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DPH Closes Southwinds ALF

WLTX reported the closure of Southwinds Assisted Living facility located in Kerman, South Carolina. The facility has been permanently shut down by the SC Department of Public Health after multiple inspections found violations. Between February 2024 and July 2025, Southwinds failed three separate inspections. A fourth inspection was the only inspection that the facility was able

“Keep Your Mouth Shut”

KCCI reported on a whistleblower’s wrongful termination lawsuit in Iowa. The facts are amazing and the situation tragic. In Pocahontas, Iowa, a whistleblower was fired from a nursing home after being told to “keep your mouth shut” regarding a resident’s death. The whistleblower, Tylenol Schultz, is suing the Fonda Specialty Care nursing home, Care Initiatives, and

Embezzlement

FoxCarolina reported that a former office manager and bookkeeper at Silver Bluff in Canton, North Carolina, has been sentenced to prison in an embezzlement scheme. Amy Elizabeth Curry previously worked for a senior assisted living facility in western North Carolina, and during her tenure, she made more than 150 unauthorized bank transfers from the facility’s

Transition and Diversion Waiver.

News10NBC has been investigating the conditions in Waterview Height facility in Charlotte, New York. Residents and their families felt that they had no other option but to use the facility. However, a “little-known program” exists that offers a better alternative for families. Carol Poupore and Clarence Richard Poupore, Rick, had been married for nearly three

Trump Pardons Nursing Home Exec Convicted of Over $10M in Tax Fraud

Last April, the nursing home executive, Paul Walczak, was generously pardoned by President Trump after illegally withholding over $7 millions of taxes from his employees’ paychecks and using the funds for personal gain instead. The Palm Health Partners’ executive was originally expected to serve 18 months in prison, plus two years of supervised release, and

HUD’s New Express Lane Lending Allows Nursing Homes to ‘Leap Frog’ Loan Queue

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has expedited loan applications for care facilities and nursing homes. This special privilege is payback to campaign contributions to the Trump Campaign. The idea behind the expedited applications is beneficial for the industry who gets special rates. HUD offers low rates, and these rates also come

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