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10+ hour, 58+ min ago (627+ words) Courtney Plantz has been promoted to the position of president of Wichita, KS-based Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. The first woman to serve as president in PMMA's 77-year history, she will succeed Bruce Shogren in that role. Shogren has been with…...
What senior living and care companies need to do to prepare for cyber incident reporting changes
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (432+ words) Owners and operators of senior living and care properties, along with other businesses, should begin preparing now for a new federal cybersecurity mandate that could be released next month with updates to the Department of Homeland Security's 2022 Cyber Incident Reporting…...
Lawsuit seeks $5 M+ as data breach puts LTC pharmacy customers at risk
3+ week, 6+ day ago (407+ words) Innovative Pharmacy Packaging Corp. , Innovative Pharmacy Packaging Corp. of New York and Innovative Pharmacy, collectively referred to as IPPC, are facing a lawsuit seeking more than $5 million in damages for 100 long-term care clients potentially affected by a September data breach....
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4+ week, 1+ day ago (17+ words) Providers must educate prospects to cut gap between expectations, realities of senior living rates: report'Mc Knight's Senior Living...
Senior living pilot demonstrates how proactive cyber defense can reduce fraud at scale
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (802+ words) As cybercrime continues to accelerate nationwide, few demographics remain as persistently targeted and financially exposed as older adults. According to federal reporting, seniors lose billions of dollars annually to online scams, phishing campaigns, impersonation fraud and malicious advertising schemes. In…...
Omnicare figures prominently in $6. 8 B in False Claims Act settlements, judgments reported by DOJ for fiscal year
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (374+ words) The Department of Justice saw more than $6. 8 billion in settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act in fiscal year 2025, the department said Friday. A big part of that amount was the $949 million judgment, including treble damages and penalties, against…...
$5. 3 million settlement in Phar Merica data breach gets preliminary approval by federal judge
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (263+ words) A federal judge has preliminarily approved a $5. 3 million settlement related to a 2023 data breach that compromised the personal information of 5. 8 million Phar Merica customers and employees. The preliminary approval, signed by US District Court Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings, was filed…...
Senior living, healthcare ransomware attack impact increased to almost 480, 000 people
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (276+ words) Covenant Health has updated the number of residents and patients in Maine and New Hampshire who were affected by a May 26 data breach, disclosing that almost 480, 000 people were affected rather than the 7, 864 reported in July. The Andover, MA-based operator of…...
Data breach at senior living provider potentially affects 26, 000
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (452+ words) The personal information of almost 26, 000 residents, employees and others associated with Methodist Homes of Alabama and Northwest Florida could have been compromised in a data breach first discovered a year ago and reported this month, according to the organization. The…...
Proposed data breach rule could add "significant" requirements for assisted living providers
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (272+ words) Senior living industry advocates in Florida say they are monitoring development of a rule that one attorney says would impose "significant" operational and compliance requirements on assisted living operators and others as they plan for potential disruptions caused by data…...