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Study Shows Exercise May Reduce Risk of Vascular Dementia

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

The results of a recent study should have a major impact on the standard of care for nursing home residents in Illinois and across the country. Exercise, approximately three sessions of thirty minutes each, resulted in a significant reduction in … Continue reading →

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HHS Report: Nursing Home Aides Who Abuse And Neglect Often Have Criminal Convictions

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

A little-known provision of Obamacare is that the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) must submit a report to congress evaluating the nationwide program that conducts background checks on nursing home aides. Each state was required to … Continue reading →

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Settlement Brings End To Tragic Resident Assault Case at Franciscan Villa Nursing Home

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

In January of 2009, a 90-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by another resident at Franciscan Villa nursing home in Milwaukee Wisconsin. She died just 18 days after the attack. The man who attacked her, another elderly nursing home resident, had … Continue reading →

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Nursing Home Neglect: Illinois Special Focus Facilities List Update

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

The SFF list is part of the Special Focus Facility Initiative. The program is for nursing homes with a long history of problems. These problems can be related to nursing home abuse, neglect, staffing, or another quality measure. To be … Continue reading →

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For-Profit Nursing Homes Provide Poorer Care Than Non-Profit

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

A recent study published in the journal Health Services Research compares staffing levels and nursing home violations between 10 of the largest for-profit nursing home chains in the United States and five different non-profit ownership groups. It also compared the … Continue reading →

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Michigan Nursing Home: A Study In Nursing Home Incompetence

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

Two years ago, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a nursing home was built that should have been a paradise to the residents who were to live there. Instead, the 121 bed facility, built at a cost of $17 million, has been placed … Continue reading →

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Four New York Health Care Professionals On Trial For Nursing Home Neglect

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

Four health care professionals are on trial in Albany, New York, facing nursing home neglect charges for neglecting a 52-year-old patient who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a central nervous system disease that can cause a host of … Continue reading →

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Nursing Home Neglect: Choking Death Investigated At Minnesota Nursing Home

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

A 90-year-old man died tragically in a Minnesota nursing home just feet away from his wife. He choked to death on a piece of fruit. Alzheimer’s disease is most often associated with memory loss, but that’s only part of the … Continue reading →

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Nursing Home Neglect: Maggots Found On Nursing Home Patient

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

Before we get to the disgusting treatment of residents at the Deseret Wichita nursing home in Kansas, I thought I’d mention an interesting bit of information about the use of maggots in medicine. During the American Civil War, the seeds … Continue reading →

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Boomer-Mates: A Senior Living Trend To Come?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Barry G Doyle

What would you call a houseful of aging baby boomers who all get together one night to tell old stories and relive past glories? A remake of The Big Chill? Relax, it hasn’t come to that. At least, not yet. … Continue reading →

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