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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Attorney General's office reviewing citation against nursing home

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A state citation against a central Kentucky nursing home is being reviewed by the Kentucky Attorney General's office. The citation stems...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Minnesota allows elder care jobs to former criminals

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During the past six years, Minnesota has granted more than 15,000 waivers to people with criminal records seeking employment in nursing hom...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Mandatory Arbitrations in Nursing Homes Hurting Elders

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Final rule gives providers and beneficiaries access to quality data - McKnight's Long Term Care News

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A final rule issued Monday will allow Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries access to information about costs and quality of care information ...
Saturday, January 14, 2012

Neglect common in Michigan nursing homes

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Michigan issues thousands of violations against nursing homes each year, but the number of documented cases of outright abuse is much small...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Depression and stress prevalent in low-wage earning nursing home workers

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This study reveals findinfs that are NO surprise to anyone familiar with American Nursing homes: The prevalence of depression is common amon...
Saturday, January 07, 2012

Nursing assistant guilty of rape of a dementia patient

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I read yesterday that a former certified nursing assistant was sentenced to up to eight years in prison for raping a 69-year-old woman wi...
Friday, January 06, 2012

More Nursing Home Residents going home

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Forty-three states have received federal funding to help transfer Medicaid beneficiaries from nursing homes to their communities, a new ana...
Thursday, January 05, 2012

Nursing Home Population to Expand

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According to an article in hivehealthmedia.com, there are 3.8 million nursing home residents over the age of 65 , and the senior citizen...
Monday, January 02, 2012

The Nursing Home Exodus

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When Edwin Murphy was 91 he was transferred to a local nursing home for rehab and he developed pressure ulcers on both hips. He wanted to ...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Investigation uncovers nursing home abuse in...

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A Toronto newspaper investigation into nursing home inspections uncovered numerous incidents of poor nursing home care in Waterloo Region ...
Saturday, December 24, 2011

man charged in neglect-related death

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Authorites on Wednesday charged an Independence man with criminal involuntary manslaughter in the Nov. 1 death of his disabled mother, who d...

New Mat may prevent Pressure Sores

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People permanently confined to bed can develop bed sores. New smart cushioning is intended to eliminate the discomforts of lying and sit...
Friday, December 23, 2011

Nurse Aide CNA - guilty in Cleveland nursing home abuse

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A Cleveland nursing assistant CNA has pleaded guilty in the nursing home abuse of an Alzheimer's patient whose son recorded the mistrea...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Nursing Home Resident killed in California

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Authorities say an 81-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder for allegedly beating to death his 94-year-old nursing home roo...