Judge Approves $15 Million Settlement in AZ Healthcare Lawsuit over Patient Rape
A judge has approved a $15 million settlement to a lawsuit filed by the family of an incapacitated woman who was raped at a Phoenix…
Staff quits, residents rescued, Georgia nursing home owner charged with cruelty
A nursing home owner in Dade County, Georgia faces cruelty charges after the sheriff says deputies discovered patients living in temperatures higher than 90 degrees…
US DOL Cites RI Medical Practice, Owner for Exposing Employees to Coronavirus
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the owner-operator of four Rhode Island medical facilities for failing to protect workers…
A convicted rapist was accused of sex assault at a CT nursing home. Police had no idea he was there.
When state police arrived at a Connecticut nursing home on May 19 to fingerprint a registered sex offender, they had no idea that another sex…
Lawsuit over Houston Methodist’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by employees of Houston Methodist over the health system’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for workers, marking the first…
US DOL’s OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from Coronavirus
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced it will issue an emergency temporary standard to protect healthcare workers from contracting…
Judge: Nursing home not at fault for sexual assault due to victim’s status as a male
A judge has dismissed a fine against an Iowa nursing home for the sexual assault of a resident, stating the home could not have foreseen…
Hospital Pharmacist Sentenced for Attempt to Spoil Hundreds of COVID Vaccine Doses
Steven R. Brandenburg, 46, of Grafton, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment for tampering with COVID vaccine doses at the hospital at which he…
Arrest Warrant Issued for Former MA Nursing Home Worker
An arrest warrant was issued for a former Port Healthcare certified nursing assistant accused of inappropriately touching at least two residents late last year.
Coroner’s Office Rules Ohio Nursing Home Death in 2019 a Homicide
The Mahoning County Coroner’s Office ruled the 2019 death of an 89-year-old man at an Ohio nursing home, from blunt force injuries, a homicide.