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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for May, 2008In abuse’s shadowsFriday, May 30th, 2008. Kerrville, TX - More than 82,000 senior citizens in Texas were affected last year by abuse and neglect. Adult Protective Services opened 24 abuse cases last month in Kerr County. The statistics are staggering — and seem to be growing every year. News articles across the country tell the stories of victims ... [More >>] Steele Nursing Home Bill Passes Both House, Senate UnanimouslyThursday, May 29th, 2008. Tecumseh, OK - The Oklahoma Legislature voted last week to establish separate nursing home facilities for convicted sex offenders in need of long term care. House Bill 2704, by state Rep. Kris Steele and Sen. Tom Adelson, directs the Department of Health to request bids for the operation of a ... [More >>] Nursing home abuse details reopened to publicWednesday, May 28th, 2008. Des Moines, IA - The Iowa attorney general's office has restored public access to state records that include the names of people fired for abusing elderly and disabled clients at care facilities. The move comes nine months after the state court judges first began to limit access to the information. Iowa ... [More >>] State reopens nursing home abuse detailsWednesday, May 28th, 2008. Des Moines, IA - The state of Iowa on Tuesday reversed a decision to keep secret the names of people fired from care facilities for abusing elderly and disabled clients. The decision to restore public access to the information was made by Attorney General Tom Miller's office. It came nine ... [More >>] Nursing Home Reform Bill the First Major Industry Reform in Twenty YearsTuesday, May 27th, 2008. Bradenton, FL - A bill currently in the Senate Finance Committee will trigger the largest reform of nursing home care in more than 20 years if it becomes law. Targeted primarily at for-profit homes, the Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act (S2641) would require nursing homes to clearly state ownership, ... [More >>] Watchdogs for the elderly; 15 volunteers advocate for those who have no voiceTuesday, May 27th, 2008. Jacksonville, FL - In his gig inspecting nursing homes, Don Braverman has been through the doors of many of Jacksonville's best and worst. Some days, Braverman has to steel himself as he pulls up in the parking lot, clipboard in hand. "There are some that you walk into and you cringe," ... [More >>] How one man’s violent death is helping countless older adultsSunday, May 25th, 2008. Philadelphia, PA - So much was shocking about William Neff's murder, but for prosecutors one detail stood out: Dozens of health care workers at the assisted living home where the 83-year-old Alzheimer's patient died saw his horrific injuries, yet none of them called authorities. “That was perhaps the most disconcerting ... [More >>] Many state senior abuse cases go unreportedWednesday, May 21st, 2008. Oklahoma City, OK - Officials with Adult Protective Services says the number of elderly Oklahomans being abused is rising about 3% a year. Paul Needham with the agency said at the Oklahoma Conference on Aging in Midwest City that elderly abuse is often a hidden crime because so many are ... [More >>] Make records public on care-giver abuseWednesday, May 21st, 2008. Des Moines, IA - Iowans have lost jobs for posting cartoons in the workplace and stealing from the till. In one unemployment case, a worker was allegedly mooning his co-workers. If workers file for unemployment benefits, Iowa Workforce Development makes the records public, thousands of them each year. Some ... [More >>] County, nursing home settle scalding lawsuitSunday, May 18th, 2008. San Mateo, CA - Three years after a mentally disabled woman was scalded nearly to death in a Redwood City nursing home, San Mateo County has settled a lawsuit with the facility and its employees. The resolution came May 13, one day after the county was set to square off ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 438 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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