Georgia Home Healthcare Worker Posing as a Registered Nurse Arrested
On August 10, 2020, Sheriff’s investigators arrested Heather Denise Banks for identity theft of a Registered Nurse. When Banks was arrested, she confirmed that she…
North Carolina nurse stole elderly patient’s identity, used it to get loans, credit cards
A licensed practical nurse at a Smithfield nursing home is charged with stealing a patient’s identity and then racking up loans and credit card charges…
Florida Nursing Home Task Force Hones Recommendations on Visits
A panel appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed draft recommendations to “strongly encourage access” and to “limit barriers to visitation” for two groups: “essential caregivers”…
Gaping bedsores, head injuries, broken bones. NJ missed neglect in nursing homes, feds say.
Nursing homes in New Jersey have not consistently reported cases of suspected neglect and mistreatment and state inspectors too frequently have missed the signs that residents may have been intentionally harmed
Nursing Homes Fined over $15 Million in Civil Money Penalties Related to COVID-19 Crisis
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it has imposed over $15 Million in civil money penalties (CMPs) to 3,400-plus nursing homes…
New York Hospice Provider Settles Civil Healthcare Fraud Allegations
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Hospice and Palliative Care (“MJHS Hospice”), a New York nonprofit hospice provider, has agreed to pay the United States $4,850,000 to…
Mathematica Releases Interim Report for Connecticut’s COVID-19 Response in Long-Term Care Facilities
Mathematica released an interim report detailing its preliminary assessment of the COVID-19 outbreak in long-term care facilities as well as a
Texas Woman sues former employer after spending 3 weeks on a ventilator, due to COVID-19
A Wills Point nurse claims she got COVID-19 while working at an assisted living facility, and now she’s fighting back in court.
Report Recommends Ways to Preserve Expanded Telehealth
A new report, “Telehealth During a Time of Crisis: Medicare Experiences Amid COVID-19”, recommends ways to preserve the expanded use of telehealth that has come from the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Pennsylvania Orders Further COVID-19 Protection for Long-Term Care Facility Staff
In response to concerns from frontline workers, the Secretary of Health issued an order requiring long-term care facilities to take additional steps to protect their…