Iowa Company Faces Lawsuit over Massive Health-Data Cyberattack
A Des Moines company is facing a potential class action lawsuit over an alleged cyberattack that may have exposed the health data of 1.6 million…
15 Residents at PA Senior Living Facility Sent to Hospitals Amid Neglect Investigation
More than a dozen residents at a Pennsylvania senior living facility in Pike County were taken to hospitals for evaluation amid an investigation into suspected…
Family Mistakenly Told 92-Year-Old Relative Had Died at California Healthcare Facility
A South Bay family is searching for answers after a care facility worker mistakenly told them their 92-year-old relative had died — even though she…
NJ Bill Aims to Protect Finances of Nursing Home Residents
The first time Gail Smith signed a contract with a nursing home detailing how she would pay for her stay, she was so delirious she…
Millionaire Philanthropist Lawyer, 87, Shot to Death at Maryland Senior Living Facility
An elderly millionaire philanthropist lawyer was gunned down inside his Maryland retirement home in a Valentine’s Day shooting that left officials scrambling to find the…
Kansas City Nursing Home Sued After Resident Dies in Fight
On February 17 a negligence lawsuit was filed in Jackson County Circuit Court against a Kansas City nursing home, after a resident died in a…
Study Highlights Stewardship Initiative in Massachusetts Nursing Homes
A statewide antimicrobial stewardship program launched in Massachusetts offers insights into how stewardship can be operationalized in nursing homes, researchers reported late last week in…
New Details Released in Death of 93-Year-Old Who Wandered Away from Nursing Home
New details have emerged in the case of a 93-year-old woman who died after she was allegedly found unresponsive in a snowbank outside a nursing…
Gas Leak, Broken Sprinkler Prompted New Jersey Nursing Home Evacuation
A Morris Plains nursing home was evacuated around 3 p.m. Monday due to a gas leak and water damage from a broken sprinkler head.
Woman Was Outside CT Nursing Home in Extreme Cold for Extended Period Before Death
An elderly woman with dementia who died Sunday after wandering from a nursing home into the brutally cold weather was outdoors “for an extended period…