Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty in $2 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Princess Terry, 27, has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to information presented in Court, Princess Terry owned and operated Caring…
All Ohio Assisted Living Facilities to Get Baseline Saliva Tests
Gov. Mike DeWine announced August 20 a statewide testing initiative for Ohio’s more than 765 assisted living facilities, which will mean baseline saliva testing of all staff and residents at no cost to the facilities.
San Antonio Nursing Home Takes in Evacuees from Galveston Fleeing Hurricane Laura
San Pedro Manor, a San Antonio nursing home, helped out those that may be impacted by Hurricane Laura by receiving 57 evacuees from a sister…
Texas Pain Doctor Pays to Settle Allegations of Deceptive Medicare Billing
A 52-year-old pain management physician from Houston has paid $530,000 to resolve allegations he falsely billed Medicare for the use of electro-acupuncture devices. From March…
Trump Administration Strengthens COVID-19 Surveillance with New Reporting and Testing Requirements for Nursing Homes, Other Providers
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced sweeping regulatory changes that require nursing homes to test staff and offer testing to residents…
Following Danbury COVID surge, CT ramps up testing in nursing homes there
Gov. Ned Lamont’s office has ordered accelerated testing in Danbury nursing homes and assisted living centers after the city saw a dramatic surge in COVID-19…
Nursing Home Admin Says He Was Fired over Virus Concerns
A former worker at a Pittsburgh-area nursing home claimed he was fired for voicing concerns about his facility’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic to an…
‘Dead’ Woman Found to be Breathing at Detroit Funeral Home
A young woman who was declared dead at her suburban Detroit home opened her eyes at a funeral home as she was about to embalmed,…
Trump Administration Launches National Training Program to Strengthen Nursing Home Infection Control Practices
Today, under the leadership of President Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing an unprecedented national nursing home training program for…
Allegations of unauthorized morphine dose leads to arrest of Oklahoma home health worker
A home health worker in Chelsea has been arrested on allegations of elder abuse after allegedly giving a patient a dose of morphine without consent.