Gov. Bush may seek to reverse feeding-tube law rejection by court
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Haymarket Media
Sep 27, 2004
It was still unclear as to when the feeding tube would be removed from a severely brain-damaged Florida woman whose case has made medical ethical headlines for years. The Florida Supreme Court last week...
WaterStep repositions Ebola tool for COVID-19 fight
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2020
WaterStep, a Louisville-based nonprofit, is introducing a portable device that can create a gallon of bleach in an hour using just water, salt and a power source. The BleachMaker provides an endless supply...
Phase 4 PRF award timeline updated
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Danielle Brown
Nov 22, 2021
Long-term care operators who have applied for Phase 4 Provider Relief or rural COVID-19 relief payments won’t receive the awards until mid-December, after a distribution delay was announced by the Health...
Nation’s largest ambulance service sued for pregnancy discrimination
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Mallory Hackett
Jul 26, 2019
The nation’s largest ambulance provider has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for refusing to accommodate a worker’s pregnancy-related medical restrictions.
CNA sentenced for giving residents her own anti-anxiety medication
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 13, 2019
A certified nurse’s aide who gave residents her own Klonopin will perform community service and serve probation.
Nursing home must pay $21,000 for failing to accommodate CNA with arthritis
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 19, 2018
An employment safety watchdog is ordering one North Carolina provider to pay up after it fired a certified nursing assistant who was unable to perform her duties because of arthritis.
Sewage leaks present nursing home with ‘drop dead’ deadline after years of complaints
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 16, 2018
An Iowa nursing home is facing a do-or-die deadline to fix sewage leaks after nearly five years of letting the issue linger. Complaints from neighbors and inspections by local authorities have been ongoing...
Life Care Centers to adopt service animal policy following ADA complaint
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Nov 07, 2017
Life Care Centers of America will be implementing a new service animal policy across its more than 200 long-term care facilities following a settlement of service animal-related complaint, authorities...
HCP lied to investors about ManorCare’s performance, fraud, lawsuit claims
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Apr 14, 2017
HCP Inc. allegedly covered up ManorCare’s financial performance and fraud allegations when communicating with shareholders, according to a class action lawsuit filed on Monday.
DOJ’s lawsuit against provider can proceed despite bankruptcy filing
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Mar 16, 2017
A federal lawsuit claiming a Tennessee-based skilled nursing operator provided “grossly substandard care” can proceed despite the provider’s bankruptcy filing, a judge ruled on Monday.