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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

CMS Proposes to Require LTC Facilities to Have Written Agreements With Hospice

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to require long-term care (LTC) facilities to have written agreements with hospice prov...

Is Elder Abuse America's Dirty Secret?

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According to Ken Connor of Townhall.com, "The plight of elderly Americans has been a top concern of the Center for a Just Society since...

Parkside House investigation panellist frustrated at lack of available sanctions - Local

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A MEMBER of the panel that examined the serious neglect of five elderly people at a Northampton nursing home has expressed “frustration” tha...

State lawsuit vs. Bowes owners near end

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ELGIN — Another chapter in the story of the now-closed Bowes Retirement Center is nearing an end. The state expects that an injunction will ...

Carers face neglect charges

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TWO carers at a Wigan nursing home have, between them, been charged with 18 counts of ill-treatment or wilful neglect of elderly residents. ...

Nursing home cited after wheelchair fall

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A Minnesota nursing home was cited for neglect after a resident with dementia was found lying under her wheelchair at the bottom of a flight...

Judge throws out motion for mistrial in Skilled Healthcare case; court also grants injunction against nursing home company

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A Humboldt County, CA judge threw out a motion for a mistrial in the class action lawsuit against Skilled Healthcare on Friday, signaling an...

Antipsychotic drug use for dementia patients is questioned - The Boston Globe

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Nearly 2,500 nursing home residents in Massachusetts were given powerful antipsychotic drugs last year that were not intended or recommended...

Polk County Jury Awards $114 Million against Nursing Home

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A Polk County jury has handed down a $114 million verdict in a nursing home abuse case that resulted in an elderly woman's death. This c...

Nursing home operator ordered to pay $43.5 million in wrongful death lawsuit

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A Georgia jury Friday ordered a Sandy Springs lawyer and nursing home operator to pay $43.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. The payment...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Nursing Home Results in $43.5M Verdict

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Nursing Home Results in $43.5M Verdict

Nursing home in Kentucky issued four citations

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The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services issued four citations to Hilltop Nursing Home reports the Commonwealth Journal. The nurs...
Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Care facility sued after woman jumps out window

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Dementia patient Merle Fall died after jumping out the second-floor window of a Ridgeland nursing home. The state Department of Health cited...

Nursing Home Closing

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A southern Illinois nursing home will surrender its license and close its doors after the state says the home failed to comply with safety r...

Houser being sued again for alleged nursing home neglect

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George Houser, who already lost one costly lawsuit over poor care at one of his nursing homes, is now facing another challenge in court. A R...