New Law Requires Dementia-Specific Training for Colorado Assisted Living Staff
More than one-third of residents in assisted living and other residential care facilities have some form of dementia or cognitive impairment, according to data from…
Syracuse nursing home’s record of shoddy care gets even worse, latest inspection reveals
Many resident rooms at a nursing home in Syracuse were filthy with sticky floors, brown stains on the walls, peeling wallpaper and had broken call…
Troubled Iowa Center for Disabled Fined for Resident’s Death
A troubled Iowa center for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities failed to monitor the fluid intake of a 30-year-old resident who died in February…
Wrongful death suit alleges Illinois nursing home patient was not given proper medication
The daughter of a Caseyville nursing home resident claims her 66-year-old mother died roughly one month after being admitted to the facility because she was…
Illinois Nursing Home Fined $25,000 over Resident’s Fall
A Jersey County nursing home is being fined $25,000 after the Illinois Department of Public Health determined it failed to implement progressive interventions to prevent…
74 Nursing Homes Fined up to $50,000 Each for Reported Violations
A report shows that 74 private Illinois nursing homes were found to have violated the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of…
Woman alleges wrongful termination after reporting sexual abuse, requesting additional COVID-19 sick time
A former employee of an Illinois nursing home is suing the company for allegedly terminating her employment in retaliation for reporting sexual abuse and then…
Judge blocks NY AG investigators from getting Syracuse nursing home records
A Syracuse nursing home can withhold some records the state Attorney General’s office wants as part of its investigation of alleged neglect, abuse and deaths…
Illinois Nursing Home Accused of Negligence Leading to Resident’s Death
An Illinois nursing home has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that negligence led to the death of a resident.
Maine Nursing Home Placed on Federal “Special Focus” List
A Winthrop nursing home with a history of federal fines has been placed on a national list of facilities with “serious quality issues” after two…