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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Hospice owner accused of reusing deceased patients' narcotics and moving medications between cities
2026-07
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Nebraska Omaha, NE |
Endless Journey Hospice, Omaha, NE | narcotics | charged with misappropriation of medications, improper handling and dispensing of controlled substances, transporting medications of deceased Lincoln patients to Omaha, allowing unlicensed staff to sign patient records, failing to report misdemeanor convictions and misrepresenting those convictions on license renewal applications. Narcotics belonging to deceased patients were stored in an unlocked cabinet and reused for other patients without proper prescriptions; employees were instructed to document them as "destroyed." | not stated | 90-day nursing license suspension, ethics training, and a $10,000.00 civil penalty under an agreed settlement approved by the Chief Medical Officer of DHHS | none documented | source |
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Hospice executive director accused of keeping unlocked cabinet of deceased patients' narcotics
2026-07
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Nebraska Omaha, NE |
Endless Journey Hospice, Omaha, NE | narcotics | accused of keeping an unlocked cabinet of narcotics belonging to deceased patients in her office, directing employees to return unused medications, misappropriation of medications, falsification or inadequate maintenance of patient records, practicing beyond the authorized scope, aiding unlicensed practice, and signing patient records as a physician, social worker and volunteer coordinator. Licensed practical nurse; former executive director of the hospice. | not stated | 90-day nursing license suspension, ethics training, and a $10,000.00 civil penalty under an agreed settlement approved by the Chief Medical Officer of DHHS | none documented | source |
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Hospice Nurse Stole Morphine from Dying Patient, Replaced with Cranberry Juice
2024-01
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Texas Clifton, Texas |
RN, Clifton Lutheran Sunset Ministries hospice (Clifton, TX) | Morphine | Stole morphine from a hospice patient, refilled the container with cranberry juice to conceal the theft | not stated | Convicted of injury to the elderly + diversion of a controlled substance; sentenced to 4 years prison + 2 yrs probation | none documented | source |
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Minnesota home hospice nurse diverted controlled substances from 24 patients
2023-06-29
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Minnesota | Home hospice agency (patients receiving hospice care in their own homes) | Controlled substance medications (specific drugs not identified in the available excerpt) | not stated | Hospice registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Hospice nurse admitted diverting oxycodone and Oxycontin from two patients
2022-08
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Wisconsin Watertown, WI |
a hospice center | Oxycodone and Oxycontin | The nurse picked up prescriptions for two hospice patients, signed for oxycodone and Oxycontin, delivered fewer tablets than she signed for, and set up e-prescribing requests without physician orders; she admitted to police that she diverted prescription medication from the patients. | not stated | The Board suspended the nurse's license for an indefinite period, stayed the suspension on compliance with treatment, monitoring, and practice restrictions, and restricted the nurse from working in settings with access to controlled substances. | none documented | source |
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Former Trinity Home Health/Hospice nurses accused of diluting and diverting patients' morphine and hydromorphone
2014-09
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North Dakota Minot, ND |
Trinity Home Health/Hospice | morphine and hydromorphone; prescription pain medication | Allegedly diluted nursing home patients' medications; administered morphine instead of hydromorphone; brought unused medication back to the office after a patient died and ingested it; investigation found multiple instances of drug diversion. | not stated | Charges across suspects include Endangering a Vulnerable Adult (B felony), Conspiracy (C felony), and Theft of Property (C felony); two former nurses voluntarily surrendered their nursing licenses after admitting to the drug-diversion allegations; arrest warrants were issued. | none documented | source |
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.