Florida Says COVID-19 Tests Are for Long-Term Care Workers
COVID-19 test kits sent to Florida nursing homes and assisted living facilities are for employees, not residents, the state said June 16.
In-Person Visits Being Allowed in New Hampshire Nursing Homes
New Hampshire nursing homes have reduced their COVID-19 infection rates and are preparing to allow in-person visits. Considering a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation…
Nursing home workers among those who received false-positive coronavirus test results
More than 100 Rhode Islanders who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month received false-positive results and were not actually infected with the novel coronavirus,…
Aide at Ohio Nursing Home Charged with Raping Elderly Dementia Resident
A Delaware County man is scheduled for a pretrial hearing Monday on charges that he raped an elderly dementia patient in a nursing home where…
Multiple Phishing Campaigns Target O365 Credentials
Multiple phishing campaigns have been identified targeting Microsoft Office 365 (O365) users in an attempt to steal login credentials. In one of the campaigns, the…
PA nursing home data used to track covid-19 deaths, cases riddled with errors
Data posted online this week by the Pennsylvania Department of Health shows 76,336 residents at an Elk County nursing home have died from covid-19.
VA Hospital murder cases are far from over; Congress to weigh-in, too
On July 14, 46-year-old nursing assistant Reta Mays pleaded guilty to seven counts of second-degree murder, and one count of attempted murder.
US Department of Labor Announces Enhancements to Assist Employees, Employers and Other Stakeholders in Use of FMLA
The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced significant steps to streamline optional-use forms that workers can use to request and employers…
Illinois Medical Practice Business Manager Ordered to Pay $323,986.54 in Restitution
Ruby Toosevich a/k/a Ruby Marie Lewis, 55, of Lansing, Illinois, was ordered to pay $323,986.54 in restitution and sentenced to 27 months in prison, following…
Virginia Adopts First-in-the-Nation Workplace Safety Standards for COVID-19 Pandemic
Governor Ralph Northam announced the adoption of statewide emergency workplace safety standards in response to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. These first-in-the-nation safety rules will…