New York Nursing Home Fined $6,000 for Covid-19 Violation
The State Health Department fined a Clarence nursing home $6,000 after a worker failed to encourage three dementia patients to wear masks and maintain social…
US Department of Labor’s Osha Announces $2,856,533 in Coronavirus Violations
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Nov. 5, 2020, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued 204…
NY Nursing Homes in COVID ‘Hot Zones’ Face New Staff Testing Rules, Visitation Restrictions
New York nursing homes in COVID-19 hot zones will be testing staff more frequently and limiting visitation as part of attempts to protect frail and…
New law Could Offer Relief to Family of Isolated South Dakota Nursing Home Residents
The law allows families to set up video surveillance to monitor their family members in a nursing home. The law can be found here.
Former Georgia Veterans’ Home Patient Indicted in Death of Other Resident
A former patient at the Georgia War Veterans’ Home in Milledgeville has been indicted on voluntary and involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of a…
Ohio Nursing Home Worker Pleads to Charges in 2018 Death
A former nursing home employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to reduced charges stemming from the death of a 56-year-old resident who wandered off from the Canton…
Delaware Creating Positions to Treat COVID in Long-Term Care Facilities
The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services is creating new positions in order to respond to COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities.
US DOL Issues Guidance to Frequently Cited Standards Related to COVID-19 Inspections
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued guidance and an accompanying one-pager to help employers understand which standards are…
Missouri Attorney General Reaches Settlement with Nursing Home for Alleged Medicaid Fraud
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that Life Care Center of Bridgeton, on October 29, 2020, entered into a civil settlement agreement with his Medicaid…
Mass. DPH Given OK to Freeze Admissions to Nursing Homes with High COVID-19 Risk
An order issued by Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Dr. Monica Bharel gives the Department of Public Health authority to temporarily freeze admissions at certain nursing…