Iowa Nursing Home Resident Suffocated Due to Grab Bar Entrapment
An Iowa nursing home was cited for placing its residents in immediate jeopardy after a resident became wedged between a bed and a grab bar…
EEOC Sues Home Healthcare Services Company for Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination
A Pennsylvania home healthcare services company violated federal law by firing an employee because she was pregnant and because of her disability, the US Equal…
CMS Issues Revised COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitation Guidance
On September 23, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued revised COVID-19 nursing home visitation guidance. The revision provides updated guidance for…
CMS Issues Guidance on Interim Final Rule Regarding LTC Facility COVID Testing Requirements
On September 23, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released revised guidance for the August 25, 2020, interim final rule that established…
EEOC Sues State Psychiatric Care Center for Equal Pay Act Violations
A Maryland Department of Health residential psychiatric care center violated federal law by paying its sole male Therapeutic Recreator more than all four female Therapeutic…
Healthcare Staffing Company to Pay $9.3 Million in Back Wages, Damages
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment that will recover $9.3 million in back wages and liquidated damages for 1,756 employees of…
US Attorney’s Office Warns SNFs Not to Refuse Treatment to People with Opioid Use Disorder
As part of its response to the opioid crisis, United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins sent a letter to all skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in…
Wisconsin Man Gets Probation for Stalking Assisted Living Facility
A Wisconsin man will spend three years on probation for stalking and frightening an employee of an assisted living facility following the death of his…
Analysis Finds DNR Practices Incorrectly Followed in over 100 Georgia Nursing Homes
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) analysis identified more than 100 Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) investigations where do-not-resuscitate (DNR) paperwork or practices were not properly…
Physician Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements for More Than 2,000 Patients
A physician pleaded guilty in federal court to falsely certifying that products and tests were medically necessary for more than 2,000 Medicare and Medicaid patients…