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…
CMS Posts Update to Nursing Home Critical Element Pathways
On February 4, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted an updated Survey Resource folder, which included updates to several Critical Element…
Employees Exchange Gunfire at Kansas Nursing Home During Argument
One person is in custody after two employees exchanged gunfire during a verbal confrontation at a Leawood nursing home early Tuesday, according to a police…
Iowa Nursing Home Administrator Accused of Stealing from Dementia Patient
An Iowa nursing home administrator criminally charged with stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly resident has agreed to refrain from practicing while an investigation…
Charges Filed in Separate Cases Involving Non-Emergent Medical Transportation Fraud
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado and the Colorado Attorney General’s Office announce that Ashley Marie Stevens, 40, and Wesam Yassin,…
Connecticut Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Healthcare Fraud
The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that Shawn Tyson, 55, of Bloomfield, was sentenced to 12 months and one day of…
Seven Arrested and Charged in $3.2 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme in California
On February 5, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced multiple felony arrests and charges against seven individuals in Monterey County for hospice fraud. Those…
Kentucky Attorney General Secures 8-Year Sentence in Caregiver Theft Case
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that action by the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit resulted in a guilty plea for a Murray woman who was…
Pair Plead Guilty to Conspiring with Doctor to Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances
A pair of Maryland men who conspired with Dr. Rotimi Iluyomade, an Annandale-based doctor convicted of distributing more than 7,000 oxycodone pills, 34,000 milliliters of…
Two Queens Men Charged with $120M Adult Day Care and Pharmacy Fraud
On February 6, a complaint was unsealed in Brooklyn charging two Queens men with defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by paying illegal kickbacks and bribes and…