Due to dynamic factors in moving residents, facilities must invest wisely in lifts, slings and batteries to make sure workers stay safe while performing transfers
DOJ forces observation stay showdown
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2014
Hospitals have been cast in a harsh light by long-term care advocates recently for allegedly over-using “observation stay” status. The practice can ultimately deny some patients subsequent...
NY nursing home agrees to $2.2 million settlement in case of false documentation
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 21, 2014
Nursing home operator Ralex Services Inc. has agreed to a $2.2 million settlement in a whistleblower case involving forged documents at a facility in New Rochelle, New York.
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Aug 21, 2014
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NY nursing home operator to pay $6.5 million after being busted by an undercover senior
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 14, 2014
A New York-based long-term care company has agreed to a $6.5 million settlement with the state over practices at an adult day care location, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Tuesday.
Aide fired after refusing to pray is not entitled to $70,000 award, appeals court rules
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 12, 2014
A Mississippi nursing home did not violate the law by firing an aide who refused to pray the rosary with a resident, according to a recent appeals court ruling that overturned a nearly $70,000 verdict.
Supreme indifference
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2014
It has been said that we are the residue of our choices. If that’s true, what should we make of the Supreme Court these days?
State News
Dec 01, 2013
NORTH CAROLINA — A citizen advocacy group called the N.C. Senior Tar Heel Legislature wants state lawmakers to address the number of certified nursing assistants in long-term care facilities.
Ambulette driver faces homicide charges in death of nursing home resident
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 18, 2013
A former medical transport driver has been indicted for criminally negligent homicide related to the death of a nursing home resident, the New York Attorney General’s office announced Friday.
Court nixes 3-day challenge, says doctors should decide
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2013
A federal district court in Connecticut has dismissed a case filed by more than a dozen beneficiaries who challenged Medicare’s “three-day rule.”