Former Nurse Aide Sentenced for Assaulting Patient
A former nurse aide accused of assaulting a patient at a Pennsylvania skilled nursing facility was sentenced to two years’ probation on charges of simple…
Louisiana Nursing Home Owners Seek Changes to Proposed Regulations from Hurricane Ida
Nursing home owners are pushing back on proposed changes to state regulations governing their emergency operations. Louisiana is expected to update its nursing home rules later…
Unneeded Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics May Harm Pneumonia Patients
An analysis of data on patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) found that extended-spectrum antibiotic therapy was associated with increased mortality compared with standard antibiotic…
Wireless ‘Smart Socks’ Alert Nurses, Reduce Hospital Falls to Zero in Ohio Hospital Study
Up to 1 million Americans across the country suffer falls while in hospitals, risking broken bones and head trauma, but an Ohio hospital reduced falls…
HHS Releases Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration (Roadmap), which details policy solutions that would help…
West Virginia Man Charged with Threatening Hospital Staff
A Steubenville man was charged with assault on a healthcare provider for allegedly holding a knife to a nurse at Weirton Medical Center, where he…
Two Die after Legionnaires’ Disease Detected at Manhattan Nursing Home
Two residents of a Manhattan nursing home who were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease have died after bacteria that is known to cause the disease was…
Washington Nursing Home Fire Forces More Than 100 People to Evacuate
A fire at a Washington state nursing home forced patients and staff to seek safety late Wednesday night, according to Montesano Police.
Texas Anesthesiologist Arrested on Criminal Charges Related to Alleged Tampering with IV Bags
Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., a Texas anesthesiologist, was arrested in Plano, Texas, on criminal charges related to allegedly injecting nerve blocking and bronchodilation drugs into…
Possible structure fire at Texas nursing home caused by A/C malfunctions
Residents of the Merkel Nursing Center had an evacuation scare Tuesday afternoon due to an overheated air conditioning unit and smoke within the facility.