The license of a South Florida Assisted Living Facility is in the process of being revoked by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Revoking…
On November 22, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a former owner of a Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, will pay $150,000…
In November 2021, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) submitted a report that includes recommendations for facility-initiated discharges in nursing homes. Facility-initiated discharges are legal…
New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy recently signed three bills into law to improve infection prevention and control responses in nursing homes. The three bills signed…
On November 12, 2021, the South Carolina Attorney General announced the arrest of a 37-year-old South Carolina woman for two counts of Obtaining Signatures or…
On November 11, 2021, a southern Ohio medical center became the victim of a cyberattack, which forced the medical center into emergency electronic health record…
On November 19, 2021, an agreement was made for a Boston Massachusetts home health agency and its owner to pay $1.2 million and enter into…
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recovered more than $484 million in fiscal year (FY) 2021. The $484 million went directly to victims of…
On November 17, 2021, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted updates to their expanded COVID-19 technical assistance related to COVID-19. It now provides…
An Emergency Rule published November 12, 2021, by Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services allows skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities of Missouri…