Today, the HCA Healthcare Foundation is proud to announce its launch of United For Healthy Starts, offering $1.84 million to Mile High United Way through the Healthier Tomorress Fund. The initiative is led by Denver's Mile High United Way and includes the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, United Way Miami and United Way of Greater Nashville.“It is a privilege to support the overall health and well-being of our families through United for a healthy start, allowing organizations to have meaningful impact on our communities when they come together to support and learn from one another. Joanne Pulles, Vice President of…
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New Illinois laws will increase protection for nursing home residents A new bill has recently been signed into law, aimed at enhancing protections for Illinois nursing home residents. State Sen. Lakes Collins (D-Chicago) sponsored the bill and joined Good Day Chicago in the studio to talk about what the law means to nursing home residents. Chicago – A new bill has recently been signed into law, aimed at enhancing protections for Illinois nursing home residents. State Sen. Lakes Collins (D-Chicago) sponsored the bill and joined Good Day Chicago in the studio to talk about what the law means to nursing…
A new competency framework for nursing staff working in complex rehabilitation services has been launched in Cheshire and Merseyside. The Nursing Competency Framework in Specialist Rehabilitation sets out the skills and knowledge required of registered nurses and nursing support workers in this area of practice, which is focused on supporting patients’ recovery after a traumatic illness or injury. “It’s a way to support and empower the nursing teams and wider multi-disciplinary team” Fahim Anwar The framework covers different specialist clinical areas, from neurological and respiratory care to psychological and mental health care, and is split into three levels of competency,…
Sheppard Mullin continues to expand healthcare practices Washington, DC partner Todd Rosenberg is deepening the company's trading capabilities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP have announced that healthcare partner Todd Rosenberg has joined the Washington company. This press release features multimedia. Check out the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250325628907/en/ Todd Rosenberg, Partner Rosenberg is 16th Last year's partners have joined Shepherd Marin's rapidly growing healthcare team, following recent Lateral Partners Besen, Margia Corner, Elisha Koble, Scarlett Singleton Nokes and Whit Cesandry Wheelock. Rosenberg represents some of the nation's largest health plans in the construction and negotiation of arrangements with the pharmacy…
prison. Lincoln police have arrested a nursing home manager accused of inappropriately touching a patient. Officers were dispatched Saturday after reports of assault at an emerald nursing home in Lincoln. Authorities say the employee found the 63-year-old Darrell Wiltshire admin and inappropriately touched a female patient. Police arrested Wiltshire Lincoln Nursing Home manager accused of inappropriately touching dementia Updated: 12:54 AM CDT March 25th, 2025 The caretaker of a Lincoln nursing home has been accused of inappropriately touching patients, authorities said. Delard Wiltshire was arrested for abuse of a vulnerable adult and third-degree sexual assault, Lincoln police said. Lincoln police…
Exclusive: A bipartisan congressional proposal to check Social Security Agency death records is expected to crack down on Medicaid and Medicare fraud.The law, known as the Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, requires state governments to check whether the Social Security Death Masterfile indicates a doctor who is considered part of a government program aimed at older people and low-income Americans. This check is intended to prevent the doctor's national provider identifier from being used by bad actors to commit fraud. “We will eliminate fraud within Medicaid and Medicare, and protect programs for those who need it. We are proud…
Palos Heights, Illinois – A head housekeeper at a subsidized living facility has been accused of stealing the identity of a former resident and winning thousands of dollars in shopping around the southern suburbs. DeMonte Williams, 33, of Country Club Hills, is charged with aggravated identification of theft on a victim over the age of 60.Palos Heights Police received the report on March 12th. There, seniors reported multiple claims for checking accounts. Purchases were made at various companies in the southern suburbs. The resident told police he came to the Paros Heights facility from another facility in Hazel Crest, where…
Mount Sinai Health System announced its new center for AI in Child Health on Monday. This explores directly into pediatric health care new ways to develop, test and implant AI to enable previous diagnostics, preventative approaches, and personalized treatment plans. Why is it important? To accelerate AI research and personalized treatment in child health, Mount Sinai said it will create an integrated data infrastructure, advance multimodal AI research and leverage computer-assisted imaging, multiomics research, rare disease identification and drug development to enhance the health economy and care delivery. “Although AI has made an incredible progress in many areas of medicine,…
Peter Irbiney, son of 89-year-old Norman Irbiney, will speak at a memorial outside the Irbiney family home in Cobble Hill on Sunday, March 23, 2025. The event honored the elderly who died under Andrew Cuomo's executive order that allowed Covid-19 patients to be readmitted during Pandamia classes. Photo by Paul Frangipane The mourning families met at Cobble Hill on Sunday to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Covid-19 and defend accountability in the wake of the death of nursing homes during the pandemic. Surrounded by political candidates from across the spectrum, the family united in opposition to the former president of…
Mayor Eric Adams tore his major rival Andrew Cuomo's reputation as “great manager” on Monday. Hizzoner has joined the grieving New York family and 2025 mayoral candidates for both Democrats and Republicans. “He mishandled the nursing home issues,” he told reporters about Cuomo. “Some people said, 'He's a great manager, and I'm sure he managed that crisis well,” Adams quipped. Mayor Eric Adams has hit Mayor's challenger Andrew Cuomo over the death of a nursing home amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Annie Welmiel/New York post Adams ironically attacked Cuomo's record as manager. Stephen Yang The mayor's criticism came the day after…