Lawmakers move bill allowing cameras in Ohio nursing homes another step closer to law
A proposed state law that would allow cameras to legally be placed inside rooms of nursing home residents in Ohio moved another step forward Thursday…
15 Now Dead among Nursing Home Residents Evacuated to Warehouse
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed Thursday morning the death toll had risen to 15 among nursing home residents evacuated to a Tangipahoa Parish…
Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Lawsuit Regarding Self-Service Kiosks in Healthcare Setting
The Justice Department filed a Statement of Interest clarifying that Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that public accommodations provide auxiliary aids…
Kansas Nurse Pleads Guilty to Over-Drugging Dementia Patient, Prosecutors Say
A 37-year-old Atchison nurse has pleaded guilty to intentionally giving a nursing-home patient the wrong medication in an apparent attempt to keep her sedated, Leavenworth…
NJ home care provider required to repay $2 million in overpayments from Medicaid
A statewide home care provider was found to have received over $2 million in Medicaid overpayments by improper billing and will have to repay the…
Rhode Island nursing home closures a concern as staffing mandate nears
As the vaccine mandate looms over Rhode Island nursing homes they’re also looking ahead toward another requirement, the staffing mandate that’s now just months away…
Whistleblower accuses Minnesota nursing home of violating COVID-19 health regulations
St. Therese of New Hope, the site of one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks in the state last year, directed its staff to violate health…
Judge temporarily suspends NY vaccine mandate for healthcare workers who claim religious exemption
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday temporarily suspending New York state from enforcing its vaccine mandate if healthcare workers claim a religious…
28% of Arkansas Nursing Homes Report Increases in Fully Vaccinated Personnel
Twenty-eight percent of Arkansas nursing homes report that the percentages of their healthcare personnel who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 increased between Aug. 22 and…
Miami Hospital Nurse Posts Disturbing Photos, Captions of NICU Baby on Social Media
A Jackson Health System employee is on administrative leave following disturbing posts on social media that appear to mock a baby in the neonatal intensive…