Pennsylvania Man Who Raped Fellow Nursing Home Patient Gets 10–20 Years
A former nursing home patient in an eastern Montgomery County town is heading to prison for up to two decades after a judge sentenced him…
A Travel Nurse Leaves Fears of Hospital Drug Tampering across Three States
Health officials in at least three states are investigating a travel nurse suspected of tampering with and potentially contaminating vials and syringes of opioid painkillers…
Burned Woman Sues New Jersey Hospital, Nursing Agency
The woman who was burned and assaulted by a contracted nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center earlier this year has sued the hospital and nursing…
HHS Takes Actions to Promote Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
April 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its fiscal year (FY) 2023 Skilled Nursing Facilities Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) proposed…
Antipsychotic Medication Prescribing in LTC Facilities Increased in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic
Prescriptions dispensed for antipsychotics in nursing homes and assisted living facilities increased since the beginning of the pandemic, with 20.8 thousand dispensed in 2020 compared…
After death of Pennsylvania nursing home resident, $150K settlement in play
A Colorado-based estate is ready to settle claims that the death of a Coatesville nursing care facility resident from an inter-cranial hemorrhage nearly three years…
Florida AG Announces Arrest of Two Group-Home Employees for Beating a Disabled Man
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), with the assistance of the Ocoee Police Department and Winter Haven Police Department, arrested two Central…
Iowa Assisted Living Facility Sued for Lack of Care, Wrongful Death, Theft
A Florida man is suing Solon Retirement Village for failing to provide management and oversight of staff — one nurse who is criminally charged with…
Catalytic converter thefts nearly push Ohio transport service out of business
Catalytic converter thefts have put a non-emergency transport service nearly out of business, 10TV reported. Since August, 13 catalytic converters have been stolen from Nurses…
Justice Department Issues Guidance on Protections for People with Opioid Use Disorder under the ADA
The Department of Justice announced today that it has published guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people with opioid use disorder…