Unattended Candle Believed to Have Caused Fire at Florida Assisted Living Facility
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue (BSFR) crews responded to an assisted living facility in Lauderdale Lakes Tuesday night after receiving reports about a fire.
Fire Causes Evacuation at South Central Kansas Nursing Home
A fire caused an evacuation at a nursing home in Cunningham on Monday evening. According to emergency services, first responders were called at 6:38 p.m.…
Syracuse Hospitals Want to Rehire Nurses Fired for Refusing Covid Shots
St. Joseph’s Health fired 111 nurses and other employees who refused to get state mandated Covid-19 vaccinations during the pandemic, but it’s hoping to rehire…
San Francisco to Pay $2.2 Million Settlement to Victims in Hospital Patient Abuse Scandal
San Francisco is poised to pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit over a patient abuse scandal at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, where…
RI never enforced nursing home minimum staffing requirements. Why the law might change.
The imminent closing of another nursing home has put the spotlight on Rhode Island’s highest-in the-nation minimum-staffing mandate, which has become a topic of end-of-session talks between…
Kansas Nursing Home Resident Pleads Guilty to Possession of Meth
A Kansas woman living in a nursing home pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Failure to Change Man’s Catheter Turned Deadly at Delaware Nursing Home, Lawsuit Says
A recently filed lawsuit claims that a Dover-area nursing home failed to change a resident’s catheter for more than a year, leading to the man’s…
Indiana Nursing Home Struck by Gunfire
Several rounds of gunfire were fired into an Indiana nursing home Sunday morning, damaging at least one window and one row of cabinets, according to…
Man Breaks into Nursing Home, Sprays Fire Extinguisher, Steals Cigarettes
Police say a man broke into an Indiana nursing home May 26, shortly after 11 p.m., and started spraying a fire extinguisher at staff.
DOL Investigation Finds Hospital Exposed Nurses, Employees to Workplace Violence
A Columbus children’s hospital failed to protect employees — including nurses and mental health professionals — from patients whose bites, kicks, punches, and other assaults…