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Owner, former executive director of Omaha hospice service disciplined for misconduct
OMAHA, Neb. —
Two nurses were disciplined by the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office for misconduct at an Omaha hospice service.
Disciplinary charges were filed against Melanie Costlow, the owner of Endless Journey Hospice in Nebraska. Nicole Beck, the former executive director, also faces disciplinary charges.
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Officials said narcotics belonging to deceased patients were stored in an unlocked cabinet at the office in Omaha. Staff used medications from the supply for other patients with proper prescriptions.
Employees were told to document that the medications were “destroyed.”
Costlow, a registered nurse, had misdemeanor convictions that she did not report to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and “misrepresented the extent of her convictions on her license renewal applications,” the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office said.
Officials said the owner also allegedly transported medications from deceased Lincoln patients to Omaha and allowed unlicensed staff to sign patient records as licensed professionals.
Both of their nursing licenses were suspended for 90 days. They were also ordered to participate in ethics training, and assessed at $10,000 civil penalty, the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office said.
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