Congress investigating alleged poor care at VA nursing homes
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 18, 2018
The House of Representatives is launching an investigation into alleged poor care at Veterans Affairs nursing homes, after a newspaper exposé pulled the curtain back on the issue.
House report attacks, nursing homes fight back over allegations of deficient staffing, care and safe...
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 22, 2022
Congressional investigators pinned for-profit skilled nursing operators into a corner Wednesday, releasing a scathing report describing “dire” conditions caused by alleged lack of preparation and mismanagement...
Drug diversion, a series: How to deal with it
By
Norris Cunningham
Angela Rinehart
John Myers
Aug 23, 2021
In the first part of this series, we discussed drug diversion: what it is, how to prevent it and how to spot it. This column will focus on how to conduct drug diversion investigations. When drug...
Nursing home disputes state’s claims that administrator, DON threatened staff in attempt to cover...
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2018
An administrator and director of nursing at a Wisconsin nursing home are in hot water for trying to stymie a sexual assault investigation involving residents.
25 nursing homes swept up in wage-withholding investigation
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 11, 2024
The US Department of Labor has filed a complaint against the operator of 25 Massachusetts nursing homes, alleging that it systematically withheld break and overtime pay at those facilities in violation...
Successfully decreasing antipsychotics use
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2012
If you’re wondering if anyone outside the profession is paying attention to the antipsychotics-use debate in long-term care, allow me to direct your attention to Boston.