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Former judge who took bribe gets 10-year prison sentence
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Mar 28, 2016
The former Arkansas judge who made headlines for admitting he accepted a bribe in exchange for reducing a judgment against a nursing home was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday.
Family files suit over resident morphine death
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Oct 08, 2015
The family of an assisted living facility resident who died after an alleged morphine overdose plans to sue the facility, according to CBS Chicago.
New drug rule could endanger $1.3 billion of Medicare funding
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Sep 02, 2015
The pharmaceutical industry is pushing for a patent law change that could raise federal healthcare costs by $1.3 billion over the next decade.
ALFA: Alzheimer’s taskforce ignores assisted living options
Jan 26, 2012
In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Assisted Living Federation of America said it was “dismayed to see the lack of acknowledgment of the role assisted living has in caring...
Senator wants poor facilities listed
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Haymarket Media
Jul 27, 2007
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to create an online “watch list” of poor-performing nursing homes. The list would target facilities that...
Senators want answers about QIO outlays
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Haymarket Media
May 24, 2006
Senate Finance Committee leaders are continuing their probe into the finances of quality improvement organizations. Specifically, they have asked the American Health Quality Association to disclose if...
How to do it … Choosing a good financial advisor
May 01, 2014
The trust a long-term care organization places in a person to guide and consult on its finances is no less important than the trust the residents have in the operator. A provider must be willing to invest...
CCRC ordered to pay $40,000 in back wages for shorting on overtime
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 22, 2019
The Department of Labor is ordering a Pennsylvania provider to pay almost $40,000 in back wages and other damages after it allegedly shorted employees on overtime.
Fingerprint scanning leads to privacy fight
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2017
The latest tension between employee privacy and staffing procedures is embodied in an Illinois long-term care employee suing his workplace over twice-a-day required fingerprint scans.