Criminal background checks have not been found to significantly limit the quantity or quality of candidates for nursing home jobs, a top nursing home advocate says. A recent government survey of ...

The New Jersey Department of Health failed to ensure workers at some nursing homes underwent background checks needed to ensure they did not have criminal records that disqualified them from the job, ...

Government investigators are preparing reports on skilled nursing facilities’ Part B billing practices and background check processes, according to the recently released annual work plan from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jacob Stavres, a nurse at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, left, pulls a patient down the hallway of the emergency room Monday, ...

A bill that would require long-term care facilities to check if prospective residents have a criminal history or are on the sex offender registry before they are admitted drew some heated opposition ...