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Investigation Reveals that Nursing Home is Failing to Meet the Standards of Care
Mon, January 30, 2012
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Nursing Home Patient Fractures Hip After Being Left Unattended in Restroom
Sat, January 28, 2012
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Woman Charged with Lighting Elderly Woman's Bed on Fire in Nursing Home
Mon, January 23, 2012
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Former Nursing Home Employee Sentenced to Jail for Attempted Sexual Abuse of Resident
Sat, January 14, 2012
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Jury Finds Nursing Home Negligent in Elderly Woman's Fall Death
Fri, January 13, 2012
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Governor Proposes Legislation Regarding Sex Offendors in Nursing Homes
Tue, January 10, 2012
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Jury In Favor Of Family After Nursing Home Choking Death
Sun, January 8, 2012
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Nursing Home Resident Dies After Altercation With Fellow Resident
Tue, January 3, 2012
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Medicare Cuts Funding from Troubled Nursing Home
Sun, January 1, 2012
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Stomach Virus Outbreak Spreads to Nursing Homes in Multiple Cities
Sat, December 31, 2011
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93-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident's Body Found in Aftermath of Fire
Wed, December 28, 2011
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Nursing Home Cited For Failing to Report and Investigate Claims of Abuse
Wed, December 14, 2011
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Nursing Home Resident Sent to Hospital After Car Crashesd Through Wall
Tue, December 13, 2011
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Visitor's Concerned Over Nrsing Home Operating Without Running Water
Sat, December 10, 2011
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Nursing Home Resident Falls to His Death in Employee Stairwell
Thu, December 8, 2011
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Nursing Home Resident Dies Shortly After Receiving Ten Times Prescribed Dose of Medication
Tue, December 6, 2011
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Federal Government Suggests Sanctions on Antipsychotic Drug Use in Dementia Patients
Sun, December 4, 2011
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Nursing Home Residents Not Allowed to Leave Their Rooms Due to Norovirus Outbreak
Thu, November 24, 2011
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Federal Government Determines Nation's Worst Nursing Homes
Tue, November 15, 2011
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Elderly Assisted Living Residents in Bedford Evacuated After Fire
Mon, November 14, 2011
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Nursing Home Fire Leaves Hundreds of Elderly Homeless
Wed, November 2, 2011
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Nursing Home Fined After Resident Dies From Injuries Sustained in Fall From Lift
Tue, November 1, 2011
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Jury Finds Nursing Home Negligent After Resident Injured During a Fall
Tue, October 25, 2011
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Nursing Home Corrects Care and Safety Deficeincies Just in time to Avoid Closure
Sat, October 15, 2011
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Nursing Home Investigated and Fined After Improper Handling of Asbestos in Facility
Thu, September 29, 2011
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Family Sues Nursing Home After Complications From Fall Lead to Their Mother's Death
Wed, September 28, 2011
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Nursing Home Makes Changes After Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease
Thu, September 15, 2011
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Nursing Home Fined After Administering Wrong Doses of Medications to Patients
Wed, September 14, 2011
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Nursing Home Fined for Witholding Medications from Residents
Sun, September 11, 2011
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Family Files Suit After Elderly Woman Dies With Head Caught in Bed Rails at Nursing Home
Sat, September 10, 2011
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Fire at Nursing Home Caused by Motorized Wheelchair
Fri, September 2, 2011
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New York City Evacuates Nursing Homes and Hospitals Before Storm Hits
Fri, August 26, 2011
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Water Main Burst Leaves Assisted Living Facility Without Water
Sat, August 13, 2011
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Nursing Home Allows Patient to Remain at Facility Only If Family Removes Hidden Camera
Mon, August 1, 2011
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Study Finds Link To Nursing Home Falls and Antidepressants
Tue, July 19, 2011
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Elderly Woman Dies Outside Nursing Home From Prolonged Exposure to Excessive Heat
Sun, July 17, 2011
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Nursing Home Medication Error Linked to Patient's Death
Sat, July 16, 2011
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Hidden Camera Captures Neglect and Abuse in Long Term Care Facility
Thu, July 14, 2011
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Assisted Living Fire Caused by Resident Smoking While on Oxygen
Sat, July 9, 2011
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Outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease Has Nursing Home Taking Precautions
Sat, July 2, 2011
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Nursing Home Evacuated Following Lightning Strike
Fri, July 1, 2011
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Nursing Home Cited for Neglect Following Multiple Resident Falls
Mon, June 27, 2011
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Nursing Home Resident Found Dead with Cords Tangled Around Neck
Wed, June 22, 2011
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Nursing Home Pays $20,000 Fine After Resident's Death
Sun, June 5, 2011
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Nursing Home is Home to a High Number of Registered Sex Offenders
Sat, June 4, 2011
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Nursing Home Resident Found Dead 200 Meters From Facility
Fri, June 3, 2011
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Nurse to Stand Trial For Fracturing Nursing Home Resident's Arm
Thu, June 2, 2011
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Fall From Mechanical Lift Results in Criminal Neglect Charges Against Employee
Wed, June 1, 2011
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Tornoadoes Hit Hard at Nursing Homes in the Mid-West
Mon, May 30, 2011
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Nursing Home Resident Asphyxiated by Improperly Installed Bed Rails
Sun, May 29, 2011
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Nursing Home Practice Puts Patient's Lives at Risk
Fri, May 27, 2011
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Nursing Home Resident Found Dead Below Her Bedroom Window Outside Facility
Thu, May 12, 2011
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Study: 15% of Nursing Homes Are Cited Each Year for Infection Control Violations
Sat, May 7, 2011
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State Program Has Nursing Home Residents Lifting Weights to Reduce Falls
Sat, April 30, 2011
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Nursing Home Employee Jailed for Hitting Elderly Woman with A Hair Brush
Thu, April 21, 2011
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Nursing Home Fire Displaces Residents
Thu, April 14, 2011
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Four Elderly Nursing Home Residents Die in One Week After Outbreak of Respiratory Illness
Thu, April 7, 2011
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Woman Dies on Her 92nd Birthday After Vehicle Drove Through Nursing Home
Wed, April 6, 2011
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Edlerly Man Drowns in Lake at Assisted Living Facility
Thu, March 31, 2011
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Nursing Home Patient Chokes to Death on Improperly Prepared Food
Mon, March 28, 2011
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Nursing Home Evacuated After Roof Collapses
Fri, March 25, 2011
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Nursing Home Neglects Elderly Woman's Fractured Ribs and Collapsed Lung Following a Fall
Mon, March 21, 2011
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Nursing Home Fined For Resident's Death Following Motor Vehicle Accident
Fri, January 21, 2011
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Study Shows Pill Splitting May Put Nursing Home Residents at Risk
Mon, January 17, 2011
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Nursing Home Residents Kept in Isolation After Fast Spreading Flu
Tue, January 4, 2011
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Nursing Home Fined After Resident Found Outside Seven Hours After Going Missing
Thu, December 30, 2010
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Nursing Home Evacuated After Water Pipe Burst
Sun, December 26, 2010
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Nursing Home Cited For Allowing Residents To Smoke While Hooked up to Oxygen Machines
Thu, December 23, 2010
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Five Die From Hepatitis Outbreak in Nursing Home
Fri, November 12, 2010
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Fire in Nursing Home Promts Citizens to Act Quickly
Sun, October 24, 2010
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Hepatitis B Outbreak Takes Four Lives at Nursing Home
Sat, October 23, 2010
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Nursing Home Residents Prone to Wander Receive Tracking Bracelets From County
Mon, October 18, 2010
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Nursing Home Employee Files Complaint Due to Unsanitary and Unsafe Conditions
Thu, October 7, 2010
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Nursing Homes Being Used as Safe House's for Wanted Criminals
Sat, September 25, 2010
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Nursing Home Resident Killed by Train After Elopement
Thu, September 23, 2010
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Nursing Home Fire Forces Evacuation of Nearly 80 People
Sat, August 21, 2010
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Violence in One State's Nursing Homes Has Lead to Four Resident Murders in Two Years
Sat, July 31, 2010
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Nursing Home Man Found Safe After Wandering For Two Hours
Mon, July 26, 2010
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Fire Forces Assisted Living Facility Residents to Evacuate but No One is Harmed
Fri, July 23, 2010
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Respiratory Ilness Affects 21 Residents at One Health & Rehab Center
Tue, July 20, 2010
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State and City Leaders Ask Residents to Watch Out for the Elderly During Heat Wave
Sat, July 17, 2010
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Nursing Home License Revoked As Resident Abuse Continues
Fri, July 16, 2010
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Use of Physical Restraints in Nursing Homes Declines
Thu, July 15, 2010
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Nursing Home Fined Over $24,000.00 for Repeated Safety Violations
Sat, July 10, 2010
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Heat Forces Nursing Home Residents to be Relocated
Thu, July 8, 2010
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Jury Decides Nursing Home Company Deserves Maximum Penalty For Chronic Under-Staffing
Wed, July 7, 2010
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Nursing Home Resident Drowns in Bath Tub
Tue, July 6, 2010
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One Nursing Home, Thirty Five Care Violations, Seven Pending Lawsuits
Mon, July 5, 2010
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Bacteria Found in Nursing Home Tap Water is Causing Illness to Residents
Fri, July 2, 2010
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Ex-Convict Discovered Working as a Nursing Home Social Worker Under a False Identity
Fri, June 25, 2010
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Elderly Dementia Patient Dies After Drinking Poisonous Detergent Found at Facility
Tue, June 22, 2010
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States Begin Applying For Grants to Fund Background Checks for Potential Long Term Care Employees
Fri, June 11, 2010
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Nursing Home Resident Struck in Head by Shotgun Blast, Minor Injuries Reported
Sat, May 22, 2010
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Nursing Home Fined After Resident Slips Out of Lift During Transfer
Fri, May 21, 2010
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Do Something Special for National Nursing Home Week
Sun, May 9, 2010
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Nursing Home Found at Fault for the Death of Resident Who Wandered Outside
Sat, May 8, 2010
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State Finds Nursing Home at Fault for the Fatal Fall of Wheelchair-Bound Resident
Fri, May 7, 2010
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Nursing Home Calls it Quits After Surprise Inspection Reveals 37 Pages of Violations
Thu, May 6, 2010
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State Conlcudes That Nurse's Negligence Contributed to Man's Death
Sat, May 1, 2010
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State Looks Deeper Into the Case of Sexual Abuse at Bristol Nursing Home
Wed, April 28, 2010
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A Closer Look at the Elder Justice and Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Acts
Mon, April 26, 2010
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Caregiver at Retirement Home is Convicted of Elder Abuse and Torture
Thu, April 22, 2010
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Nurse Received Five Years in Prison for Setting Fire to a Nursing Home Resident
Wed, April 21, 2010
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Nursing Home & Rehab Center Faces $10,000 Fine Due to Resident's Unexplained Broken Leg
Sat, April 10, 2010
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Department of Health Lifts Ban on Use of Nursing Home's Water After Episode of Harmful Bacteria
Wed, April 7, 2010
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Nursing Home and Rehab Center Faces Serious Mistreatment Allegations
Tue, April 6, 2010
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Nursing Home Employees Charged with Failure to Care for Residents and Altering Medical Records
Thu, April 1, 2010
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Man on Trial for Severe Nursing Home Abuse in Upscale Nursing Facility
Wed, March 31, 2010
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Flu Strikes Hard at Assisted Living Facility
Sun, March 28, 2010
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Certified Nurses Assistant Kills Convalescent Home Resident
Thu, March 25, 2010
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Nursing Home Aide Stuffs Sock in Dementia Patient's Mouth to Keep Quiet
Wed, March 24, 2010
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Department of Health Finds Licensed Practical Nurse Guilty of Neglect
Mon, March 22, 2010
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Nursing Homes Fined for Punishing "Whistle-Blowers"
Fri, March 19, 2010
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Nursing Home Resident Dies Shortly After Being Given the Wrong Medication
Wed, March 17, 2010
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Elder Abuse Task Force Investigates Adult Care Facilities
Tue, March 16, 2010
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Norovirus is Spreading Through Nursing Homes
Sun, March 14, 2010
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Woman Fights Nursing Home Arbitration After Her Step-Father's Death
Thu, March 11, 2010
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Doctor Claims Nursing Home Care Lead Man to his Death
Sun, March 7, 2010
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Nursing Home Director Named in Two Wrongful Death Lawsuits
Thu, March 4, 2010
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Nurses Assistant Allows Paralyzed Man to Fall From His Bed
Wed, March 3, 2010
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Police Investigation Leads to Arrest of Nursing Home Employee
Tue, March 2, 2010
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Nursing Home Man's Paralyzing Fall and Subsequent Bedsores Lead to His Death
Mon, March 1, 2010
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Over-Medication Hospitalizes Three Alzheimers Patients in Nursing Home
Sat, February 27, 2010
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Study Reveals State Social Services Slow Response to Nursing Home Complaints
Fri, February 26, 2010
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Nursing Home Fined by State for Care and Safety Violations
Thu, February 25, 2010
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Woman Dies as a Result of Nursing Home Fall
Tue, February 23, 2010
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Man Dies of Pnuemonia after Nurses Failed to Notify Physician of Decline in Health
Sat, February 20, 2010
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Police Investigate Possible Nursing Home Medication Errors
Thu, February 18, 2010
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Family Asks Questions About Nursing Home Elopement
Wed, February 17, 2010
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Small Nursing Home Forced by the State to Suspend Admission to the Facility
Sun, February 14, 2010
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Patient Safety Commission Urges Hopsitals and Nursing Homes to Notify Patients of Medical Errors
Sat, February 13, 2010
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The Estate of a Former Judge Sues Nursing Home on Allegations of Neglect
Fri, February 12, 2010
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Severe Neglect in Nursing Home Leads to Investigation
Thu, February 11, 2010
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State Inspectors Discover an Array of Health and Safety Issues in Nursing Home
Sun, February 7, 2010
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Choking on Improper Food Leads to Nursing Home Resident's Death
Wed, February 3, 2010
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Severe Weather Forces Two Dozen Nursing Home Residents to Relocate
Sun, January 31, 2010
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Cleaning Chemicals in Nursing Home Send Nine to Hospital With Respiratory Problems
Thu, January 28, 2010
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DSS Reports A Multitude of Care Issues at One Assisted Living Facility
Tue, January 26, 2010
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More State Legislation Proposed to Protect the Victims of Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
Mon, January 25, 2010
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Senate Hears Request to Increase Nursing Home Staff and as a Result, Decrease Falls
Fri, January 22, 2010
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Assisted Living Facility Resident Assaulted by Intruder
Thu, January 21, 2010
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Nursing Home Residents Lacking Food, Water, Shelter, and Medicines in Haiti
Wed, January 20, 2010
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Nursing Home Pleads Guilty to Medicare/Medicaid fraud for Failing to Care for Residents
Mon, January 18, 2010
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Elderly Resident Found Laying Outside of His Nursing Home
Sun, January 17, 2010
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Nursing Home Resident Allegedly Kidnapped by Family Member
Sat, January 16, 2010
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Former Employees Protest Over Unsafe Nursing Home Conditions
Fri, January 15, 2010
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Study: Preventing Falls in the Aging
Thu, January 7, 2010
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Nursing Home Fined for Failing to Attempt to Resuscitate Patient After Caridac Arrest
Tue, December 8, 2009
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State Senate Discusses the Issue of Mentally-Ill-Felons in Nursing Homes
Fri, November 6, 2009
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Fire Inspector Allegedly Took Bribes to "Clear" Nursing Homes From Safety Requirements
Wed, July 29, 2009
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