Florida nursing home employee arrested for making prank bomb threat
A nursing home employee was arrested for making two prank 911 calls — on a dare from a co-worker — warning of an explosive device…
Doctors witness miracle as patient with Parkinson’s walks again
Casa Grande, Ariz. — Doctors and nurses say they witnessed a miracle in Pinal County when one of their patients with Parkinson’s who had not…
Man Proposes to Girlfriend Disguised as Patient at Nursing Facility Where She Works
A man expressed his undying love at the Arizona nursing facility where his girlfriend works with a staged proposal.
Bingo brawl at Canadian nursing home prompts police response
When a bingo-related dispute heated up at a long-term care facility in Rideau Lakes, Ont., Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers had to be called in.
Senator: NY Falls Short on Nursing Home Enforcement
New York is among the top 10 states with the greatest number of nursing homes, but according to one state senator, the Empire State isn’t…
Connecticut Nursing Homes Fine for Care Lapses, Resident Death
Five Connecticut nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) following lapses in care, including one incident after which a…
Louisiana: New Law Allows Cameras in Rrooms
A married mother of four children who recently was left paralyzed from a tumor on her spine said a new law that allows cameras inside…
Are Mandatory Vaccination Policies Immune to Legal Challenges?
With flu season here and reported incidents of deaths caused by diseases thought to have been eradicated by vaccines on the rise, many healthcare providers…
Drug Test Question gets Lab Tech Fired
Blood lab technician Elissa Mays claimed she was acting in the interest of efficiency when she asked a roomful of patients if any of them…
Louisville Chiropractic Scheme in $5m Fraudulent Insurance Case
Louisville, Ky. — U.S. District Judge Rebecca G. Jennings has sentenced defendants of a healthcare fraud scheme that billed insurance companies for services never performed…