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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for June, 2005Nursing home lobby winning another battleMonday, June 6th, 2005. Layfayette, LA - If restoration of the nursing home cuts is not sufficient evidence of the power of the nursing home lobby, try this: the state House of Representatives recently shot down House Bill 388 that would have given nursing home residents who suffer mental or physical abuse the right ... [More >>] Defendant Won’t Be Re-Tried in Nursing Home Beating DeathThursday, June 2nd, 2005. Fordyce, AR - Nearly two weeks after an El Dorado jury failed to reach a verdict for a second time in her case, 47-year-old Gayla Smith Wilson has been set free. Wednesday officials decided that prosecutors can only re-try Smith if new evidence is found within the next year. Wilson was ... [More >>] Study: State Nursing Home Workers Have Criminal PastsWednesday, June 1st, 2005. Attorney General Mike Cox announced Wednesday the findings of two studies conducted in 2005 on Michigan's adult residential care facilities. The studies revealed that about 10 percent of the employees caring for residents at these facilities have criminal backgrounds. Read the full text of the article >> Ant Attack Still Being InvestigatedWednesday, June 1st, 2005. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman is investigating a Lakeland nursing home where a female resident was attacked by stinging ants Saturday night. The woman was resting Tuesday at the same home -- Lakeland Hills Center -- after being treated Saturday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Read the full text of the article ... [More >>] Felons found working in elder care; Cox vows to tighten laws after thousands with warrants identified in state nursing homesWednesday, June 1st, 2005. Lansing, MI -- A yearlong study by Attorney General Mike Cox has revealed that workers accused or convicted of felonies such as abuse, illegal drug use and other offenses are caring for vulnerable, elderly patients despite state efforts to screen nursing home and adult foster care workers. His findings parallel those ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 403 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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