THE 12:30 REPORT: Your News Update
Care-home owner fined and barred from biz: As part of a civil settlement, Rosalind Lavin, the owner of four personal-care facilities in Philadelphia and Media, has been fined $700,000 and prohibited from ever again operating a patient- or personal-care facility. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Lavin used residents’ Social Security and disability checks to fund a multimillion-dollar lifestyle, complete with several luxurious homes (the gates of one of them, pictured) and an aircraft, while her elderly and disabled occupants suffered deplorable conditions, including insufficient food, skipped medications, filthy bedding and clothing, and structurally unsafe housing. [Daily News]
We haven’t recovered from the last time yet: Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are appearing in Philly this week as part of their ongoing battle for former Hillary supporters in Pennsylvania. McCain held a town meeting at the National Constitution Center this morning, while Obama is expected to appear at a fund-raiser on Friday. [CBS 3]
Foot amputation at Citizens Bank Park: A 23-year-old worker preparing for this weekend’s Jimmy Buffett concert at Citizens Bank Park lost one of his feet yesterday when a construction crane fell on it. [NBC 10]
