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	<title>Nursing Home Abuse News &#187; Ohio</title>
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		<title>Sex assault suspect incompetent Hearing Monday to discuss fate of man charged in Woodlands attack</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ravenna, OH &#8211; An 82-year-old man charged with the 2007 sexual assault of a resident of the Portage County nursing home has been found incompetent to stand trial. A hearing has been set for 2:30 p.m. Monday to determine what to do next in regard to Ben W. Detweiler of Randolph. According to court records, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Nursing Home Inspectors Sought For Cincinnati</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati, OH &#8211; When Cora McGuire sat down before a Cincinnati city council committee Tuesday, her message was simple and blunt. &#34;We need three more nursing home inspectors or we might as well turn the inspections over to the State of Ohio,&#34; she told members of the Health, Environment and Education Committee. Nursing homes in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Abuse Alleged at Nursing Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cincinnati, OH &#8211; The clients at Westside Health Care Nursing Home, and also at the Terrace Assisted Living Facility are generally people who need a lot of help. Janet Pecquet, Residents&#8217; Attorney: &#34;They are of limited capacity and unable to protect themselves fully. Some are more able than others, but for the most part, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social workers in nursing homes need to be licensed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 18:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Athens, OH &#8211; Advocating for a relative in four Ohio nursing homes showed me there is a lot for the public to know and much for our legislators to do. One area of concern is that administrators can have titles that mislead the public as to the kind of care residents are receiving. An example [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing home to lose federal funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 18:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canton, OH &#8211; From humble beginnings, [Smith Healthcare Center] was the first black-owned nursing home in Stark County. It was the only family-owned center of its kind in Canton. It was a place residents got home-cooked meals and personal care. On May 21, the federal government will stop funding the nursing home. That means it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Citations pile up for Concord Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandusky, OH &#8211; Concord Care and Rehabilitation Center could pay more than $4,000 as penalty for an abuse citation issued to the nursing home by the Ohio Department of Health. The citation, along with recent violations for failing to notify a guardian of a resident&#8217;s health changes and another for giving a resident unnecessary drugs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conference on elder abuse draws crowd to KSU-Ashtabula</title>
		<link>http://www.elderly-abuse.com/wordpress/2008/04/19/conference-on-elder-abuse-draws-crowd-to-ksu-ashtabula/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashtabula, OH &#8211; Most elderly people who are victims of a scam never tell their children, according to Paul Greenwood, deputy district attorney for San Diego County, Calif. “They are afraid they will stick them in a nursing home,” he said. “They rather lose $50,000 than lose their independence.” Greenwood’s expertise is criminal prosecution; head [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utilizing resources can lessen difficulties in choosing nursing homes</title>
		<link>http://www.elderly-abuse.com/wordpress/2008/03/23/utilizing-resources-can-lessen-difficulties-in-choosing-nursing-homes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toledo, OH &#8211; Nursing homes are under increased scrutiny after several heart-wrenching incidents locally, including nurse John Riems&#8217; reported confession that he sexually assaulted about 100 nursing home residents in his 20-year career. A trial on allegations that Mr. Riems raped and abused two disabled male residents at Concord Care and Rehabilitation Center in Perkins [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nurse Accused of Abuse Pleads Not Guilty</title>
		<link>http://www.elderly-abuse.com/wordpress/2008/02/15/nurse-accused-of-abuse-pleads-not-guilty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandusky, OH &#8211; A former nurse accused of abusing patients at a northern Ohio nursing home has pleaded not guilty to new charges. John Riems was charged with rape, sexual battery and patient abuse. Riems, 49, entered the plea when he was arraigned Wednesday, participating in court session via closed circuit television while he remained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting the Elderly</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandusky, OH &#8211; The case of the nurse who reportedly admits to having abused nearly 100 nursing-home patients since the 1980s is the nightmare dreaded by every family with loved ones in a care facility. Those patients, usually elderly, are among the most defenseless citizens and deserve protection from abuse, a fact recognized by the [...]]]></description>
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