The National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR), in conjunction with the SEIU, has set up a toll free hotline to get people in touch with their Senators about the importance of S. 2641, the Nursing Home Transparency and
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its action plan for nursing home improvement. CMS is responsible for establishing standards for national nursing home care by developing the standards, inspecting homes, and collaborating with other organizations to
A nursing home employee has been arrested and charged with theft of medications from nursing home residents. The employee apparently switched prescription pain relievers with over the counter pain relievers and then gave the wrong medication to the nursing home
A nursing home in Canton, Ohio has lost its federal funding for having too many violations. According to inspectors, each time they went to the facility there was another problem. Unlike large corporate facilities, many smaller homes survive on Medicare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has threatened to cut its payments for nursing homes by 0.3%. Though the percentage seems small, the economic consequences in the nursing home industry will be much larger. This cut could usher
A 20 year old girl with terminal kidney disease has died in a nursing home after crying for help for six hours. According to news reports, the nursing home staff ignored her cries for help for six hours before finding
A mental health nursing home has made the news for two colossal problems: frequent resident suicide and unsanitary conditions. Multiple residents in the past year have attempted suicide and the state inspectors believe mental health nursing home abuse and neglect
Levin & Perconti Founder and Senior Partner John Perconti was interviewed Chicago's ABC affiliate about the dangers of uninsured nursing homes. The report focused on Rosewood Nursing Homes, specifically the Rosewood Inverness nursing home where a resident died after falling
Levin & Perconti have filed a nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit against Summit Assisted Living Naperville North for the wrongful death of an 87-year old woman under the Illinois Assisted Living Act. The woman entered the Summit Assisted Living
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has joined the fight against fraud in home health care by exposing a large Medicare fraud led by a major home health care corporation. The corporation provides in-home nursing services. In-home nursing service abuse is a
Lee Isringhausen, an Illinois resident, contracted with APM Custom Homes, a Florida corporation, to build a home in Marco Island, Florida. Lee died before the house was built. APM returned most of the $100,000 deposit to Lee's estate, but kept
Closing arguments are expected to begin tomorrow in the trial of a man accused of killing a 12-year-old girl in Greene County and burying her body on a farm in June of 2006.
The elderly woman who crashed her car into Brockton Hospital back in October, killing a doctor and a secretary, will serve 18 months of probation after pleading guilty on Tuesday.
There were some scary moments Tuesday morning as an out-of-control car careened past a group of people gathered for a governor's news conference in Northwest Baltimore.
Popular at summer camp and considered an art form by some, cup stacking has launched a Massachusetts 10 year-old into the international spotlight, after he recently snagged the position of World Champion Cup Stacker.
State Police in Fayette County are searching for a mother and her baby. Investigators say Brandi Barden, 29, of Uniontown, has been spotted in the area, but no one has had contact with her 7-month-old daughter, Makenna.
