CMS Sets New Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities
On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional…
Clinic Owner Sent to Prison for Orchestrating $15M Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme
The owner of a Houston-area mental health clinic has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. Gwendolyn Gibbs, 72, pleaded guilty Dec. 3, 2021.…
Lawsuit Alleges Illinois Nursing Home Resident with Alzheimer’s Suffered Sexual Abuse
A lawsuit alleging a resident with Alzheimer’s suffered sexual assault at a Caseyville nursing home was filed in Cook County, Illinois.
FDA Encourages the Public to Follow Established Choking Rescue Protocols: FDA Safety Communication
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encourages the public to follow established choking rescue protocols, which are step-by-step guides, approved by the American Red…
Employee of Healthcare Facility Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Following Conviction on Federal Hate Crime Charges
A resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court for conspiring to commit and carrying out hate crimes against numerous severely disabled victims.…
Minimum Staffing Standards for LTC Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting Final Rule
On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) affirmed its commitment to hold nursing homes accountable for providing safe and high-quality…
Chicago Chiropractor Convicted of Federal Healthcare Fraud Charges
A Chicago chiropractor has been convicted of federal healthcare fraud charges for billing a private insurer for nonexistent services. Clarence W. Brown III owned and…
Missouri Woman Charged for Theft from Nebraska Elderly Father under Her Conservatorship
A Missouri woman faces charges after investigators said she stole thousands of dollars from her father while she was his conservator.
52 Residents Rescued Amid Fire at South Carolina Assisted-Living Facility
The aftermath of a devastating fire at an assisted living facility in Lexington County left dozens displaced on Saturday, April 12th.
Two Physicians Sentenced for $4M Fraudulent Urine Drug Testing Scheme
The owner and the medical director of a Kentucky pain clinic were recently sentenced for their respective roles in a scheme that defrauded Medicare, Medicaid,…