Wisconsin In-Home Caregiving Service Agrees to Pay $10,000 to Resolve ADA Allegations
United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad announced on October 5, 2022, that the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin had reached a…
Alaska Nursing Home Fined $310K Due to High Rates of Bed Sores and Extended Isolation of Residents
One of Anchorage’s largest nursing home and rehabilitation facilities was fined over $300,000 this year for what federal investigators described as serious deficiencies including extended…
Nursing Home Complaints Rise in Wisconsin, Staffing Is Cited
Complaints against Wisconsin nursing homes continue to pile up and could surpass a record number filed last year as the state struggles to find enough…
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 in Massachusetts…
Georgia Senior Care Facilities Fumble Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis identified more than 100 Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) investigations where DNR paperwork or practices were not properly followed in…
WV Woman Sues Nursing Home Defendants for Family Member’s Injuries, Death
A woman is suing several nursing home-related entities for injuries her family member sustained during his residency and his eventual death.
Mass. Public Health Chief Empowered to Ban Admissions to Nursing Homes during Outbreak
The state public health commissioner will have the authority to limit or ban admissions to long-term care facilities like nursing homes if “jeopardy”— like an…
EEOC Sues Elderwood at Burlington for Racial Harassment
98 Starr Road Operating Co., LLC, doing business as Elderwood at Burlington, a large long-term care facility located in Burlington, Vermont, violated federal law by…
VT AG’s Office Settles Allegations of Abuse & Neglect with Rutland Residential Care Homes
Following its investigation, the Vermont Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU) announced a settlement with Our House Residential Care Homes. It is…
TX OIG audits rehabilitation center’s patient notifications and staff training procedures
The OIG audited Le Rêve Rehabilitation and Memory Care (Le Rêve) to determine if staffing requirements were met for patient safety and review whether clients…