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LANSING, MICHIGAN â An investigative series documenting severe neglect and abuse at Michigan nursing homes has prompted state lawmakers to begin drafting legislation aimed at increasing penalties and oversight of troubled long-term care facilities, according to Bridge Michigan....
David Goad, representing the estate of Gerald Lee Goad, filed the lawsuit in December 2022 against CaraDay Meadow Creek LLC and CaraDay Healthcare TX3 LLC, seeking more than $1 million in damages....
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, analyzed data from 2010 through 2023 to evaluate the impact of state-level staffing mandates on nursing home operations and finances....
FALL RIVER, MA â Massachusetts has enacted comprehensive safety reforms for assisted living facilities following a devastating fire at Gabriel House that claimed 10 lives in July 2025, according to announcements made by Governor Maura Healey on January 12, 2026....
â Operators of Park Circle Assisted Living face criminal charges following the April 2025 death of resident Thaddeus Moose, with authorities alleging neglect contributed to his death while under their care....
CORTLANDT MANOR, NY â A housekeeper at Yorktown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has been arrested and charged with second-degree rape following allegations that he sexually assaulted an incapacitated resident, according to the Yorktown Police Department....
MUSKEGON, MI â Nearly three dozen nursing home residents have died from suspected neglect or abuse in Michigan over the past four years, according to an investigation that examined more than 3,100 state and federal inspection records....
FLUSHING, NY â Two Queens men face federal charges for allegedly orchestrating a $120 million fraud scheme targeting Medicare and Medicaid through a pharmacy and two adult day care centers, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Friday in Brooklyn federal court....
BRONX, NY â A 480-bed nursing facility has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a $31 million Medicare recoupment demand, arguing that federal auditors retroactively applied payment rules to claims submitted during the early months of the pandemic....
FULSHEAR, TEXAS â A Texas businessman who operated durable medical equipment companies received a 90-month federal prison sentence for orchestrating a scheme involving nearly $60 million in fraudulent Medicare claims, according to the U.S....
Charles Brush of Seven Hills, Ohio, died on March 26, 2025, at a hospital approximately one month after being transported from the nursing facility in critical condition, according to court documents filed by attorney Michael Hill of Michael Hill Trial Law....
Medicaid currently covers approximately two-thirds of all nursing home residents nationwide, yet facilities consistently report losing money on patients covered by the program....
WEST DES MOINES, IA â Care Initiatives, Iowa's largest nursing home operator with 44 facilities statewide, is confronting its third whistleblower retaliation lawsuit in twelve months, according to court filings....
The legal action targets Daryl Hagler, Kenneth Rozenberg, and 31 associated individuals and entities connected to Hammonton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare and Deptford Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare....
FAYETTE, MISSOURI â Three individuals lost their lives when flames consumed a residential care facility on Villers Drive early Tuesday morning, according to local fire officials....
BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL â The death toll from a catastrophic building collapse at a Brazilian nursing home reached 12 on March 7, as rescue workers located the final victim more than 24 hours after the structure fell, according to the Minas Gerais state fire department....
STATEN ISLAND, NY â A Staten Island nursing home has warned that inadequate Medicaid reimbursement rates may force the facility to close, joining a growing chorus of long-term care providers across New York facing financial crisis as state funding fails to cover the actual cost of resident care....
This timeframe ensures that health professionals can quickly identify and address emerging health concerns before they escalate into serious complications....
## Critical Screening Requirements Overlooked PASARR represents a fundamental safeguard in the nursing home admission process....
CANFIELD, OH â The family of a Multiple Sclerosis patient who died in April 2025 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Windsor House at Canfield, alleging nursing staff failed to provide basic care that resulted in fatal sepsis from infected pressure wounds....