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State Nursing Home Report Cards Raise Awareness and Questions
A non-profit “citizens advocacy” group based in Tallahassee, Florida has compiled information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Kaiser Health Foundation Staffing Data, and information from the state Long-Term Care Ombudsman program to compile an A-F score … Continue reading
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Tagged Florida, Illinois, Nursing Home Neglect, report card
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Nursing Home Head Steals $100K From Residents
A former Head Administrator for the Heartland Health Care nursing home in Champaign, Illinois was arrested and accused of stealing roughly $100,000 from a total of 18 of her residents over a period of four years. The thefts were discovered after an internal audit. According … Continue reading
Posted in Elder Abuse
Tagged Champaign, financial abuse, Heartland Health Care, Illinois, Nursing Home Abuse, Theft
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Nursing Home Worker Murders 11 in Spanish Nursing Home
A nursing home worker in the city of Olot, Spain, has been convicted of killing 11 nursing home residents in a single year. According to a report by the Associated Press, the worker forced the residents to drink toxic liquids. The resident … Continue reading
Posted in Nursing Home Staff
Tagged Associated Press, Chicago, Illinois, Lawyer, Nursing, Nursing Home, Olot, Spain, wrongful death
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Nursing Home Administrator Charged With Cover Up After Losing Resident
A stunning lack of human decency and compassion was evident in Queens, New York, after a nursing home administrator allegedly lied to investigators regarding one of the residents of the Bishop Charles Waldo Maclean Episcopal Nursing Home. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Nursing Home Neglect
Tagged Alzheimer’s Disease, Chicago, Illinois, Neglect, Nursing Home, Queens, Symptom, Wrongful death claim
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Canadian Coroners Find Evidence of Wrongful Deaths in Nursing Homes
A recent story in the Montreal Gazette discovered that Quebec coroners investigated a total of 27 suspicious deaths in nursing homes between 2006-2011. Nearly half of those inquiries uncovered a high likelihood that the death could have easily been avoided, suggesting … Continue reading
Posted in Wrongful Death
Tagged Chicago, Illinois, Medical error, Medication Errors, Nursing Home, Nursing Home Neglect, wrongful death
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Resident Dies After Nursing Home Assault
An Australian nursing home resident died after being assaulted in the nursing home where she lived. The victim was an 89-year-old woman with dementia. She was sleeping in her bed when the attack took place at around 3:00 AM. Her attacker … Continue reading
Posted in Nursing Home Resident on Resident Assault
Tagged Chicago, Health, Illinois, Lawyer, Neglect, Nursing, Nursing Home, United States
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Paging Dr. Robot! FDA Approves Robot For Hospitals, Nursing Homes
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a robot for use in American hospitals and other health care facilities. The robot, designated RP-VITA, is designed to assist doctors provide care to patients remotely. RP-VITA stands for Remote Presence Virtual +Independent … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Food and Drug Administration, Illinois, Nursing, Nursing Home, Paro, Skype, United States
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Of Coffee Burns And Nursing Homes
It would be hard to find a single person in the United States over 30 who doesn’t remember the famous McDonald’s coffee burn lawsuit from the 1990s. In many ways, the multitude of misconceptions that surrounded the case shaped the way many Americans viewed … Continue reading
Cause of Fractured Femur At Newton Rest Haven Remains A Mystery
A resident at the Newton Rest Haven in Newton, Illinois had a broken leg. That much, at least, everyone seems to be able to agree upon. Anything else is speculation, at least according to the facility and the Illinois Department of … Continue reading
Senior Killed By Fellow Nursing Home Resident In California
A 38-year-old man was arrested for the killing of a 61-year-old fellow resident of a Pasadena nursing home. He is currently being held on a $1 million bond. The attack took place at some point during the early afternoon. Police … Continue reading
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