Assisted living caregiver abandoned residents during fire to evade police, authorities say
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 19, 2014
An assisted living worker in North Carolina stopped helping residents during a fire Wednesday and fled the scene, because he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, according to news sources.
HIPAA breach leads to first-ever ‘neglect’ settlement for a healthcare provider
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 19, 2014
A recent, first-of-its-kind HIPAA settlement demonstrates that long-term care and other providers need to be vigilant about updating software and other basic security tasks, officials say.
Rehab providers blast site-neutral payments, call for rejection
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 18, 2014
Site-neutral payments for skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities should not be considered until the recently passed IMPACT Act has been implemented, a rehab provider association...
Owner of compounding pharmacy indicted for 25 acts of second-degree murder over meningitis cases
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 18, 2014
Fourteen people have been arrested and two of them have been charged with second-degree murder related to a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak, authorities announced Wednesday.
Prosecutor drops terrorism charges against nursing home worker who allegedly threatened beheading
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 18, 2014
Prosecutors in Oklahoma have dropped terrorism-related charges against a former nursing home worker accused of threatening to behead a colleague, news sources reported Wednesday.
Also in the news for Dec. 18, 2014 . . .
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 18, 2014
Obama signs spending bill … MI man arrested for threatening to bomb a nursing home … Senate passes bill enabling savings accounts for long-term care of people with disabilities
Judge issues ruling in $1 billion nursing home case, says IL governor’s firm not responsible
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 17, 2014
A federal bankruptcy judge tentatively ruled that two New York businessmen, and not a private equity firm formerly led by the incoming Illinois governor, are responsible for $1 billion in nursing home...
People with dementia experience less depression in nursing homes than community living, large European...
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 17, 2014
People with severe dementia are less likely to be depressed if they are living in a nursing home rather than a community-based setting, recently published findings suggest.
Program to support home-based services leads to slower growth of Medicare costs, LeadingAge analysis...
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 17, 2014
A program that supports people’s transitions between healthcare settings and coordinates care has slowed the growth of Medicare costs, according to an evaluation by the LeadingAge Center for Applied...
NY nursing home worker faces homicide charges after a resident was impaled
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 16, 2014
A nursing home aide in New York allegedly got in a physical altercation with a resident, causing the latter to fall and fatally impale himself on part of a table, according to authorities. Cherrylee Young,...