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Thursday, November 29, 2012

California attorney general's office to ramp up elder-abuse investigations

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Until he died last month at age 82, Don Esco of Cameron Park had his own way of measuring the passage of time: by the years, months and days...
Monday, November 26, 2012

Falsified patient records are untold story of California nursing home care

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A supervisor at a Carmichael nursing home admitted under oath that she was ordered to alter the medical records of a 92-year-old patient, wh...
Friday, November 23, 2012

Nursing home neglect: Jury awards $1.8 million in death of retired wrestler

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Jurors ordered Lake Worth Manor to pay nearly $1.8 million in damages to Mr. Dahmer's estate. The  nursing home  at 1201 12th Ave. South...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Woman Dies Falling Out Of Nursing Home Window

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Authorities say an 88-year-old nursing home resident who had been in a Gastonia nursing home for a few days and wanted to get out has died ...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

family reacts after seeing abuse, neglect at South Bend nursing homes

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"He's got a lot of problems, and you send these people to be cared for in a  nursing home  that says they're going to care for ...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Nursing Home Sued Over Tube Infection

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A Santa Fe nursing home is being sued over an incident in which a resident there suffered an infection after a feeding tube allegedly was ...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Jacksonville nursing home on federal watch list

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Summer Brook Health Care center is a 120 bed facility, privately owned and is now on Medicare's Watch List. Brian Lee is with Families ...
Monday, October 22, 2012

Second Envoy administrator charged

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Police in Staunton said Monday that a nursing home administrator at Envoy has been charged in connection with the nursing home’s failure t...

Family: Video is proof of nursing home abuse

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Mynez Carter has Alzheimer's disease and requires continuous care. But 83-year-old woman's family recently became suspicious of ...
Friday, October 19, 2012

Inspections in California Find Nursing Homes Guilty of Resident Neglect

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The California Department of Justice conducted a series of surprise inspections of nursing homes across the state. The investigations spann...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Group pushes for surveillance cameras in nursing homes

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A senior advocacy group is pushing for state legislation requiring mandatory surveillance cameras in common areas of nursing homes . Depart...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

advocates for elderly target 'chemical restraint' abuse at care facilities

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Calling it a form of chemical restraint, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and advocates for the elderly Tuesday blasted the practice of prescribing a...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Woman accused of slapping nursing home patient gets probation

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A Cape Girardeau woman accused of slapping a 98-year-old nursing home patient will spend the next two years on probation. According to o...
Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Racism, patients’ lack of awareness contributing to health disparities for residents of color in Boston, specialists say

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Health disparities persist in the city of Boston between people of color and white residents, and efforts to combat racism and increase min...
Monday, October 08, 2012

Missouri nursing home worker no longer employed after abuse allegation

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  A worker at a Cape Girardeau assisted-living facility is no longer employed there following an allegation of assault from a 92-year-o...