Rosewood Heights, a 242 bed nursing home in Syracuse, New York was recently cited for 26 violations relating to patient care and safety standards. According to the December 2012 inspection report, which was recently published on the New York Health Department’s website, three of the violations were classified as “immediate…
Three Connecticut nursing homes are facing fines for serious lapses in care related to residents who as a result were injured or suffered a further deterioration in health due to improper wound treatment. In the first incident, according to a state inspection report, the rehabilitation center failed to provide adequate…
A former nursing home resident’s estate has filed suit against the facility the man was living in when he died, accusing the facility of negligence which caused the man to suffer several falls while in its care, which ultimately led to his death. The suit was filed on behalf of…
This week a former Wyoming nursing home employee pleaded no contest to obtaining goods by false pretenses. Malgorzata Burns, who was formerly a certified nursing assistant, has been accused of stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly resident with dementia who was under her care. During his statement the District…
The Maryland Attorney General announced last month Maryland has reached an agreement with with Healthpoint and DFB Pharmaceuticals, its partner. The settlement, to which fifteen additional states and the federal government are also plaintiffs, is a result of allegations that Healthpoint was responsible for causing false claims to be submitted…
The family of an Indiana woman, who is believed to have died due to the injuries she suffered as a result of an altercation related to her Alzheimer’s and dementia, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the nursing home where she was living when she died. The suit accuses…
When we talk about nursing homes, we must differentiate between whether we are referring to a short term stay related to medical care, such as in a rehabilitation care facility, or rather we are discussing a residential stay. The latter, which involves living in a nursing home or assisted living…
Pressure sores or ulcers, which are commonly referred to as bed sores, are probably among themost common sort of potential new injury incurred by nursing home patients who are incapable of moving about freely. While they can be annoying or painful, they can also become infected and lead to a…
A Toledo, Ohio nursing home closed in January 2013 after losing its Medicare and Medicaid provider status, receiving notice of federal fines approaching $140,000, and facing loss of its state license. Ongoing concerns regarding the quality of care led to multiple investigations by state and federal officials. The alleged, unreported…
A substantial percentage of Medicare claims made by for-profit nursing homes were found to be “improper,” according to a report issued late last year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The percentage of improper claims among for-profit facilities was reportedly more than double the rate for…