“Preventable hospitalizations” in older adults with dementia: Are they really preventable?
The concept of preventable hospitalization originated to characterize hospital admissions resulting from lack of timely access to primary care.
Caretaker Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter, Neglect for Failure to Renew Medications
Attorney General Michelle Henry announced charges against a Lawrence County personal care administrator who failed to provide a resident’s medications, which led to a seizure…
Fired after Helping a Resident Call 911, Iowa Nursing Home Worker Sues Care Facility
A certified nursing assistant who claims she was fired from a nursing home for helping an injured resident call 911 is now suing her former…
Federal Court Orders Business Owner Imprisoned Until She Complies with DOL Subpoena
A federal court has ordered the owner of a Michigan senior home care services company be imprisoned if she continues to ignore a March 2023…
SC AG Announces Man Found Guilty of Sex Crime Charges against Nursing Home Resident
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Towodi T. Shequoyah, 39 years old, of Easley, SC, was found guilty in Sumter County General Sessions…
Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Illinois Nursing Home Patient Suffered Brain Injury from Fall
A family member of an Illinois nursing home patient who died after suffering a traumatic brain injury claims the patient fell as a result of…
Impact of Dementia Training Requirements for Nursing Homes on Antipsychotic Medication Use
This study evaluated whether the state-mandated dementia training for NH staff was associated with improving resident outcomes.
CDC Publishes Guidelines for Nursing Home Residents with Respiratory Illness Symptoms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published Testing and Management Considerations for Nursing Home Residents with Acute Respiratory Illness Symptoms when SARS-CoV-2…
Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Nurse Sexually Assaulted Nursing Home Patient
Garden Place Waterloo, where nurse Kandy Gibson is accused of committing sexual abuse and aggravated battery on resident Jeannete Lentz, faces a claim that Lentz’s…
Illinois Nursing Home Resident Charged with Murder of Fellow Resident over Washing Machine
A Joliet nursing home resident has been charged with murdering another resident during a fight over a washing machine on November 17, police said.