Lawsuit claims operator failed to protect cognitively impaired resident from sexual assault
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 10, 2021
A lawsuit filed by “Jane Doe” through her guardian Carol Smith names Assisted Living by Hillcrest LLC and West Bend Mutual Insurance as defendants for allegedly failing to protect Doe — a resident...
OSHA doubles down on long-term care workplace inspections
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 10, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration from March 9 to June 9 will devote 15% of all of its workplace inspections per region to nursing homes, assisted living communities and hospitals that...