Resident Bleeds to Death at Care Facility That Has a History of Violations
An Iowa nursing home where a woman bled to death two weeks after moving into the facility is facing possible fines from the federal government.
SC DHEC Removes Residents from 4 Assisted-Living Facilities Deemed a Safety Threat
The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control issued emergency suspension orders against four South Carolina assisted-living facilities after conditions at the facilities were deemed…
HHS Issues New Strengthened Conscience and Religious Nondiscrimination Proposed Rule
December 29, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), entitled…
Police Find Body of Woman, 92, Reported Missing from Ohio Nursing Home
Police said they found the body of a 92-year-old woman who was reported missing on Christmas Eve, after they responded to a welfare check on…
Resident Dies after Being Found Outside Michigan Assisted Living Center in Bitter Cold
The death of an 82-year-old woman found outside a Michigan assisted living facility early Friday is under investigation by police.
Nursing Home Chain Pays $1.75M over Failure to Meet the Needs of Residents with SUD
A Connecticut-based long-term care management company operating nursing homes across southern New England has agreed to pay $1.75 million and adopt a series of critical…
Iowa Nursing Home Cited for a Meth-Smoking Resident and a Threatening Nurse
A North Iowa nursing home where a resident was smoking methamphetamine and a nurse allegedly left residents in fear for their safety could be facing…
A Decade of Drugging
In 2012, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care to reduce the use of dangerous…
Iowa Nursing Home Hit with More Than $900,000 in Fines for Alleged Abuse
A Taylor County nursing home is facing one of the largest fines ever imposed against an Iowa care facility by the federal government.
Lawsuit to Be Filed Against Ohio Nursing Home after Woman Left, Died Nearby
A wrongful death lawsuit will be filed against an assistant living facility in Independence claiming its failure to provide for its residents led to the…