The failure of oversight and enforcement since the COVID pandemic has increased abuse and neglect. The Iowa Capital reported a backlog of investigations while vulnerable adults continue to get neglected and abused. Just recently, a EMS warned a family about a Facility after the 74-year-old died at the hospital after being found unconscious at Signature Healthcare
“FNHRA establishes the minimum standards of care to which nursing-home facilities must adhere in order to receive federal funds in the Medicaid program, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.” The United States Supreme Court decided an important case recently. The Talevski decision upheld a private right of action when a nursing home violates resident rights under the
Police arrested a nursing home nurse for killing two residents by insulin injection and the attempted murder of a third. The Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry filed charges against registered nurse Heather Pressdee. She worked at Quality Life Services in Pennsylvania. Pressdee confessed to administering lethal doses of unnecessary medication. For two of the three
Police arrested nursing home caregivers after live-streaming themselves abusing a vulnerable adult under their care. The live-stream video shows the caregivers verbally abusing and taunting the anguished woman.
Investigating COVID relief fraud is a critical mission at the Department of Justice. The Iowa Dispatch reported another facility diverting funds and defrauding creditors. Where is the accountability? Indian Hills Health Care is the Iowa company that owns Touchstone Healthcare Community. They accuse the management company of stealing $1.8 million in COVID-19 stimulus payments away from
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