Multiple States Report Nursing Home Staff Reluctant to Take Vaccine
Officials in multiple states have reported that large numbers of staff in their long-term care facilities are declining the coronavirus vaccine—an issue that emerged early…
NY Nursing Homes Struggle with Severe Staffing Shortages Amid COVID Outbreaks
Nursing homes in parts of New York hit worst by this winter’s COVID-19 surge say they’re struggling to find enough staff as workers have gotten…
Wisconsin Allowed Drug-Stealing Nurse to Keep Practicing
A drug-addicted nurse was caught stealing pain pills meant for patients in two different Wisconsin facilities, and nearly four years later, she was still working…
Florida Business Accused of Selling ‘Counterfeit’ N95 Masks
According to a federal lawsuit filed in December in Minnesota, 3M alleges Nationwide Source of Delray Beach sold more than 10,000 counterfeit N95 masks to…
Vermont Woman Sentenced for Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult and Medicaid Fraud
The Attorney General’s Office announced that Jennifer Cote, 45, of Montpelier, Vermont, was sentenced to 12 to 36 months imprisonment after entering guilty pleas for…
A Florida Assisted Living Facility to Pay $39,000 EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
An assisted living and memory care facility located in Florida will pay $39,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit…
States Taking Back COVID-19 Shots Unused by Nursing Homes
Some states trying to stretch their limited supply of coronavirus vaccines are planning to reroute doses earmarked for nursing homes, as they face mounting pressure…
Making Masks Smarter and Safer against COVID-19
Researchers at the University of California San Diego are developing a color-changing test strip that can be stuck on a mask and used to detect…
Two More Individuals Plead Guilty in Connection with Healthcare Kickback Conspiracy
Kimberly Willette, 59, of Friendswood, Texas, and Edwin Chad Isbell, 48, of McKinney, Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks in violation…
Hospital Pharmacist to Plead Guilty to Attempting to Spoil Hundreds of COVID Vaccine Doses
Steven R. Brandenburg, 46, a Wisconsin pharmacist, has agreed to plead guilty to charges filed in federal court that he attempted to render hundreds of…