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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive: Nursing Home Abuse New YorkWhen Nursing Homes Can — And Can’t — Evict PatientsThursday, August 7th, 2008. New York, NY - If you’re in a nursing home, federal law says you can only be evicted for a few reasons — if you can’t pay the bill, if you’re well enough to go home, if you’re endangering the safety of others, that sort of thing. But some state officials ... [More >>] Pinellas Caregiver Accused Of Disabled AbuseWednesday, July 2nd, 2008. Chestertown, NY - A Pinellas County caregiver has been taken into custody on charges that she abused a disabled woman under her care. Brenda Lois McKnight, a former employee of Jacaranda Manor Nursing Home, was arrested by law enforcement officers with the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. McKnight, 50, worked at ... [More >>] Three arrested for alleged abuse at SLC nursing homeMonday, June 30th, 2008. Watertown, NY - State police have arrested three St. Lawrence County residents for alleged abuses at United Helpers Intermediate Care Facility in Heuvelton. The incidents, which occurred from the summer of 2006 through March 2008, stem from complaints made by staff members at the facility alleging abuse of residents by other ... [More >>] Doctors Say Medication Is Overused in DementiaTuesday, June 24th, 2008. New York, NY - Ramona Lamascola thought she was losing her 88-year-old mother to dementia. Instead, she was losing her to overmedication. The use of antipsychotic drugs to tamp down the agitation, combative behavior and outbursts of dementia patients has soared, especially in the elderly. Sales of newer antipsychotics like ... [More >>] How Much Do We Spend on Nursing Homes?Tuesday, June 17th, 2008. New York, NY - We know that as a nation, we invest well over $2 trillion each year in healthcare. But where exactly do our health care dollars go? Where are they well-spent and where are they wasted? The news is almost as depressing as The Savages. (A powerful film, ... [More >>] Cracking down on home health care fraudTuesday, June 10th, 2008. Syracuse, NY - Dr. Hedy Migden thought she had done everything right when trying to find a Certified Nursing Assistant to take care of her then 84-year-old Parkinson's inflicted mother. She used a reputable agency, listed specific needs and was assured that the aide's background checked out. But even ... [More >>] Critical report finds surveys are too softTuesday, June 10th, 2008. New York, NY - Nursing homes received another quality drubbing last month after the Government Accountability Office revealed that state inspectors often understate deficiencies, including those about malnutrition, bedsores and abuse, in their annual facility inspection reports. State surveyors missed at least one serious deficiency in 15% of the inspections ... [More >>] Researchers: Nursing home residents attacking each other more often than expectedWednesday, June 4th, 2008. New York, NY - Nursing home residents are lashing out at each other verbally, physically and in other ways more often than previously believed, according to Cornell University-based researchers. "Because of the nature of nursing home life, it is impossible to eliminate these abusive behaviors entirely, but we need better scientific ... [More >>] Report: State Nursing Home Inspections DeficientFriday, May 16th, 2008. Glens Falls, NY - State nursing home inspectors fail to cite serious deficiencies such as malnutrition, bedsores and abuse in their annual inspections of facilities such as Eden Park Health Care Centers and other nursing homes across the country, according to a report issued this week by the Government Accountability ... [More >>] GAO: State surveyors miss nursing home deficienciesFriday, May 16th, 2008. New York, NY - State inspectors often fail to cite serious deficiencies, including malnutrition, bedsores and abuse, in their annual inspections of facilities, a Government Accountability Office report found. They had missed at least one serious deficiency in 15% of the inspections checked by federal officials during fiscal years 2002 through ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 626 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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