Category: Regulatory Oversight

Fundamental Leaks Health Data

Fundamental Administrative Services admitted that a few weeks ago, an another information breach took place at 87 skilled nursing facilities, putting over 56,000 individuals’ data at risk. The event took place between October and January when an “unauthorized actor” copied files from the company’s database. However, the company declined to acknowledge the event until now,

Do Fines Improve Operations?

The Iowa nursing home, Bethany Life Care Center in Story City, has been fined $325 for failing to protect residents of their facility from abuse of recurring “sexual advances” made by a female resident, according to the Iowa Dispatch. According to state inspection reports, on April 20, 2025, the staff at Bethany Life Care Center

Nursing Home Care Compare

CMS has frozen all updates to the Nursing Home Care Compare website, which includes star ratings, inspection results, and other quality data. The pause began in late July 2025 as the agency transitioned its survey and certification data to the new cloud-based iQIES platform. This move is allegedly designed to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and

Survey Guidelines

Skilled Nursing News had an article on updated long-term care facility standards to prevent future cases of neglect that are far too common. These new regulations apply when facility inspections or “surveys” take place. Such surveys may be difficult for facilities to prepare for, as the standards are quite detailed with over 900 pages long.

$15 Million Awarded in Highway Collision

$42 Million Given Back for over 8,000 Investors

$1.05 Million Largest Nursing Home Jury Award in Spartanburg History

$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

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