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Nursing Home Resident Dies Due to Fall Related Injuries
Fri, September 3, 2010
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Nurse's Aide Arrested for Taking Inapropriate Video of Nursing Home Residents
Thu, September 2, 2010
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Nurses Ignore Resident's Emergency Alarm for Four Hours While Resident Dies
Wed, September 1, 2010
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Nurse's Aide Charged with Neglect and Abuse After Failing to Feed Her Patient
Tue, August 31, 2010
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Nursing Home Fires Two Employees for Abusing Elderly Residents
Mon, August 30, 2010
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Nursing Home Investigation Brings Only More Questions for Family of Injured Resident
Sun, August 29, 2010
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95-Year-Old Man Runs for Senate Seat
Sat, August 28, 2010
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Senior Care Center Resident Sexually Assualted by Man Who Entered Through Unlocked Window
Fri, August 27, 2010
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Nursing Home Resident Dies After Rolling in Wheelchair Off an Embankment Outside Facility
Thu, August 26, 2010
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Nurse Arrested for Stealing Prescription Pain Medicine from Residents of Assisted Living
Wed, August 25, 2010
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Nursing Home Fined Repeatedly for Poor Wound Care
Tue, August 24, 2010
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2008 Nursing Home Fire Leads to Multiple Lawsuits and Criminal Charges Against Owners
Mon, August 23, 2010
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Former Nursing Assistant Sentenced Three Years Jail Time for Rape of Elderly Woman
Sun, August 22, 2010
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Nursing Home Fire Forces Evacuation of Nearly 80 People
Sat, August 21, 2010
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Nurse Threatens to Fire Nursing Home Staff if They Report Care Issues to the State
Fri, August 20, 2010
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Social Worker Guilty of Cashing Checks from the Trust Funds of Vulnerable Adults
Thu, August 19, 2010
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Nursing Home Employee Fired After Allegedly Shouting at Resident and Pulling Her Hair
Wed, August 18, 2010
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Vinton Nursing Home Resident Found Safe After Going Missing From Nursing Home
Tue, August 17, 2010
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Charges Against Nurse Have Now Led to a Proposed $20,000 Fine for Nursing Home
Sun, August 15, 2010
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Woman Steals Morphine from Nursing Home then Uses it to Poison Her Husband
Sat, August 14, 2010
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Nursing Home Bookkeepper Charged with Theft Totaling More Than $400,000 from Nursing Home
Fri, August 13, 2010
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Virginia Beach Assisted Living Resident Found After Wandering From Nursing Home
Thu, August 12, 2010
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State Inspectors Move to Close Down Nursing Home for Unsafe Conditions
Wed, August 11, 2010
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Senior Olympics Held for Elderly Nursing Home Residents
Tue, August 10, 2010
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Man Goes Missing During Transport from Nursing Home To Hospital
Mon, August 9, 2010
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UPDATE: Health Department Found No Deficiencies In Relation to July's Resident Assault
Sun, August 8, 2010
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Nursing Assistants Charged With Abuse After Using Elderly Resident to Pull a Prank
Sat, August 7, 2010
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Nursing Home Administrator Charged with Failing to Report Sespected Abuse
Fri, August 6, 2010
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Nursing Home Under Investigation After Resident Dies Days After Being Beaten by Roommate
Thu, August 5, 2010
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Nursing Home Fined $100,000 by State After Resident's Deadly Fall
Wed, August 4, 2010
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Nursing Home Employee Allegedly Punches Severely Disabled Resident
Tue, August 3, 2010
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Long Term Care Ombudsman Honored For Ten Years of Service
Mon, August 2, 2010
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States Across The Country Take Steps To Prevent and Prosecute Nursing Home Abuse
Sun, August 1, 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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Today's Crisis in Long Term Care
Fri, July 30, 2010
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Nursing Home Ordered by Judge to Stop Distributing Misleading Information to Residents
Thu, July 29, 2010
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Family Files Lawsuit After Mother Dies from Nursing Home Fall
Wed, July 28, 2010
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Assisted Living Facility Turns in Its License Before the State Can Revoke It
Tue, July 27, 2010
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Nursing Home Man Found Safe After Wandering For Two Hours
Mon, July 26, 2010
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Volunteers Host "Vacation Bible School" for Nursing Home Residents
Sun, July 25, 2010
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Hospital Settles with Family of Resident Who Wandered Onto Roof and Froze to Death
Sat, July 24, 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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Nursing Home Fall Leads to Large Award in Court
Thu, July 22, 2010
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Couple Providing In-Home Care to a Virginia Man Have Been Sentenced Prison Time
Wed, July 21, 2010
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Respiratory Ilness Affects 21 Residents at One Health & Rehab Center
Tue, July 20, 2010
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81 Year-Old Woman Volunteers at Nursing Home Growing Vegetable Garden For Residents
Mon, July 19, 2010
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One State Eliminates Food Safety Inspections for Nursing Homes and Hospitals
Sun, July 18, 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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New Certfication Available for Home Health Care Agencies Who Follow Additional Standards
Wed, July 14, 2010
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Study Finds That Pneumonia Treatment May be Harming Dementia Patients
Tue, July 13, 2010
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Prosecutors Fail to Adequately Protect Victims of Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
Mon, July 12, 2010
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Nursing Assistant Arrested for Allegedly Raping Nursing Home Resident
Sun, July 11, 2010
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Nursing Home Fined Over $24,000.00 for Repeated Safety Violations
Sat, July 10, 2010
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Virginia Man Pleaded Guilty to Embezzling Over 1.5 Million of His Elderly Father's Savings
Fri, July 9, 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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Local WWII Veteran Honored by France for Playing Part in the Country's Liberation
Sun, July 4, 2010
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Social Worker Arrested for Stealing From Elderly Man
Sat, July 3, 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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Wandering Nursing Home Resident Arrested for Various Crimes in Community
Thu, July 1, 2010
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Study Finds that Many Licensed Nurses Have Previously Lost Their Licenses in Other States
Wed, June 30, 2010
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Woman Charged with Abuse After Forcefully Shaking Hospice Patient
Tue, June 29, 2010
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Couple May be Separated in Nursing Home After Surviving Holocaust Together
Mon, June 28, 2010
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Assisted Living Center Employee Charged with Attempted Rape of a Mentally Challenged Woman
Sun, June 27, 2010
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Caretaker Arrested as Primary Suspect in Elderly Woman's Murder Investigation
Sat, June 26, 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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Nursing Home Resident Dies Two Days After A Vehicle Drove into Her Bedroom
Thu, June 24, 2010
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Nursing Home Resident Breaks Mentally Handicapped Roommate's Nose
Wed, June 23, 2010
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Elderly Dementia Patient Dies After Drinking Poisonous Detergent Found at Facility
Tue, June 22, 2010
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Two Virginia Social Workers Charged with Stealing Thousands from Vulnerable Elderly Victims
Mon, June 21, 2010
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Assisted Living Facility Throws Out Resident for Too Many Complaints
Sun, June 20, 2010
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Nursing Home Memoir "My World Now, Life in a Nursing Home, from the Inside"
Sat, June 19, 2010
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Nursing Home Celebrates the Marriage of Two Residents
Fri, June 18, 2010
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Nursing Home Staff Being Investigated for Stealing and Selling Resident Medications
Thu, June 17, 2010
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State Investigates Possible Abuse By Caregiver Towards Man With Cerebral Palsy
Wed, June 16, 2010
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Don't Miss Elder Abuse Film Tonight in Recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness
Tue, June 15, 2010
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Women Recognized for Helping the Elderly Live in Their Homes Longer
Mon, June 14, 2010
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Elderly Woman is Found Deceased on Hospital Roof After Wandering Away
Sun, June 13, 2010
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Nursing Home Administrator Charged with Embezzlement of Over $235,000 from Facility's Account
Sat, June 12, 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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Certified Nurses Assistant Pleaded Guilty to Taking Nude Pictures of Rehab Center Residents
Thu, June 10, 2010
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Nursing Home May Lose Medicare and Medicaid Funding After Allegations of Abuse
Wed, June 9, 2010
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Former Registered Nurse Charged with Murdering Nursing Home Resident
Tue, June 8, 2010
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Study Links Hardened Arteries to Falls in the Aged
Mon, June 7, 2010
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Nursing Home Man Missing For More Than Two Weeks After Wandering Away
Fri, June 4, 2010
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Hospitals Fined for Failing to Report Events the State Says Should Never Happen
Thu, June 3, 2010
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Nursing Home Residents Suffer Second and Third Degree Burns From Heaters too Close to Beds
Wed, June 2, 2010
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The Benefits of Re-Assessing the Mental Health of Nursing Home Residents
Tue, June 1, 2010
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State Provides Nursing Homes with Pressure Ulcer Pocket Guides
Sun, May 30, 2010
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Former Nursing Home Administrator Receives Two Year Prison Sentence
Sat, May 29, 2010
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Nurse Caught on Tape Dumping Nursing Home Resident Out of Her Wheelchair
Fri, May 28, 2010
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International Panel of Experts Develops New Definition for Adult Malnutrition
Thu, May 27, 2010
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Report Finds that State Surveyors are Still Missing Quality of Care Issues in Nursing Facilities
Wed, May 26, 2010
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Virginia Caretaker Charged with Neglect of Martinsville Woman
Tue, May 25, 2010
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Dependent Resident is Punched and Choked by Care Home Employee
Mon, May 24, 2010
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Nursing Home Residents Use Web-Cams to Talk to Long Distance Family Members
Sun, May 23, 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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State Charges Woman Who was Running Care Homes Without a License
Thu, May 20, 2010
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Nursing home Fined $100,000 for Improper Insertion of Feeding Tube Leading to Death
Wed, May 19, 2010
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Campaign Focuses on Educating Doctors to Protect Their Elderly Patients from Financial Abuse
Tue, May 18, 2010
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Former Virginia Nursing Home Aide Sentenced 60 Years in Prison for Abuse of Patients
Mon, May 17, 2010
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Assisted Living Center Fined for Failing to Provide Sanitary Conditions and Proper Nutrition
Sun, May 16, 2010
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Nursing Home Residents Plant Vegetable Garden in their Community
Sat, May 15, 2010
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Nursing Home Bed-Tax is Close to Becoming Official in One State
Fri, May 14, 2010
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Legislation is Being Considered to End Nursing Home Patient "Dumping"
Thu, May 13, 2010
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Jury Finds Nursing Home to Blame for Resident's Death
Wed, May 12, 2010
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Raising Awareness of Adult Abuse in Virginia
Tue, May 11, 2010
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New Study Links Poor Sleep in Assisted Living Facilities With a Decline in Overall Health
Mon, May 10, 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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Virginia Couple Sentenced Three Months in Jail for Theft and Abuse of 84-Year-Old Woman
Wed, May 5, 2010
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Judge Sentences Former CNA to Prison for Stealing Pain Patches from Elderly
Tue, May 4, 2010
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Facility Fined for Failing to Perform the Heimlich on a Choking Resident
Mon, May 3, 2010
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State Expands The "Amber Alert" System to Include "Silver Alert" for Elderly
Sun, May 2, 2010
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State Conlcudes That Nurse's Negligence Contributed to Man's Death
Sat, May 1, 2010
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One Personal Care Home Cited for Abuse, Negect and Theft of Nearly $500,000 in Federal Funds
Fri, April 30, 2010
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Care Issues Trigger Multiple Lawsuits for One Nursing Home Company
Thu, April 29, 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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Certified Nursing Assistant Faces Charges for Striking a Disabled Woman in Her Care
Tue, April 27, 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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Investigation Finds that State Nursing Homes are Using Tax-Payer Money on Anything But Care
Sun, April 25, 2010
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Woman Sues Hospital for a Pattern of Negligent Care
Sat, April 24, 2010
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Nursing Home Employee Steals Over $10,000 From Home
Fri, April 23, 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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Mentally Ill Nursing Home Resident is Charged with Sexually Abusing Elderly Nursing Home Woman
Tue, April 20, 2010
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Couple Operating Nursing Homes Charged with Multi-Million Dollar Medicare Fraud
Mon, April 19, 2010
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Drivers With Dementia: New Guidelines About When To Stop Driving
Sun, April 18, 2010
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Dementia Patient Wanders Out of Facility Hours After Moving In; Found Dead Three Days Later
Sat, April 17, 2010
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Nursing Home Residents With Memory Problems Still Benefit From Positive Attention from Caregivers
Fri, April 16, 2010
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Virginia Man Arrested For Sexual Assault of Nursing Home Resident
Thu, April 15, 2010
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RN Wrongly Halts CPR on Nursing Home Resident
Wed, April 14, 2010
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Assisted Living Worker Convicted of Torturing Four Residents, Killing One
Tue, April 13, 2010
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Resident Waits Twelve Hours Before Being Sent To Hospital With Two Broken Legs and Broken Shoulder
Mon, April 12, 2010
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Nursing Home Provider Sued by Attorney General for Falsly Claiming Medicaid
Sun, April 11, 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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Facility Blamed For Neglect of Two Residents, Both of Whom Died of Sepsis From Pressure Ulcers
Fri, April 9, 2010
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Assisted Living Center Cited for Failing to Provide Timely Treatment to Resident who was Assaulted
Thu, April 8, 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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Girl Scouts Bring Easter Flowers and Painted Eggs to Nursing Home Residents
Mon, April 5, 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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Virginia Nursing Home Accused of Ignoring Reports of Sexual Abuse for Eight Years
Tue, March 30, 2010
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Nursing Home Loses License After Poor Care is Investigated
Mon, March 29, 2010
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Flu Strikes Hard at Assisted Living Facility
Sun, March 28, 2010
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Health Department Removes 16 Residents from Unlicensed Three Bedroom Care Home
Sat, March 27, 2010
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State Revises Power of Attorney Legislation to Avoid Exploitation and Abuse
Fri, March 26, 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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Elder Justice Act Continues to Move Forward
Tue, March 23, 2010
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Department of Health Finds Licensed Practical Nurse Guilty of Neglect
Mon, March 22, 2010
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Nursing Home Resident is Struck by a Train After Wandering Away
Sat, March 20, 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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Man Requiring 24-Hour Care Suffers Neglect in Nursing Home
Mon, March 15, 2010
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Norovirus is Spreading Through Nursing Homes
Sun, March 14, 2010
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Assisted Living Facility Shut Down For High Number of Care Deficiencies
Sat, March 13, 2010
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Bed Rail Asphyxiation Leads to Death and Lawsuits
Fri, March 12, 2010
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Woman Fights Nursing Home Arbitration After Her Step-Father's Death
Thu, March 11, 2010
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America's Oldest Person Dies at Age 114
Wed, March 10, 2010
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Concerns Over Antipsychotic Drug Use Rise
Tue, March 9, 2010
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House Considers Eliminating Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Homes
Mon, March 8, 2010
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Doctor Claims Nursing Home Care Lead Man to his Death
Sun, March 7, 2010
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One State's Legislation to Protect Elderly Advances to State Assembly
Sat, March 6, 2010
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Severe Case of Neglect and Financial Exploitation by In-Home Caregiver
Fri, March 5, 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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79-Year-Old Woman Earns Her Law Degree to Practice Elder Abuse Law
Sun, February 28, 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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State Proposed Funding Cuts to Social Services for the Elderly
Wed, February 24, 2010
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Woman Dies as a Result of Nursing Home Fall
Tue, February 23, 2010
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Long Term Care Facilities May be Using Medicare Money but Failing to Meet the Standard of Care
Mon, February 22, 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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Nursing Home Residents Donate Nearly 3,500 Cans of Food to Charity
Fri, February 19, 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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Caretaker Arrested for Allegedly Sexually Abusing Resident of Assisted Living Facility
Tue, February 16, 2010
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Nursing Home Holds Sweetheart Dance for Senior Residents
Mon, February 15, 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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Unlicensed Care Provider Convicted of Neglect that Resulted in Pressure Ulcers that Became Septic
Wed, February 10, 2010
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Nursing Home Employees Accused of Taking Nude Photographs of Residents
Tue, February 9, 2010
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Malnurtrition in Nursing Homes can be a Result of Under-Staffing
Mon, February 8, 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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Nursing Home Resident Dies After Burn Accident that Staff Should Have Prevented
Sat, February 6, 2010
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In Home Caretaker Accused of Neglect and Involuntary Manslaughter of Elderly Family Member
Fri, February 5, 2010
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Caretaker Accused of Stealing Money and Jewelry from Residents at Nursing Home
Thu, February 4, 2010
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Choking on Improper Food Leads to Nursing Home Resident's Death
Wed, February 3, 2010
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Nursing Home Cat Finds his Purpose in Comforting the Dying
Tue, February 2, 2010
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Elderly Man Falls From Window at Care Facility
Mon, February 1, 2010
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Severe Weather Forces Two Dozen Nursing Home Residents to Relocate
Sun, January 31, 2010
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The Department of Social Services Tells How They Respond to Complaints at Long-Term Care Facilities
Sat, January 30, 2010
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Two Residents Dead in Suspected Murder Suicide at Assisted Living Facility
Fri, January 29, 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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Former Nursing Home Employee Was Stealing Medication for Her Son to Sell
Wed, January 27, 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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Former Nurse is Convicted of Nursing Home Abuse
Sun, January 24, 2010
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Nursing Home Has 23 Days to Shape up or Lose Federal Medicare and Medicaid Funding
Sat, January 23, 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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One State Pushes Elder Abuse Legislation Forward
Tue, January 19, 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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Nursing Home Facility Shut down for Uninhabitable Conditions
Thu, January 14, 2010
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Self-Acclaimed Assisted Living Facility Fails to Repsond to Resident's Calls for Help
Wed, January 13, 2010
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Virginia Nurses Aide Found Guilty of Abuse & Neglect in Nursing Home
Tue, January 12, 2010
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New Legislation Requires Nursing Homes to Post Their Ratings
Mon, January 11, 2010
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Volunteer Program Raises Nearly $100,000 to Assist the Elderly
Sun, January 10, 2010
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Fire at Assisted Living Facility Injures Two Residents
Sat, January 9, 2010
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Neglect in an Assisted Living Facility Operated Without a License
Fri, January 8, 2010
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Study: Preventing Falls in the Aging
Thu, January 7, 2010
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Nursing Home Director Used Anti-Psychotic Drugs to Restrain Patients
Wed, January 6, 2010
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Assisted Living Facility Fined over Alleged Theft of Resident's Pills and Money
Tue, January 5, 2010
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Hospital Sues Nursing Home After They Allegedly "Dumped" Patient
Mon, January 4, 2010
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Nursing Home Transparency up for Decision by Senate
Sun, January 3, 2010
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Nursing Home Celebratres Oldest Resident- Age 104
Sat, January 2, 2010
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Nursing Home Aides Plead Not Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Elderly Residents
Fri, January 1, 2010
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Nursing Home Found Guilty of Falsifying Records to Cover up Neglect
Thu, December 31, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident Dies During Altercation with His Roommate
Wed, December 30, 2009
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Nursing Home Fined Heavily by the State in 2009
Tue, December 29, 2009
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States Licensing Practices: Neglect and Abuse Falling Through the Cracks
Mon, December 28, 2009
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Former Nursing Home Employee Files Whistleblower Lawsuit
Sun, December 27, 2009
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Fourth-Grade Boy Keeps Nursing Home Residents' Feet Warm and Dry
Sat, December 26, 2009
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Seniors Entertain With Light-Hearted Nativity Play at Assisted Living Center
Fri, December 25, 2009
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15 Arrested In Drug Ring At Nursing Home
Thu, December 24, 2009
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Tips for Successful Holiday Visits With Loved Ones In Nursing Homes
Wed, December 23, 2009
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Nursing Home Patient Dies After Nurse's Transcription Error, Mistakenly Discontinued Medication
Tue, December 22, 2009
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Deadly Food Fight Over Pot Roast At Nursing Home
Mon, December 21, 2009
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Phamaceutical Error Leads to Nursing Home Resident's Death
Fri, December 18, 2009
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Pressure Ulcer Infection Leads to Nursing Home Resident's Death
Thu, December 17, 2009
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Fatal Assault Case Exposes One Nursing Home's Frequent Assault Issues
Wed, December 16, 2009
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Man Dies at Assisted Living Facility After Wandering Outside
Tue, December 15, 2009
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State Cuts Funding to Nursing Home After a Series of Care Issues
Mon, December 14, 2009
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Former Personal Care Home Manager Gets Five Years in Prison
Sun, December 13, 2009
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Bristol Man Charged with Sexualy Battering Four Nursing Home Residents
Sat, December 12, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident Found Dead Just Outside of Nursing Home
Fri, December 11, 2009
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Nursing Home Residents Get to Shop at Volunteer "Store" for Christmas Gifts
Thu, December 10, 2009
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Local CNA Surrenders License After Taking Naked Pictures of Patients
Wed, December 9, 2009
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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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US Nursing Home Ratings Analyzed
Mon, December 7, 2009
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Veteran's Home Administrator is Fired, then Re-instated, now Re-fired
Sun, December 6, 2009
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Assisted Living Facility Administrator Stole Nearly $50,000 From One Resident
Sat, December 5, 2009
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Former Nursing Home Aide Caught on Camera Abusing Patient
Fri, December 4, 2009
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Nursing Home Employees Were Unaware of Madatory Reporting Policies on Abuse
Thu, December 3, 2009
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Obudsman Giving Their Time to Assist the Elderly
Wed, December 2, 2009
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Bringing Nursing Home Residents Some Holiday Cheer
Tue, December 1, 2009
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Nursing Home Employees Being Fired for Reporting Neglect to the State
Mon, November 30, 2009
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Man Dies From Overdose Of Pain Patch Prescribed By Hospital
Sun, November 29, 2009
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Teenager Has Heart For Elderly; Collects Hundreds Of Pairs Of Pajamas For Nursing Home Residents
Sat, November 28, 2009
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Tips For Just The Right Gift For Loved Ones In Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities
Fri, November 27, 2009
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"Nurse" Worked For Four Years At Nursing Home With No Nursing Training
Thu, November 26, 2009
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Assisted Living Residents Sell Their Original Paintings To Help Feed The Hungry
Wed, November 25, 2009
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Nursing Home Tries to Dump Patient at Homeless Shelter
Tue, November 24, 2009
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Assisted Living Facility License Suspended for Sub-Standard Care
Mon, November 23, 2009
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Long-term Care Facility Employee Forces Resident to Eat
Sun, November 22, 2009
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All Residents Removed From Assisted Living Facility After Two Residents Found With Bed Sores
Sat, November 21, 2009
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Nurse Accused of Giving Morphine to Patients to Make Job Easier
Fri, November 20, 2009
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Report: Overuse of Anti-Psychotic Drugs is Linked to Many Deaths
Thu, November 19, 2009
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Another Dangerous Assisted Living Facility Discovered: Admissions Halted By State
Wed, November 18, 2009
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Nursing Home Fined $90,000 For Improper Supervision; Man Died After Unsupervised Fall
Tue, November 17, 2009
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Assisted Living Facility Failed to Properly Give Medications to Any Patients
Mon, November 16, 2009
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Study: Vitamin D can Prolong Life for the Elderly
Sun, November 15, 2009
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Nursing Home Looking to Add Special Units for Residents with Alzheimers
Sat, November 14, 2009
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Recurrent Sexual Assualt, a Problem in Some Nursing Homes
Fri, November 13, 2009
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New Website Launched Includes Tools to Compare and Anylyze Quality of Nursing Homes
Thu, November 12, 2009
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Doctor Excessively Using Harmful Medicines in Nursing Homes
Wed, November 11, 2009
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Veterans Nursing Home Dedicated on Veteran's Day
Tue, November 10, 2009
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Report: Nursing Home Abuse May be Under-Reported
Mon, November 9, 2009
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Former Nursing Home Executive Embezzeled over One Hundred Thousand Dollars
Sun, November 8, 2009
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Staff Ignores Requests From Residents; Dead Body is Found Five Days Later
Sat, November 7, 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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Justice Department Discovers Multi-Million Dollar Kickback Scheme With Nursing Home Pharmacy, Others
Thu, November 5, 2009
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Assisted Living Facility Residents Make Pillows For Soldiers in Afghanistan
Wed, November 4, 2009
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Doctors Often Not Punished For Inappropriate Use of Psychotropic Drugs In Nursing Homes
Tue, November 3, 2009
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Assisted Living Facility Closed Down For Owner Posing As Doctor, Horrible Neglect of Residents
Mon, November 2, 2009
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Halifax Author Writes Fictional Novella About Reinventing Oneself In A Nursing Home
Sun, November 1, 2009
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Man dies from fall just eight hours after moving into nursing home
Sat, October 31, 2009
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Two Brothers Share Their Gift of Music With the Elderly
Fri, October 30, 2009
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Workshop to be held to discuss better healing for bedsores
Thu, October 29, 2009
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Some Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities Limit Visits Due to H1N1
Wed, October 28, 2009
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Study: Elderly Benefit When Hypertension is Controlled
Mon, October 26, 2009
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Congress Considers Stimulus for Social Security Recipients
Sat, October 24, 2009
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Bed Sores Affect Not Only Physical Health, but Mental Health as Well
Fri, October 23, 2009
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Wandering Leads to a Lowered Rating at One Assisted Living Facility
Thu, October 22, 2009
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WSET Reports on Benefits of Nintendo Wii's Donated By This Law Office
Wed, October 21, 2009
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Bruises as Warning Signs of Abuse
Tue, October 20, 2009
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Assisted Living Resident Celebrates 108 Years
Mon, October 19, 2009
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Alcohol Consumption, Two Drinks A Day, Does Not Increase Longevity
Sun, October 18, 2009
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CDC Recommends Respirators For Healthcare Workers of H1N1 Patients
Sat, October 17, 2009
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Study: Elderly Apparently Immune From Swine Flu
Fri, October 16, 2009
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Study: More Than Half of Elderly Nursing Home Residents Die Within Year of Starting Dialysis
Thu, October 15, 2009
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Jury Awards Quadriplegic Man Millions for Horrific Bedsores
Wed, October 14, 2009
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State Board Chairman Forced To Resign After Inappropriate Oversight of Nursing Homes, Comments
Tue, October 13, 2009
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Nursing Home Fined $90,000 For Resident's Fall, Death
Mon, October 12, 2009
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100 Year Old Nursing Home Resident Found Dead With Plastic Bag Over Head: Ruled Homicide
Sun, October 11, 2009
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Nursing Home Staff Failed To Follow Care Plan For Transferring Resident Who Died After Fall
Sat, October 10, 2009
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Study: 40-75% of Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients Have Psychological Illness
Fri, October 9, 2009
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Love Blooms Inside Nursing Home; Residents Marry In Dining Room
Thu, October 8, 2009
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Resident To Staff Ratio Key To Provide Quality Nursing Home Care
Wed, October 7, 2009
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Eagle Scout Builds Gazebo For Nursing Home Residents
Tue, October 6, 2009
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Assisted Living Resident Use Hammer To Attack Another Resident
Mon, October 5, 2009
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U.S. Ranking System For Nursing Homes Leaves Out Hundreds of Troubled Facilities
Sun, October 4, 2009
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Nursing Home Accused Of Using Tattered Equipment & Hiding It During Inspections; Woman Dead
Sat, October 3, 2009
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Nursing Homes in Ohio Don't Have To Notify Residents That They Are Living With Sex Offenders
Fri, October 2, 2009
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State Blasted For Loopholes Allowing Felons To Be Employed At Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Homes
Thu, October 1, 2009
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Two CNA's Arrested For Taking Nude Pictures of Nursing Home Residents
Wed, September 30, 2009
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Long-term Care Ombudsman Blasts State Program That Gives Money to Substandard Nursing Homes
Tue, September 29, 2009
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Wandering Woman Found Five Hours After "Escape" From Nursing Home
Mon, September 28, 2009
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Male CNA Arrested For Allegedly Choking, Smacking Elderly Female Resident
Sun, September 27, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident Falls From Third-Story Window To Her Death
Sat, September 26, 2009
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Quadriplegic Man Who Won Right to Refuse Food Dies in Australian Nursing Home
Fri, September 25, 2009
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Dementia Rates Rapidly Increasing Worldwide
Thu, September 24, 2009
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Senate Passes National Fall Prevention Awareness Day: First Day of Fall
Wed, September 23, 2009
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Former Employee of The Oaks, Avante in Lynchburg Sentenced to Jail Time for Identity Theft
Tue, September 22, 2009
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Assisted Living Facility Celebrates Assisted Living Week With Buried Time Capsule
Mon, September 21, 2009
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Nursing Home for Veterans Cited For Harrowing Neglect: Black Toes and Maggots In Foot
Sun, September 20, 2009
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State Investigative Unit Offers Neutral Scrutiny of Suspicious Nursing Home Deaths
Sat, September 19, 2009
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Routine Inspection Uncovers Nursing Home Giving Wrong Doses of Medications
Fri, September 18, 2009
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Two Nursing Homes Fined Large Amounts After Hiring Banned Worker
Thu, September 17, 2009
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Three Top Nursing Home Administrators Forced Out Over Their Response To Resident's Sexual Behavior
Wed, September 16, 2009
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World's Oldest Person Dies In California Nursing Home At Age 115
Tue, September 15, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident Hit By Car Two Years After Same Home Cited For Resident's Car Accident Death
Mon, September 14, 2009
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State Disciplinary Board Criticized For Little Overslight Of Nursing Home Administrators
Sun, September 13, 2009
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75-Year-Old Woman Dies Of Huge, Infected Bedsore After Going to Nursing Home with Broken Arm
Sat, September 12, 2009
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Another Arrest In Nursing Home Which Purposefully Drugged Dementia Patients To Keep Them Calm
Fri, September 11, 2009
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Four Virginia Nursing Homes Receive Grants To Increase Retention of CNA's
Thu, September 10, 2009
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Lynchburg Judge Sentences Man For Scamming Elderly In Motorized Scooter Fraud
Wed, September 9, 2009
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Written Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Nursing Home Residents Reportedly Thrown In Trash
Tue, September 8, 2009
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Program Funded To Produce More College-Educated Geriatrics Nurses
Mon, September 7, 2009
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State Budget Cuts Threaten Nursing Home Oversight Programs
Sun, September 6, 2009
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State Orders Restaurant Food For Nursing Home Residents After Unsafe Kitchen Conditions Discovered
Sat, September 5, 2009
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Assisted Living Facility Closed After Discovery Of Gagged, Bound Residents
Fri, September 4, 2009
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Nurse's Aide Pleads Guilty In Freezing Death of Alzheimer's Patient Who Wandered From Nursing Home
Thu, September 3, 2009
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State Orders Immediate Compliance With Pressure Sore Prevention Guidelines; Nursing Home Cited
Wed, September 2, 2009
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Bristol, Virginia Nursing Home Allegedly Ignored Years of Sexual Abuse of Residents By Aide
Tue, September 1, 2009
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Woman And Her Miniature Horse, Peanut, Brighten Days For Nursing Home Residents
Mon, August 31, 2009
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Assisted Living Residents Staying Fit With Exercise Program
Sun, August 30, 2009
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Nurse's Aide Uses Pillow To Silence Screaming Resident At Nursing Home
Sat, August 29, 2009
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Nursing Home Fined $100,000 For Failure To Monitor Resident's Medications; Resident Bled To Death
Fri, August 28, 2009
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Army Chaplain Wounded In Iraq, Then Dies In Nursing Home After Aides Drop Him On Head
Thu, August 27, 2009
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Study: Bare Feet Better Than Non-Slip Socks For Preventing Falls
Wed, August 26, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident Punches Another Resident In Face For Trying To Steal Food; Victim Critical
Tue, August 25, 2009
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Nursing Home Facing $20,000 In Fines After Repeated Abuse Of Residents
Mon, August 24, 2009
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98-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident Spends 40 Hours A Week Volunteering, Helping Others
Sun, August 23, 2009
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Woman Dies From Sepsis After Bedsore The Size Of A Turkey Platter Develops At Nursing Home
Sat, August 22, 2009
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Three Nursing Home Employees, Including Doctor, Criminally Charged With Killing Patients By Overdose
Fri, August 21, 2009
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Woman Sentenced To Nursing Home Confinement For Five Years After Fourth DUI
Thu, August 20, 2009
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Assisted Living Facility Trying To Avoid Oversight, Further Fines By Switching To Retirement Home
Wed, August 19, 2009
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All Assisted-Living Residents Safe After Fire Breaks Out In Middle Of Night; Sprinklers Get Credit
Tue, August 18, 2009
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Criticism Levied At Assisted Living Facilities And Lax Regulation After Aide Jailed For Abuse
Mon, August 17, 2009
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Former Aide At Assisted Living Facility Goes To Prison After Hitting Helpless Resident in the Face
Sun, August 16, 2009
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State Levies Large Fine Against Nursing Home After Resident On "Suicide-Watch" Hung Himsel
Sat, August 15, 2009
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Licensed Caregiver Arrested On Charge Of Raping Elderly Resident in Healthcare Facility
Fri, August 14, 2009
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Nursing Home Allegedly Contributed to Resident's Death Ater Fall, Pressure Sore
Thu, August 13, 2009
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Nursing Home Investigated After Scabies Outbreak; One Woman's Rash Ignored For Month
Wed, August 12, 2009
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Study Finds Higher Quality Nursing Home Care In Not-For-Profit Nursing Homes
Tue, August 11, 2009
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Nursing Home Aide Pleads Guilty To Hitting, Pushing Bedridden Patient
Mon, August 10, 2009
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Nursing Facility Under Investigation After Missing Resident Found Dead
Sun, August 9, 2009
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Nursing Home Delayed Month In Treating Skin Condition Which Turned Into Serious Pressure Sore
Sat, August 8, 2009
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Nursing Home Administrators' Salaries Make Large Jump This Year
Fri, August 7, 2009
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Nursing Home Fined $50,000 After Man Chokes To Death On Soup With Rice
Thu, August 6, 2009
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Former Murder Defendant Sexually Assaults 97-Year-Old Resident At Living Waters Assisted Living
Wed, August 5, 2009
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Watchdog Group Blows Whistle On Assisted Living Facilities For Poor, Cite Horrifying C onditions
Tue, August 4, 2009
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Aide At Waddell Nursing and Rehabilitation Arrested For Taking Pornographic Pictures of Residents
Mon, August 3, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident Falls Within 24 Hours of Admission, Not Treated, Dies
Sun, August 2, 2009
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Husband Captures Nursing Home Abuse of His Wife On Hidden Video Camera
Sat, August 1, 2009
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Nursing Home Worker Arrested For Punching Resident In Face Because "She Hit Me First"
Fri, July 31, 2009
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Robert Carter Donates18 Wii Gaming Systems to Central Virginia Nursing Homes
Thu, July 30, 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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Nursing Home Laundry Worker Arrested For Removing Narcotic Pain Patch
Tue, July 28, 2009
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Number of Elderly in World Will Double in 30 Years to 14% of Total Population
Mon, July 27, 2009
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Nursing Homes Using Less Physical Restraints, But Minor Improvements in Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Sun, July 26, 2009
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Nursing Home Employee Steals Large Amounts of Narcotics Off Medication Cart
Sat, July 25, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident, 93, Falls Out of Bed and Later Dies; Facility Under Investigation
Fri, July 24, 2009
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Nursing Home Faces Stiff Fine After State Inspectors Discover Hidden Cameras In Resident Rooms
Thu, July 23, 2009
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Woman With Dementia Wanders Outside Nursing Home, Falls On Face, Dies
Wed, July 22, 2009
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Search On For Woman With Dementia Missing From Assisted Living Facility
Tue, July 21, 2009
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Nursing Home Neglect Suspected in Resident Death; Leg Sores Grew Into Ace Bandages
Mon, July 20, 2009
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Assisted Living Facility Employee Arrested In Theft Of Residents' Medications
Sun, July 19, 2009
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Family Member Calls In Police To Investigate Nursing Home Death, Neglect
Sat, July 18, 2009
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Nursing Home Residents Use The Internet For Rehabilitation
Fri, July 17, 2009
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Only Three Virginia Nursing Homes Listed As "Best" In U.S. News Ranking
Thu, July 16, 2009
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Family Finds Nursing Home Resident "Ice Cold" and Dead
Wed, July 15, 2009
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Nursing Home Residents With Poor Nutrition At Increased Risk of Pressure Sores
Tue, July 14, 2009
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Nursing Home Fails To Stop Resident's Sexual Abuse of Dementia Patients Even After Notice
Mon, July 13, 2009
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New Study Correlates Repeat Falls In Women Post-Hip Fracture With Decreased Social Participation
Sun, July 12, 2009
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Resident Beats Resident To Death At Assisted Living Facility
Sat, July 11, 2009
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Nursing Home Worker Arrested For Dragging Resident Out of Van By His Feet
Fri, July 10, 2009
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New Guidelines For Better Nursing Home Resident Quality of Life and Homelike Environments
Thu, July 9, 2009
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New Guidelines For Better Nursing Home Resident Quality of Life and Homelike Environments
Wed, July 8, 2009
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Residents Not Taken To The Bathroom; Federal Fine Levied Against Nursing Home
Tue, July 7, 2009
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Nursing Home Fined More Than $100,000 After Resident Falls, Dies
Mon, July 6, 2009
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Pharmaceutical Companies to Cut Medicare Prescription Costs By $80 Billion, Helping Assisted Living
Sun, July 5, 2009
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Nursing Home Worker Charged With Sexually Assaulting Four Residents With Dementia, Youngest 89
Sat, July 4, 2009
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Nursing Home Comes Alive With Wii Tournaments, Gives Residents A Purpose
Fri, July 3, 2009
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What to do about "Frequent Fliers," Patients Readmitted to the Hospital Shortly After Disc
Thu, July 2, 2009
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Researchers Recommend Better End-of-Life Care For Dementia Patients
Wed, July 1, 2009
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Nurse's Aide Admits Striking Nursing Home Patient on Buttocks; Banned From Facilities for Five Years
Tue, June 30, 2009
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Expert International Panel Releases White Paper on Pressure Sore Prevention
Mon, June 29, 2009
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Assisted Living Center Director Charged With Stealing Narcotics Off Patient Drug Cart
Sun, June 28, 2009
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Alzheimer's Residents Supervised Only By Volunteer Cook; State Levies Fine Against Nursing Home
Sat, June 27, 2009
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Former Housekeeper At Nursing Home Says She Was Fired For Reporting Resident Abuse, Neglect
Fri, June 26, 2009
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Nursing Home Worker Charged With Sexual Assault of 72-Year-Old Resident
Fri, June 26, 2009
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Nursing Home Fined $100,000 After Resident Died From Brain Injury After Botched Wheelchair Transfer
Thu, June 25, 2009
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Body May Be Exhumed To Determine If Mouth Burns From Being Fed Scalding-Hot Cereal Caused Death
Wed, June 24, 2009
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Nursing Home Worker Turns Himself In For Sexual Assault of Incapacitated Resident
Tue, June 23, 2009
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Nursing Home Aides Suspended After Nude Photos of Helpless Residents Uncovered
Mon, June 22, 2009
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Nursing Homes Face Huge Fines After Negligence Causes Two Resident Deaths
Sun, June 21, 2009
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Nursing Home Fined More Than $100,000 For Dehydration Death
Sat, June 20, 2009
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Nursing Aide Convicted of Forcing Water Up Nursing Home Resident's Oxygen Tube, Hitting Him
Fri, June 19, 2009
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Hospital Fined By State For Poor Patient Care Resulting in Bed Sore
Thu, June 18, 2009
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Deceased Woman Suffered Multiple Falls, Fractures at Nursing Home
Wed, June 17, 2009
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Nurse Pleads Guilty to Medication Error, Nursing Home Abuse
Tue, June 16, 2009
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Today Is World Elder Abuse Day
Mon, June 15, 2009
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Study Examines Elderly With Bruises Who May Be Victims of Abuse
Sun, June 14, 2009
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Photography Improves Documentation, Treatment of Pressure Sores
Sat, June 13, 2009
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Medical technician accused of stealing hundreds of medications from assisted living residents
Fri, June 12, 2009
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Assisted-living facility resident charged with beating resident to death with cane
Thu, June 11, 2009
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Nursing Home Fined For Neglect Of Multiple Patients, One With Maggots Coming Out of Cast
Wed, June 10, 2009
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One Quarter of Nursing Home Residents Carry MRSA
Tue, June 9, 2009
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Protecting Abused Nursing Home Residents Who Can't Speak For Themselves
Mon, June 8, 2009
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Actor Ed Asner Unveils New DVD Documentary on Elder Abuse
Sun, June 7, 2009
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Government's Pilot Program To Track Nursing Home Care Improvements After Cash Incentives
Sat, June 6, 2009
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95-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident Fractures Both Hips After Multiple, Preventable Falls
Fri, June 5, 2009
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Doctors State New Guidelines for Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia
Thu, June 4, 2009
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Nursing Home Patients With Dementia Resist Care When Nurses Use Infantile "Elderspeak"
Wed, June 3, 2009
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Latest Findings on Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Care By National Advisory Panel
Tue, June 2, 2009
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Two Arrested For Running Allegedly Unlicensed Nursing Homes and Neglect
Mon, June 1, 2009
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Two Nursing Home Aides To Stand Trial On Elderly Abuse Charges
Sun, May 31, 2009
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Researchers Develop Dietary Screening Tool To Identify Elderly Patients At Risk For Malnutrition
Sat, May 30, 2009
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Sixteen-Fold Increase In Drug-Resitant Bacteria in Elderly Hospital Patients
Fri, May 29, 2009
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More Depression, Burnout For Caregivers of Patients With Dementia
Thu, May 28, 2009
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Study Shows Health Care Workers Can Be Trained For Cognitively Impaired Hip Fracture Patients
Wed, May 27, 2009
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Scientists Link Post-Hip Fracture Complications of Pressure Sores, Pneumonia To Increased Morbidity
Tue, May 26, 2009
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Hospitals Responsible For Post-Admit Pressure Sores (Bed Sores, Decubitus Ulcers, Pressure Ulcers)
Mon, May 25, 2009
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Nursing Home Conglomerate Pays $4 Million To Settle False Claims Allegations With U.S. Attorney
Sun, May 24, 2009
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NY Times Reports Bed Sores (Pressure Sores, Pressure Ulcers, Decubitus Ulcers) Need Team Approach
Sat, May 23, 2009
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Nursing Home Aide Arrested For Allegedly Kicking and Slapping Resident Who Fell
Fri, May 22, 2009
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Three Assisted Living Facility Employees Disciplined After Resident Dies From Fall From Second Story
Thu, May 21, 2009
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HBO Offers Four-Part Documentary On Alzheimer's Disease
Wed, May 20, 2009
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Legislation Would Protect Assisted Living Residents From Discharge Once They Are On Medicaid
Tue, May 19, 2009
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Some Urge Ban On Cell Phones For Nursing Home Employees
Mon, May 18, 2009
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Journal Reports National Findings of Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Pressure Sores
Sun, May 17, 2009
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Obstacles Still Abound for Seniors' Brain Fitness Programs
Sat, May 16, 2009
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Nursing Home Aide Fired, Arrested After Breaking Wheelchair-Bound Resident's Clavicle
Fri, May 15, 2009
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Nursing Home, Assisted Living Facilities Threatened By Obama's Proposed Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid
Thu, May 14, 2009
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Alzheimer's Patient Dies Along in Field After Wandering From "Secure" Assisted Living Faci
Wed, May 13, 2009
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Nursing Home Aides Caught Stealing Hydrocodone Intended For Residents
Tue, May 12, 2009
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Nursing Home Aide Uses Cell Phone To Capture Verbal, Physical Abuse By Another Aide
Mon, May 11, 2009
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Aide Fired After Dropping Nursing Home Resident When She Should Have Used Transfer Belt
Sun, May 10, 2009
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State Lawmakers Propose Allowing Medical Techs To Administer Medications in Assisted Living Homes
Sat, May 9, 2009
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Nursing Home Aide Arrested For Tying Resident's Legs Together For Eight Hours
Fri, May 8, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident Arrested After Molesting Another Resident
Thu, May 7, 2009
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Health Advocates Criticize Proposed Law Forgiving Nursing Home Fines
Wed, May 6, 2009
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Government Releases Swine Flu Guidelines for Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities
Tue, May 5, 2009
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Study Shows Nursing Home and Assisted Living Costs Grow in 2009
Mon, May 4, 2009
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Woman Continues To Operate Assisted Living Facility Even After First Arrest For No License
Sun, May 3, 2009
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Man Dies From 8-inch wide, 5-inch deep bed sore (pressure sore, pressure ulcer, decubitus ulcer)
Sat, May 2, 2009
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Man Dies From Dehydration After Short Stay at Nursing Home
Fri, May 1, 2009
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Nursing Home Employees Fired After Inappropriate Cell Phone Pictures of Residents
Thu, April 30, 2009
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Assisted Living Resident With Dementia Wanders Away From Supervised Outing, Found On Railraod Tracks
Wed, April 29, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident Falls, Waits Several Hours For Help
Tue, April 28, 2009
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Nursing Home Fined For Dozens Of Health and Safety Violations
Mon, April 27, 2009
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Family of Woman Who Froze To Death Outside Nursing Home Urges Continual Monitoring of Facilities
Sun, April 26, 2009
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Licensed Practical Nurse Nabbed For Stealing Hydrocodone Pills From Nursing Home
Sat, April 25, 2009
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Treatment of Pressure Ulcers Requires Continuum of Care, Expert Says
Fri, April 24, 2009
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Researcher Develops Underwear That May Prevent Bed Sores, Pressure Sores, Decubitus Ulcers
Thu, April 23, 2009
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Advocate for Nursing Home Patients Makes A Difference in Their Lives
Wed, April 22, 2009
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Nursing Home Cited for "Medical Errors," Loses Federal Approval for Medicare/Medicaid
Tue, April 21, 2009
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Hospital On Probation After Multiple Bed Sore, Fall Incidents
Mon, April 20, 2009
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Woman With Dementia, Seizure Disorder Who Wandered Away From Assisted Living Facility Found Alive
Sun, April 19, 2009
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Nursing Home Employee Guilty of Abuse of Elderly Residents
Sat, April 18, 2009
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Nursing Home Under Investigation for Homicide After Resident Dies From Dehydration
Fri, April 17, 2009
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Shapes of Wounds May Show How Sores Will Heal, Researchers Report
Thu, April 16, 2009
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Families Urge Legislature To Require Video Monitoring in Nursing Homes
Wed, April 15, 2009
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Assault Occurred After Nursing Home Cited By State For Failure to Protect Residents
Tue, April 14, 2009
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Hispanic Majority Nursing Homes Get Substandard Care, Researchers Report
Mon, April 13, 2009
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Alleged Predator Stayed on Nursing Home Staff For Years Despite Complaints
Sun, April 12, 2009
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Woman Arrested for "Popping" Elderly Nursing Home Resident
Sat, April 11, 2009
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CNA Arrested For Hitting Elderly Resident With Open Fist
Fri, April 10, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident Dies Along Road After Escaping Out Window
Thu, April 9, 2009
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Dementia Patient Dies After Wheelchair Rolls Down Flight of Stairs
Wed, April 8, 2009
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Jury Awards Landmark $11 Million Verdict After Man Chokes On Foreign Matter At Assisted Living Home
Tue, April 7, 2009
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Woman Wanders from Assisted Living Facility, Drowns in Lake
Mon, April 6, 2009
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Congress May Eliminate Taxpayer-Funded Bonuses to Problem Nursing Homes
Sun, April 5, 2009
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Male Nursing Aide Arrested for Videotaping Alleged Abuse of Elderly Patients
Sat, April 4, 2009
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Assisted Living Facility Owners Arrested for Operating Facilities Without Licenses
Fri, April 3, 2009
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Nursing Home Residents Suffer Repeated Physical, Sexual Abuses By Fellow Residents
Thu, April 2, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident Nearly Dies After Temporary Employee Resets Feeding Tube Incorrectly
Wed, April 1, 2009
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Dementia Patient Dies From Hypothermia After Wandering Away From Assisted Living Facility
Tue, March 31, 2009
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Nursing Home Fined for Giving Resident Wrong Dose of Anti-Seizure Medication for 40 Days
Mon, March 30, 2009
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Six Teenage Aides Arrested for Abusing Nursing Home Residents, For Spitting, Spanking, Sexual Abuse
Sun, March 29, 2009
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Medication Errors Harm Millions Every Year
Sat, March 28, 2009
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Journal Reports Staggering Statistics on Pressure Sores in Nursing Homes, Other Facilities
Fri, March 27, 2009
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Associated Press Reports Numbers of Mentallly Ill Patients in Nursing Homes on the Rise
Thu, March 26, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident Dies After Falling Out of Bed, Breaking Hip, Aspiration Pneumonia
Wed, March 25, 2009
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Senators Push Bill for Transparency in Nursing Home Reporting
Tue, March 24, 2009
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Facility Fined $80,000 After Resident Chokes on Meatball, Dies
Mon, March 23, 2009
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Some States Permit Criminal Penalties Against Nursing Home Employees For Pressure Sores
Sun, March 22, 2009
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Reporter Investigates Nursing Homes Which Evict Lesser-Paying Residents
Sat, March 21, 2009
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U.S. News and World Report Ranks Top Nursing Homes Nationally
Fri, March 20, 2009
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87-Year-Old Dementia Patient Escapes Lock-Down Unit at Nursing Home, Killed by Hit-And-Run Driver
Thu, March 19, 2009
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Nursing Home Waits Five Days Before Sending Resident to Hospital after Resident Falls, Breaks Hip
Wed, March 18, 2009
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85-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident With Dementia Elopes, Found Outside By Employee Arriving for Work
Tue, March 17, 2009
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State Fines Nursing Home $75,000 After Choking Death Which Was Reported as Heart Attack
Mon, March 16, 2009
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Nursing Home Aide Charged with Freezing Death of Wandering Resident
Sun, March 15, 2009
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Nursing Home Aide Arrested, Charged with Homicide After Resident Dies of Blunt Force Trauma to Head
Sat, March 14, 2009
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Police Dog Finds Wandering Assisted Living Facility Resident Asleep in Vacant Bed
Fri, March 13, 2009
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Nursing Home Residents Use Wii Video Game System for Rehabilitation
Thu, March 12, 2009
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Former Nursing Home Employee Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Raping Resident
Wed, March 11, 2009
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Nursing Home Sued After Patient Falls Five Times, Shatters Hip
Tue, March 10, 2009
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Nursing Home Resident Dies After Being Left on Bedpan Over 24 Hours
Tue, February 24, 2009
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Nursing Home Residents Allegedly Sickened by Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Products
Sun, February 22, 2009
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Certified Nurse Aides Arrested, Charged With Abusing Elderly Nursing Home Patients
Sun, February 22, 2009
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80-Year-Old Woman Dies After Multiple Falls at Nursing Home; Son Lobbies Governor & Lawmakers
Sat, February 21, 2009
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Nursing Home Pressure Ulcer Rates Topped 11 Percent in 2004
Fri, February 20, 2009
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Three Nursing Home Employees Arrested for Sedating Residents with Mood-Altering Drugs
Thu, February 19, 2009
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Medicare Lists Nursing Homes in Virginia with Below Average Quality Measures Ratings (Pt. 8)
Thu, January 1, 2009
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Medicare Lists Nursing Homes in Virginia with Worst Quality Measures Ratings (Pt. 7)
Wed, December 31, 2008
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Medicare Lists Nursing Homes in Virginia with Below Average Staffing Ratings (Pt. 6)
Tue, December 30, 2008
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Medicare Lists Nursing Homes in Virginia with Worst Staffing Ratings (Pt. 5)
Mon, December 29, 2008
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Medicare Lists Nursing Homes in Virginia with Below Average Health Inspections Ratings (Pt. 4)
Sun, December 28, 2008
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Medicare Lists Nursing Homes in Virginia with Worst Health Inspections Ratings (Pt. 3)
Sat, December 27, 2008
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Medicare Lists Virginia Nursing Homes with Overall Below Average Ratings (Pt. 2)
Fri, December 26, 2008
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Medicare Lists Overall Worst Rated Nursing Homes in Virginia (Pt. 1)
Thu, December 25, 2008
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Patient Wanders (Elopes) from Nursing Home and Falls to Her Death
Wed, December 24, 2008
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Assisted Living Facility Averts Tragedy With Automatic Fire Sprinklers
Mon, December 22, 2008
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Wandering Can Be Prevented by Careful Risk Assessment and Supervision, Reports Nursing Journal
Thu, October 2, 2008
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Assisted Living Workers Arrested for Moving Patient's Dead Body After Fall Before Police Arrived
Wed, October 1, 2008
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Nurses Charged with Drugging Six Nursing Home Patients with Morphine Cocktails
Tue, September 30, 2008
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94% of For-Profit Nursing Homes Violate Federal Health and Safety Laws
Tue, September 30, 2008
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Nursing Home Patient Dies Shortly After Severe Pressure Ulcer (Bed Sore) and Hip Fracture
Wed, September 24, 2008
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Nursing Home Patient Hangs Himself and Dies While Staff Waits Outside His Door
Tue, September 23, 2008
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Article Revisits Pressure Ulcer (Pressure Sore, Bed Sore, Bedsore, Decubitus Ulcer) Prevention
Sat, September 20, 2008
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Attorney General Gets Tough By Suing Owner and Operator of Troubled Nursing Home
Fri, September 19, 2008
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Nursing Home Patient Left Smoking Alone Dies from Burn Injuries
Thu, September 18, 2008
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Assisted Living Facility Patient Struck by Car and Killed after Wandering Away From Facility
Wed, September 17, 2008
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Federal Law Requiring National Criminal Background Checks for Nursing Homes Closer to Reality
Tue, September 16, 2008
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Assisted Living Facility's License Suspended after Patient Wanders Away (Elopes)
Mon, September 15, 2008
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Beware Nursing Home Arbitration Clauses!
Sun, July 20, 2008
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When Considering Placing Your Loved One in a Ruxton Nursing Home, Consider Carefully!
Sat, July 19, 2008
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Medical Facilities of America Frequently at Center of Lawsuits for Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
Sat, June 21, 2008
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Nursing Homes Required to Have Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems Within Five Years
Fri, June 20, 2008
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Medicare to Use Five-Star System to Rate Nursing Homes
Thu, June 19, 2008
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Antipsychotics + Nursing Home Patients = More Hospitalizations and Death, New Research Reports
Fri, June 13, 2008
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Nursing Home Patients Evacuated After Facility's Slow Response to Air Conditioning Problems
Thu, June 12, 2008
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Oklahoma Establishes Nursing Homes for Sex Offenders
Wed, June 11, 2008
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Assisted Living Facility Gives 99-Year-Old Patient the Boot Because She's Poor and on Medicaid
Tue, June 10, 2008
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No comments
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Fake Bus Stop Prevents Demented Nursing Home Patients from Wandering Away
Mon, June 9, 2008
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When Severe Pressure Ulcers (Bed Sores) Develop, Take a Picture!
Sun, June 8, 2008
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Nursing Home Patients Attack Each Other Too Frequently, New Research Study Reports
Sat, June 7, 2008
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Patient of Assisted Living Facility "Walked Off" and Reported Missing
Sun, May 25, 2008
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No comments
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Drug-Abusing Nurse Convicted of Stealing Narcotics at Troubled Nursing Home
Sat, May 24, 2008
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No comments
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Bill in U.S. House Would Outlaw Pre-Dispute Arbitration Provisions Used by Nursing Homes
Fri, May 23, 2008
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Congress: Nursing Home Corruption Requires New Federal-State Partnership
Mon, May 19, 2008
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Nursing Home Fined After Neglect of Pressure Ulcers (Bed Sores) Requires Leg Amputation
Sat, May 17, 2008
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Pressure Ulcer (Bed Sore) Specialists Offer Prevention Strategies in New Consensus Paper
Fri, May 16, 2008
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Nursing Home Inspectors Often Miss Serious Care Problems Like Bed Sores, New GAO Report Concludes
Thu, May 15, 2008
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Nursing Home Patient Dies After Starting Fire in Facility While Smoking Unsupervised
Mon, May 12, 2008
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Pressure Ulcers (Bed Sores), Dehydration Plague Ruxton Nursing Home in Williamsburg, Virginia
Sat, May 10, 2008
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Criminal Charges Filed Against Three Nurses After Patient Fell From Lift, Broke Both Legs, and Died
Fri, May 9, 2008
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Patient Dies from Suspected Medication Error at Newport News, Virginia Nursing Home
Fri, May 9, 2008
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No comments
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Nursing Home Receives Stiff Fine After Man's Bowel Ruptures and He Dies of Sepsis (Infection)
Thu, May 8, 2008
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No comments
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State Investigates Facility After Patient's Body Found Covered With Pressure Ulcers (Bed Sores)
Wed, May 7, 2008
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Costs of Nursing Home and Assisted Living Care Rise, New Study Says
Tue, May 6, 2008
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Temp Agencies Required to Perform Criminal Background Checks on Nurses and Aides, State Says
Mon, May 5, 2008
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Assisted Living Facility Fined for Failing to Treat Patient's Pressure Ulcer (Bed Sore) for One Week
Sun, May 4, 2008
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Patient Missing from Nursing Home Found Dead Two Weeks Later in Facility's Utility Closet
Sat, May 3, 2008
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20-Year-Old Nursing Home Patient Dies After Her Screams for Help were Ignored for Six Hours
Sat, May 3, 2008
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No comments
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Nursing Homes Undertreat Pain in Demented Patients, Study Finds
Fri, May 2, 2008
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Drug-Addicted Nurse Collapses and Dies of Overdose at Troubled Nursing Home
Mon, February 25, 2008
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Sister of Boxing Great Found Frozen to Death After Wandering Away from Assisted Living Facility
Mon, February 25, 2008
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Assisted Living Facilities Need Federal Regulation as Baby Boomers Age
Sun, February 24, 2008
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Portsmouth, Virginia Nursing Home Investigated for Patient Neglect and Abuse
Thu, February 21, 2008
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Nursing Home Patient Dies After Fall from Mechanical Lift
Wed, February 20, 2008
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"Team Approach" Prevents Serious Pressure Ulcers (Bed Sores) in Nursing Homes
Tue, February 19, 2008
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New Article Offers Tips on Finding Good Nursing Home Care
Sun, February 17, 2008
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Virginia Beach, Woodbridge, and Norfolk Nursing Homes on List of Worst Facilities in the Country
Fri, February 15, 2008
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2 comments
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New Fall Risk Assessment Guidelines Issued by American Academy of Neurology
Fri, February 15, 2008
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Assisted Living Facility's Staff Sleeps Through Patient's Death
Fri, February 15, 2008
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Assisted Living Facility Fined for Failing to Report Its Abuse
Fri, February 15, 2008
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Bad Nursing Homes Face Fines of Up To $100,000 Under New Bill Proposed by Sens. Kohl and Grassley
Fri, February 15, 2008
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Medicare Expands Its List of the 'Worst' Nursing Homes
Wed, February 13, 2008
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Good Nursing Home Care Prevents Pressure Ulcers (Bed Sores), Medicare Study Proves
Tue, February 12, 2008
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Nurse's Innovative Research Slashes Pressure Ulcer (Bed Sore) Rates
Tue, February 12, 2008
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No comments
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Nursing Home Patient's Fingers Freeze and are Amputated after He Wandered Away in Freezing Temps
Mon, February 11, 2008
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Nursing Home Allows Oxygen Patient to Smoke in Room Causing Fire that Injures 15 Patients
Sat, February 9, 2008
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Nursing Homes Cited for Neglect and Abuse 22% More Often During Past Six Years
Sat, February 9, 2008
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Two Patients of the Same Nursing Home Struck and Killed by Cars Within the Last Two Months
Fri, February 8, 2008
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No comments
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50 Virginia Nursing Homes Must Provide Better Pressure Ulcer (Bed Sore) Care, Medicare Reports
Thu, February 7, 2008
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New Study Proves Facility-Acquired Pressure Ulcers (Bed Sores) Can be Reduced by 81%
Wed, February 6, 2008
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No comments
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Nursing Home Admission Agreements are Often Illegal, New Study Finds
Tue, February 5, 2008
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No comments
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Jury Awards $1.5 Million to Assisted Living Patient Scalded in Tub of Hot Bath Water
Tue, February 5, 2008
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No comments
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Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Her Own Patients' Narcotics
Sun, February 3, 2008
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No comments
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Missing Assisted Living Patient Found Dead in the Snow
Sat, February 2, 2008
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No comments
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Prevention Program Reduces Facility-Acquired Pressure Ulcers (Bed Sores) by Two-Thirds
Fri, February 1, 2008
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No comments
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New Technology Helps Find Wandering Patients
Fri, February 1, 2008
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No comments
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Shortage of Geriatric Physicians is Quickly Becoming Apparent
Wed, January 30, 2008
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No comments
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Immobility Accelerates the Aging Process, New Study Proves
Wed, January 30, 2008
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No comments
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Small Homelike "Green Houses" May Signal the End of Conventional Nursing Homes
Tue, January 29, 2008
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No comments
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Feds to Study State System for Investigating Nursing Home Complaints
Mon, January 28, 2008
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Families Push for Minimum Nursing Home Staffing Ratios
Sun, January 27, 2008
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No comments
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Nursing Homes Receive Research Money for Pressure Ulcer (Bed Sore) Prevention
Sat, January 26, 2008
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No comments
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Patient Smokes Unsupervised in Bed and Starts Nursing Home Fire
Thu, January 24, 2008
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No comments
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Nursing Home Patient Found with Maggots in Eyes
Wed, January 23, 2008
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No comments
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Neglected Patient of Assisted Living Facility Found with Face Consumed by Cancer
Wed, January 23, 2008
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No comments
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Hospitals Make Information on Pressure Ulcers (Bed Sores), Falls, and Staffing Rates Public
Tue, January 22, 2008
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No comments
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New Law Requires Nursing Homes to Handle Patients Safely
Mon, January 21, 2008
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No comments
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Morphine Overdoses Suspected in Deaths of Six Nursing Home Patients
Mon, January 21, 2008
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No comments
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Nursing Home Aide Saves Elderly Visitor's Life
Sun, January 20, 2008
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No comments
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Assisted Living Facility Receives Heavy Fine for Medication Errors
Sat, January 19, 2008
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No comments
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Temporary Nurse Staffing Agencies are Underregulated
Sat, January 19, 2008
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No comments
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Nursing Home Aides Steal Patients' Pain Medicine
Fri, January 18, 2008
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No comments
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Demented Patient at Assisted Living Facility Raped by Mentally Ill Hallmate
Thu, January 17, 2008
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No comments
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Blacks and the Poor Get Less Care in Virginia Nursing Homes, Study Says
Wed, January 16, 2008
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No comments
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Bedrails + Fewer Sedatives = Fewer Falls
Wed, January 16, 2008
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No comments
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Patient Dies Following Burns from Scalding Bath Water
Wed, January 16, 2008
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No comments
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Nursing Home Patients Spend Too Much Time in Wheelchairs
Wed, January 16, 2008
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No comments
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Missing Patient's Family Sues Assisted Living Facility
Mon, January 14, 2008
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No comments
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Nursing Home Patient Strangles to Death on Wheelchair Belt
Sat, January 12, 2008
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No comments
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Beds in Richmond City-Owned Nursing Home Acquired by For-Profit North Carolina Corporation
Sat, January 12, 2008
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No comments
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Assisted Living Facility Aide Charged with Sex Offense Against Patient
Sat, January 12, 2008
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No comments
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Understaffing "Strategy" at Nursing Home Chain Prompts Lawsuit
Sat, January 12, 2008
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No comments
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"Watch List" of Worst U.S. Nursing Homes Kept Secret
Fri, January 11, 2008
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No comments
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Carriage Hill Nursing Home has Asked to be Reinstated
Thu, January 10, 2008
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No comments
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High CNA turnover lead to patient abuse?
Thu, January 10, 2008
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No comments
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Senior citizen sex offenders
Thu, January 10, 2008
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No comments
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Subcommittee on Health's Hearing on Trends in Nursing Home Ownership and Quality
Thu, January 10, 2008
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No comments
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Protecting Current and Future Nursing Home Residents and Their Families: Challenging Conventional Wi
Thu, January 10, 2008
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Protecting Current and Future Nursing Home Residents and Their Families: Government Action is Needed
Thu, January 10, 2008
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