Thursday, August 27, 2020, is the effective compliance date for the recent order from Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health requiring long-term care facilities to provide greater…
A registered nurse (RN) recently filed a lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act, claiming she was fired in retaliation for complaining and opposing practices…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it has imposed over $15 Million in civil money penalties (CMPs) to 3,400-plus nursing homes…
Recent data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) indicates that the trending increase in COVID-19 in nursing homes is related to an…
The children of a 73-year-old resident in an Ohio nursing home recently filed a complaint with the Ohio Health Department (OHD) over their concern about…
A 32-year-old paraplegic resident in an Illinois nursing home was arrested and charged with the fatal shooting of a 77-year-old resident, also living in the facility.
A group of New Jersey legislators have undertaken the crafting of eight bills designed to strengthen response to the challenges facing
The son of a resident recently filed a lawsuit against a Tennessee nursing home after his mother died from COVID-19.
A 75-year-old resident in a Michigan nursing home has died nearly three months after being assaulted by a 20-year-old man recovering in the facility from…
After being found unconscious during his shift in a patient’s room, a North Carolina in-home nurse was arrested and indicted on multiple felony charges. The…