CA facilities slapped with $3 million in labor violations fines, workers slept on sofa in garage
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 03, 2014
Four assisted living facilities in the San Francisco Bay area are facing a total of $3 million in fines for how they allegedly treated and paid workers, California authorities announced Thursday.
Pest control company pleads guilty to misapplying poison and cover-up in nursing homes
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 18, 2014
The owner of a pest control company has pleaded guilty to endangering nursing home residents by improperly applying a pesticide and engaging in a cover-up, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
Judge dismisses HIPAA claims arising from Omnicell laptop theft
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2014
Individuals do not have the right to sue healthcare providers under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act simply because their personal information was compromised, a federal judge recently...
Lines blur on long-term care for vets, non-vets
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Tim Mullaney
May 29, 2013
Flags are flown at half-mast only until noon on Memorial Day. I’m guessing this is common knowledge that somehow escaped me until this year. There’s some nice symbolism here. First, the flag...
$3.8 million settlement shows nursing homes must oversee their therapy providers, feds say
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 08, 2014
Two long-term care companies have agreed to a $3.75 million settlement over charges that they failed to sufficiently control an outside therapy provider’s billing and care practices, the Department...
Ambulette driver faces homicide charges in death of nursing home resident
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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.
Nursing home does not need Supreme Court intervention to avoid birth control mandate, feds say
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2014
The federal government defended the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “contraception mandate” Friday in a Supreme Court filing against a Catholic long-term care provider. The ACA requires...
Fecal matter pills cure C. diff, physician says
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 04, 2013
Pills created from fecal matter are the latest breakthrough in treating Clostridium difficile, according to a doctor in Canada who says he has cured about 30 people this way.
NY nursing home operator to pay $6.5 million after being busted by an undercover senior
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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.
NC nursing home reaches $35,000 settlement over charges it discriminated against disabled worker
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 11, 2014
A North Carolina long-term care company has reached a $35,000 settlement over charges that it discriminated against a cook/dietary aide with a physical impairment, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...