Nurse Pleads Guilty to Neglect, Tampering with Records in Death of PA Nursing Home Resident
A nurse previously charged for failing to provide care to a patient of the senior living facility Cathedral Village in Upper Roxborough has pleaded guilty.…
Alabama Governor Signs Shirley’s Law, Establishing Elderly Abuse Database
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the establishment of a statewide elder abuse registry database April 24, meaning caretaker organizations have an additional way…
CDC Recommends Additional Boosters for Certain Individuals
Data continue to show the importance of vaccination and booster doses to protect individuals both from infection and severe outcomes of COVID-19. For adults and…
FDA Authorizes Second Booster Dose of 2 COVID-19 Vaccines for Older and Immunocompromised Individuals
Today, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older people and…
CMS Office of the Actuary Releases 2021–2030 Projections of National Health Expenditures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2021–2030 National Health Expenditure (NHE) report, prepared by the CMS Office of the Actuary, that…
Contamination found in milk of magnesia and generic Tylenol sent to hospitals, nursing homes
According to an FDA-posted recall alert, ten lots of three oral drugs shipped to hospitals, nursing home and clinics nationwide have been recalled for “microbial…
AHCA/NCAL Highlights Nursing Home Quality Improvements during COVID-19 Pandemic
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) released a new report March 24, 2022 with data reporting on the quality…
MI Nursing Facility Resident Charged with CSC Involving Incapacitated Victim
A former patient at an Upper Thumb nursing facility has been charged in Huron County District Court with one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct…
Employee at TX nursing home slapped patient with Alzheimer’s, causing swelling and bruising
An employee at a Medical Center-area nursing home is accused of slapping an 84-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease, causing her face to bruise and swell,…
Former nurse found guilty in accidental injection death of 75-year-old patient
RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse criminally prosecuted for a fatal drug error in 2017, was convicted of gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent…