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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive: Nursing Home Abuse Laws & LegislationSteele 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 >>] 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 >>] New policy conceals identities of abusersSunday, May 18th, 2008. Des Moines, IA - A disabled Iowan dies after his wheelchair rolls out of a parked van at a care center and tips over. An elderly woman slips on a pool of urine in a nursing home and breaks her leg. A medication aide takes $1,000 from two elderly residents of an ... [More >>] Attorney General calls for new federal role in nursing home industryThursday, May 15th, 2008. Stamford, CT - Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in formal testimony before Congress in Washington, D.C., today, called for major federal and state initiatives to protect patients from fraud and financial collapse at nursing homes controlled by large-scale conglomerates nationwide. Appearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee ... [More >>] Long-term care deserves boost in PennsylvaniaTuesday, May 13th, 2008. Towanda, PA - Pennsylvania’s demographics make quality nursing home care a much higher priority than in most other states. More than 2 million Pennsylvanians are older than 65, a figure projected to grow so that, by 2020, one in every four state residents will be in that category.... Recently state lawmakers ... [More >>] Bill combats nursing home predatorsMonday, April 21st, 2008. Oklahoma City, OK - A bill to place registered sex offenders in secure long-term care facilities cleared another legislative hurdle today. The Oklahoma Senate a measure introduced by Shawnee state Representative Kris Steele without opposition.... Eldercare advocate Wes Bledsoe says several sex offenders now live in nursing homes and other ... [More >>] New measure would outlaw admissions arbitration agreementsFriday, April 11th, 2008. New York, NY - A new Senate bill would do away with increasingly popular pre-dispute arbitration agreements for nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The bill was introduced by Sens. Herb Kohl (D-WI), the chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, and Mel Martinez (R-FL) on Wednesday. The Fairness in Nursing ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 475 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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