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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive: Nursing Home Abuse KansasNursing Home ViolationsWednesday, October 3rd, 2007. Dodge City, KS - Trying to find a nursing home for loved ones can be difficult. You want to be sure they're treated right. But one nursing home in Barton County is accused of mistreating residents. In Hoisington, more than 30 residents live at Cheyenne Meadows Living Center. ... [More >>] Nursing home worker checks can be lacking; Employee screenings get renewed attention after Lawrence drug theftWednesday, May 31st, 2006. Lawrence, KS - The case of a woman sentenced to jail for stealing elderly patients’ morphine has raised questions about how employees are screened for jobs in Kansas nursing homes. At the time she was hired as a nursing aide at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in late 2004, Erica A. Bay ... [More >>] County care facilities comparedThursday, May 4th, 2006. Leavenworth, KS - Of the six senior care facilities certified for Medicare in Leavenworth County, four have 20 or more deficiencies noted by the Kansas Department on Aging. Information comparing the care facilities within the county is a public record that is available online on the Medicare Web site, www.medicare.gov. The ... [More >>] Nursing Home Resident Found Wandering in North TopekaFriday, March 17th, 2006. Topeka, KS - North Topeka resident Tony Martinez says he couldn't believe what he saw out his front door just a few weeks ago: a mental health patient wandering the neighborhood. Now, he wants answers. Two weeks ago, Martinez saw what he first thought was an intoxicated woman making her way toward ... [More >>] Nursing home fined after aide is abusive; Lake View Manor employee fired after inspectors arriveWednesday, December 14th, 2005. Lawrence, KS - Lake View Manor nursing home is in trouble again. State officials fined the Lawrence facility $7,000 last month after confirming reports that an aide had been rough with residents. The nursing home is currently under a state-imposed ban on new admissions. Attempts to reach Lake View owner ... [More >>] Advocates want better protection for mentally illTuesday, November 8th, 2005. Wichita, KS - Advocates for the mentally ill are hoping public indignation over the convictions of two Newton group home owners will prompt lawmakers to strengthen state laws protecting disabled people. On Tuesday, a federal jury ordered Arlan and Linda Kaufman to forfeit $85,187 and four real estate properties, including the ... [More >>] Nursing Home AbuseTuesday, August 16th, 2005. Wichita, KS - A former nursing home aide pleads guilty to dropping a patient and failing to report the incident. Marlise Shaw is set for sentencing next month in Sedgwick County District Court. Attorney General Phill Kline says Shaw pleaded to one felony and one misdemeanor count of mistreating a dependent ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 436 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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