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Iowa Nursing Homes Cited In Five Deaths
Five deaths in Iowa nursing homes resulted in fines for the facilities, but there’s little evidence to think change is on the way for the state’s long-term care residents. In two of the cases, according to the Des Moines Register, … Continue reading
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Family Awarded $1.5 Million After Resident Burned In Nursing Home Fire
A nursing home in Virginia has been successfully sued by the family of a man who experienced severe burns after being left alone to smoke a cigarette. A staff member pushed the wheelchair bound man, a former Marine, outside the … Continue reading
Nursing Home Resident Dies From Malnutrition
An 88-year-old nursing home resident died after a single year living in the Ashbourne Nursing Home. At the time of her death, she weighed just 70 pounds. She was given a dietary review two months prior to her death, but … Continue reading
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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11 Die In Chinese Nursing Home Blaze
Eleven residents in a Chinese nursing home outside of Beijing were killed in a fire set by one of the residents living in the hospice wing of the facility. The nursing home housed 283 residents altogether. The resident who started the fire was one … Continue reading
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New York Times Reports on Nursing Home Oral Hygiene Epidemic
In September of 2011, I wrote about the epidemic of poor oral hygiene in nursing homes. Two years later little has changed according to a New York Times report. Brushing someone else’s teeth takes care and time, two ingredients in short supply in most … Continue reading
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Nursing Home Resident Dies After Being Caught In Bed Rail
A resident at the Assumption Home nursing home in Cold Spring, Minnesota died after becoming trapped between her bed’s mattress and the rail that was attached to her bed. She was unable to breath or free herself and ultimately suffocated in … Continue reading
Nursing Home Aide Charged With Manslaughter
A nursing home aide in Terrytown, NY has been arrested for manslaughter after the death of a resident in her care. According to reports, the resident died after being dropped during a nursing home transfer. The plan of care for the resident … Continue reading
West Virginia Nursing Home Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The Heartland of Martinsburg and HCR Manorcare have learned one lesson in the aftermath of the $90 million judgement against the joint entity. That lesson is this: Average men and women who sit on juries don’t take kindly to nursing … Continue reading
Judge Defies Jury With Award Reduction
There’s little question that the jury who decided against the Greenbrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Franklin County Arkansas wanted to send a message when they found the nursing home guilty of nursing home neglect and awarded a $5.2 million dollar judgement against it. … Continue reading
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