Georgia Assisted Living Employee Charged with Battery After Fatal Incident
An employee at a Georgia assisted living facility has been charged with battery and elder exploitation following the death of a resident after an incident…
Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to sell Misbranded N95 Masks to Hospital
A California company, and three individuals who owned and managed the company, pleaded guilty to charges relating to the shipment of facemasks that were misbranded…
New York Doctor Convicted of $24M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A New York doctor was found guilty by a federal jury for causing the submission of over $24 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for…
Connecticut Woman Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud, Public Corruption Offenses
Helen Zervas, 57, of Farmington, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and public corruption offenses. According to court documents…
Arizona Couple Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Billion Healthcare Fraud Scheme
An Arizona couple pleaded guilty to causing more than $1.2 billion in false and fraudulent Medicare and health insurance claims for unnecessary wound grafts applied…
Alabama AG Announces Conviction of Former Nurse Opioid Tablets Theft
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced a Birmingham nurse pleaded guilty to the theft of opioid tablets from the nursing home where he was employed. Dozier…
Resident Chokes to Death, Iowa Nursing Home Cited for Rodents and Staffing Issues
An Iowa nursing home where a resident choked to death has been cited by the state for a rodent infestation, insufficient staff and employing a…
Doctor Arrested in Germany over Patients’ Deaths Is Now Suspected of 10 Killings
A doctor in Berlin who was first arrested in August on suspicion of killing four elderly patients is now suspected of killing a total of…
Owners of Four NJ SNFs to be Suspended from New Jersey Medicaid
The Office of the State Comptroller announced that the owners of four skilled nursing facilities will be suspended from New Jersey Medicaid, effective May 7,…
Former Nursing Home Employee Sues for Retaliation After Reporting Sexual Harassment
A Kansas nursing home is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who claims he was fired in retaliation for reporting sexual harassment of female…