Lawsuit: ‘Negligent’ care led to fatal fall of New York nursing home resident
When a dementia resident at a troubled Delaware Avenue nursing home escaped through a third-story window and fell 34 feet, his dying request was that…
Justice Department Settles HIV Discrimination Claim with Surgical Practice
The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan and the United States Department of Health and Human Services have reached a settlement with…
CA nursing facility fined nearly $60,000 for COVID-19 safety violations
A skilled nursing facility in Fremont has racked up nearly $60,000 in penalties from the state for not properly protecting its workers from COVID-19 during…
AZ Nursing Home Chiefs under State Investigation after Republic Report
The state board that regulates nursing home administrators has opened complaints against five administrators of a Prescott nursing home after an investigation found multiple staffers…
NY Attorney General Releases Report on Nursing Homes’ Response to COVID-19
Attorney General Letitia James today released a report on her office’s ongoing investigations into nursing homes’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March, Attorney General James…
Fired NY Nursing Director Ordered to Comply with Investigation Into 23 COVID-19 Deaths
The nursing director fired from an Albion nursing home where 23 residents died from Covid-19 before the end of May was ordered Tuesday to comply…
Wisconsin Allowed Drug-Stealing Nurse to Keep Practicing
A drug-addicted nurse was caught stealing pain pills meant for patients in two different Wisconsin facilities, and nearly four years later, she was still working…
Justice Department Files Lawsuit against Two California Doctors for Discrimination against Patient with HIV
The Justice Department filed lawsuits today alleging that two obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctors in Bakersfield, California, refused to provide routine medical care to a patient on…
NH Nursing Home Board Members ‘Cut in Line’ for COVID-19 Vaccine
Board members at a Rye nursing home “cut in line” for a COVID-19 vaccine, according to New Hampshire health officials.
Hospital fined $43K after COVID-19 outbreak linked to inflatable Christmas costume
A hospital in California was hit with a $43,000 fine for failing to quickly report a deadly coronavirus outbreak — which may have been caused…