Colorado Funeral Home Operators Arrested for Illegal Body Part Scheme
The operators of Sunset Mesa Funeral Home in Montrose, Colorado, Megan Hess, age 43, and her mother, Shirley Koch, age 66, were arrested for illegally…
Elder Abuse Charges Dismissed in North Carolina
A former adult-care home worker is out from under a felony charge of abuse of an elder with injury after a judge dismissed it three…
OCR Announces Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced, effective immediately, that it will exercise its enforcement…
Stranger Visits Coronavirus Patient at Epicenter of Outbreak
Susan Hailey, 76, had an unexpected visitor Friday, according to her daughters.
Medstar Washington Hospital Center/Medstar Health to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
Washington Hospital Center Corporation, doing business as MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and MedStar Health, Inc. will pay $150,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle…
Scrutiny of Infection Plans Increasing After Deaths of 5 Residents in Washington Nursing Home
Recently health inspectors were told to focus on infection-control programs in nursing homes, especially those with identified cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The deaths of…
Cameras were on as people died at hot nursing home. Footage is now under scrutiny.
Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in September 2017, but 15 surveillance cameras kept working, recording what…
COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitor Guidance
On March 13, as part of the broader Trump Administration announcement, CMS announced critical new measures designed to keep America’s nursing home residents safe from…
Florida Nursing Home Resident Blames Fractured Leg on Aide
A nursing home resident who broke a leg in a fall was awarded more than $197,000 after an arbitration hearing stemming from a lawsuit.
San Francisco Acupuncturist Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
Haichao Huang, 46, of San Francisco, Calif., was sentenced to 12 months in prison for committing healthcare fraud and making false statements relating to healthcare…