New Clindamycin-Resistant Strain of C. diff Recognized in 15 VA Patients
During a surveillance study at Veteran Affairs facilities, researchers identified a newly recognized strain of Clostridioides difficile that is highly resistant to the antibiotic clindamycin,…
Iowa Nursing Home Sued for Negligence by Estate of Resident
The family of a 58-year-old resident in an Iowa nursing home has filed a lawsuit claiming that staff members failed to treat the resident properly…
Two Residents in Two Pennsylvania Nursing Homes Die from Falls
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) recently reported the deaths of two nursing home residents in two different facilities. Both of the deaths were due…
California Nursing Home Sued over Sexual Assault of 88-Year-Old Resident
An 88-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted in her Hillcrest nursing home in October has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the facility operators, alleging…
Judge Rules Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting 83-Year-Old Assisted Living Facility Resident Now Competent to Stand Trial
An Ohio County Judge who previously found an indicted 39-year-old man incompetent to stand trial, recently ruled that he is now competent to stand trial.…
Life Care Centers of America to Pay $170,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit
Geriatric care giant Life Care Centers of America, Inc. and its affiliate, South Hill Operations, LLC, doing business as “Life Care Center of South Hill,”…
Carbon Monoxide Leak Forces Residents to Leave Rooms at Nursing Home
The Omaha Fire Department called for residents of a long-term care and rehabilitation facility to be moved December 28.