Bill Imposing Harsher Nursing Home Penalties, Greater Transparency Heads to NJ Governor
A bill aiming to crack down on repeat offenders of nursing home state and federal codes is headed to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, after…
Five States Now Require COVID-19 Boosters for Nursing Home Staff
Amid the latest COVID-19 surge, Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut became the latest states this week to require healthcare workers, including nursing home staff —…
Lawsuit Filed against California Hospital Following Dead Body Scandal
A former security guard at Memorial Hospital of Gardena has filed a lawsuit against her former employer for intolerable working conditions after she was ordered…
Ohio Judge Acquits Nurse Practitioner Accused in Death of Nursing Home Patient
A certified nurse practitioner who was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2017 death of a middle-aged man under the care of a Columbus nursing…
NY Will Require Healthcare Workers to Get COVID-19 Boosters
As a continuation of New York State’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for those working at healthcare facilities, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that healthcare workers will…
CT Governor Signs Orders Requiring All LTC Facility and State Hospital Employees to Receive COVID-19 Boosters
Governor Ned Lamont announced that he has signed two executive orders (Executive Order No. 14B and Executive Order No. 14C) requiring employees of all long-term…
Maryland Governor Declares 30-Day State of Emergency, Mobilizes 1,000 Members of National Guard
Governor Larry Hogan today declared a 30-day state of emergency to take urgent short-term actions to combat the current COVID-19 surge and mobilized 1,000 members…
Justice Department Secures Agreement with Hospital to Ensure Effective Communication with Deaf Patients and Companions
Today the Justice Department reached an agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Adventist Health System Georgia Inc., d.b.a. AdventHealth-Gordon (Advent), a hospital…
Gov. Mike DeWine signs ‘Esther’s Law’ allowing cameras in all Ohio nursing home rooms
Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill, Esther’s Law, that will allow patients in Ohio’s long-term care facilities to have cameras installed in their rooms.
Buffalo nursing home fined $18,000 for numerous violations in providing care
A certified nursing assistant slammed a bathroom door against a Buffalo nursing home resident’s face causing the individual to collapse and suffer injuries that required…