Latest reports, citations, and penalties from CMS data
Brier Oak on Sunset received an AA citation â the most severe designation issued when care violations substantially contribute to a patient's death â after the September 27 incident, as reported by LAist....
WASHINGTON â A congressional hearing on March 4, 2026 examined state-level nursing home policies during the COVID-19 pandemic that witnesses testified led to tens of thousands of preventable deaths among elderly Americans, according to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic....
Additionally, facilities must report the results of all investigations to these same authorities within five working days of the incident....
The facility received citation under regulatory tag F0761 for failing to maintain proper medication storage and labeling protocols....
Nursing home residents are among the most vulnerable populations when it comes to infectious disease....
Tatyana McClerkin, who worked as a paid in-home caregiver through Tennessee's Medicaid program, allegedly submitted falsified time records between March and August 2024, claiming compensation for hours she did not actually work, according to the TBI....
First, **delayed reporting compromises investigations**....
WORCESTER, MA â A former administrator of a Worcester rest home has pleaded guilty to systematically stealing more than $220,000 from the facility and its vulnerable elderly residents over a nearly three-year period, according to the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office....
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO â A long-term care facility in Albuquerque has agreed to pay $75,000 and implement significant workplace reforms to resolve a federal age discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S....
â A Kansas City nursing home is facing a negligence lawsuit after a 50-year-old resident died following a physical confrontation with another resident at the facility, according to KCTV5....
## Why Equipment Maintenance Matters in Nursing Homes Nursing home residents are among the most medically vulnerable populations in the healthcare system....
The company, which filed for bankruptcy in a Dallas court in July, reported approximately $259 million in total liability from nearly 1,000 settled and pending lawsuits, according to court filings....
The regulation also mandates that facilities maintain a formal grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve complaints when they are raised....
Specifically, inspectors determined the facility did not ensure that drugs and biologicals were labeled according to accepted professional standards....
In states that adopted mandates prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, staffing levels reportedly rose by approximately 8%....
Perhaps more concerning than the violations themselves: the facility has **not submitted a plan of correction**....
SAN FRANCISCO, CA â San Francisco is expected to approve a $500,000 settlement with the family of an 80-year-old man living with Alzheimer's disease who died just 17 days after being transferred out of Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, according to reporting by KQED....
While this represents the lower end of the federal severity scale, the underlying failure raises important clinical concerns....
The deficiency was classified at **Scope/Severity Level E**, indicating a **pattern of noncompliance** rather than an isolated incident....
Inspectors also found lapses in the facility's provision of appropriate care for residents with feeding tubes already in place....