Women Convicted of Inciting Residents at NC Nursing Home to Fight
Two Winston-Salem women were convicted Monday of inciting two female residents at an assisted-living facility to fight each other in 2019. The fight was recorded…
NJ Governor Signs Executive Order Updating and Clarifying COVID-19 Vaccination Deadlines
Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 290, which updates and clarifies timeframes for requiring covered workers at healthcare facilities and high-risk congregate settings to…
NY Employers: Continue Implementing Your Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plans
Although New York’s statewide indoor mask mandate ended Feb. 10, 2022, New York employers must continue to implement airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plans, pursuant…
Michigan Nursing Home Employee Pleads Guilty in Attempted Election Fraud Case
Forged signatures on absentee ballot applications that led to criminal charges against a Centerline nursing home employee has resulted in a guilty plea and jail…
CT Psychiatric Practice and Its Owner Pay $310K for Employing “Excluded” Individual
Geriatric & Adult Psychiatry, LLC, (“GAP”) and its owner, Alan Siegal, M.D., have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments…
SC assisted living facility where resident died violated state regulations, DHEC finds
A Cayce assisted living facility where a resident died last week was understaffed and did not give residents medication or breakfast the morning of Feb.…
Iowa Nursing Home Faces Fines for Staffing, Other Issues
One of the Iowa nursing homes managed by the bankrupt chain QHC Facilities is facing $4,750 in fines for insufficient staffing, a vermin infestation, and…
NYS DOH Highlights Healthcare Workforce Booster Progress and Announces Additional Efforts
The New York State Department of Health highlighted progress in getting healthcare workers boosted and announced additional efforts to increase booster rates among healthcare workers.…
Justice Department Resolves Lawsuits with Doctors to Ensure Equal Access to Healthcare
The Justice Department announced that it has filed proposed consent decrees with two obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctors in Bakersfield, California. The consent decrees, which are subject…
Hundreds vaccinated in CT will need another shot, officials say, due to improper storage
Nearly 650 people who received a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in New Haven between Christmas and Feb. 7 will need to get another…