has said she wants to be arrested because she has never been on the wrong side of the law, and police have…
‘It hurt so bad’: Indiana teachers shot with plastic pellets
An active–shooter training exercise at an Indiana elementary school in January left teachers with welts, bruises, and abrasions after they were shot with plastic pellets…
Feds: Unlicensed son injects patients with dirty needles
Oak Park, Mich.— An unlicensed man is accused of handling injections for his 84-year-old father and using non-sterile needles at a pain clinic in Oak…
Prison inmate admits working in three St. Louis area healthcare facilities
An Illinois prison inmate pleaded guilty to federal charges and admitted using fake nursing and educational credentials to work at three healthcare facilities.
Online Infection Prevention and Control Training for Nursing Home Staff
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing a free on-line training course in infection prevention and control for nursing home staff in…
Sweden to serve 3D-printed food to elderly in care homes
Swedish municipalities plan to start 3D-printing at care homes for the elderly, stimulating residents’ appetites by making puréed food look like the real thing.