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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for March, 2008Central Florida Woman Accused Of Chili Pepper Sex Assault On TeenThursday, March 6th, 2008. Melbourne, FL - A 40-year-old Central Florida woman is accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl with yellow chili peppers. Investigators said the woman, who works at the Carnagie Gardens Nursing Home Center in Melbourne, beat the victim with an iron and iron cord after she arrived home. Wednesday, March 5th, 2008. Des Moines, IA - A bill that would close loopholes in Iowa's elder-abuse law is drawing criticism from health industry officials and lawmakers who fear that it could "criminalize" the nursing profession. The bill would modify Iowa's dependent-adult abuse law to create slightly broader definitions of "caretakers" and "dependent adults." Under the ... [More >>] End Iowa’s bonus for nursing homesWednesday, March 5th, 2008. Des Moines, IA - Say you're a nursing-home owner fined by the state for providing poor care. Can't pay up? There's hope. Maybe another arm of state government will award you a "performance-based" bonus that will more than cover the cost of penalties. This is the absurd gist of what's going ... [More >>] Nursing home bill cuts patients’ legal redressWednesday, March 5th, 2008. Once again the nursing home industry has proposed legislation to protect itself from the consequences of less than quality care in our long-term care facilities, familiarly known as nursing homes. House bill 4053 and Senate bill 4075 summaries can be found at http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills. Every Tennessean, seniors and their families, should ... [More >>] Two charged in ‘angel of death’ caseTuesday, March 4th, 2008. Woodstock, IL - An ex-nurse and her former supervisor were charged Friday with giving unprescribed medication and excessive levels of morphine to four patients who later died. Authorities are not accusing the women of killing the patients at the Woodstock Residence nursing home, but prosecutors said their conduct “recklessly endangered” the ... [More >>] Helia says it is making progressTuesday, March 4th, 2008. Springfield, IL - Fewer than four weeks before a Springfield nursing home is scheduled to be cut off from its biggest payment source, the home’s operator said the facility will survive and is making “great progress.” The home, which is disputing more than $45,000 in state and federal fines connected with ... [More >>] Grassley: Performance-based bonuses to care facilities need to be explainedTuesday, March 4th, 2008. Des Moines, IA - U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley wants federal officials to explain why taxpayers are being billed $8 million each year for performance-pay bonuses that are going to some of Iowa's worst nursing homes... The newspaper said 428 of Iowa's nursing homes are participating in a state program that boosts ... [More >>] Nursing home lawsuit settledTuesday, March 4th, 2008. Fayetteville, AR - A four-day civil trial scheduled to begin Monday was avoided after parties agreed to an out-of-court settlement in a case involving patient care at a Fayetteville nursing home. Mona Casey, the guardian for James Casey, filed the lawsuit in 2005 against Rose Care Inc., KMJ Enterprises, Rochier Heights ... [More >>] State fines Modesto nursing home $100,000Tuesday, March 4th, 2008. Modesto, CA - State health authorities have assessed a $100,000 fine against English Oaks Convalescent & Rehabilitation Hospital in Modesto in the death of a 91-year-old patient who choked on food. The "AA citation" issued in February by the Department of Public Health is the most severe penalty under state health ... [More >>] State pays bonuses to worst of homesSunday, March 2nd, 2008. Des Moines, IA - Some of the worst nursing homes in Iowa are collecting tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded bonuses that are intended to reward quality care. Nursing homes that last year were fined by the state for abusing or neglecting their elderly residents are this year collecting bonuses ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 1447 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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