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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive: Nursing Home Abuse TennesseeNursing home bill ignores quality of careFriday, March 7th, 2008. Murfreesboro, TN - Wake up Tennesseans, seniors and your families! At some point in our lifetime, the pending legislation before the House (House bill 4053) and the Senate (Senate bill 4075) can affect your very lives. Summaries of both these bills can be found at http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills. In essence the nursing home ... [More >>] Nursing home bill cuts patients’ legal redressWednesday, March 5th, 2008. Once again the nursing home industry has proposed legislation to protect itself from the consequences of less than quality care in our long-term care facilities, familiarly known as nursing homes. House bill 4053 and Senate bill 4075 summaries can be found at http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills. Every Tennessean, seniors and their families, should ... [More >>] AARP opposes proposed nursing home legislationFriday, February 29th, 2008. Cleveland, TN - AARP announced earlier this week its opposition to nursing home liability legislation co-sponsored by a local state Rep. Eric Watson. The nationwide organization, founded on the premise of improving lives of retirees, follows the lead of the Tennessee Citizen Action Organization, a consumer watchdog organization. AARP Advocacy Director ... [More >>] Admissions to Milan Health Care Center suspendedFriday, February 29th, 2008. Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Susan Cooper suspended new admissions of residents to Milan Health Care Center nursing home effective Thursday and imposed a state civil monetary penalty of $3,000, according to a press release. Additionally, a federal civil penalty has been imposed at $5,300 a day. Milan Health Care Center, ... [More >>] Death to Damages: Nursing home industry looking to lawmakers to protect shareholders from residents’ lawsuitsThursday, February 21st, 2008. Nashville, TN - The nursing home industry, lending new meaning to the term audacious, is pushing legislation to limit its liability in Tennessee courts at a time when violations for neglect and abuse of residents are higher than ever before. It may seem outrageous to many, but inside Tennessee’s ethically ... [More >>] Legislators study nursing home lawsuit reformsTuesday, February 12th, 2008. Chattanooga, TN - Some members of the state House Judiciary Committee say they are torn about a bill that would limit the liability of nursing homes in abuse and neglect lawsuits. “I have mixed feelings about it,” said committee member Rep. Frank Buck, D-Dowelltown. “I don’t have any doubt that there ... [More >>] Tracy nursing home bill draws fire from consumer groupWednesday, February 6th, 2008. Shelbyville, TN - A consumer watchdog organization is slamming State Sen. Jim Tracy of Shelbyville for his introduction of a bill that that critics claim would restrict the rights of nursing home victims and their families.... According to Karla C. Hewitt, president of TNCA, the legislation "is a slap in the ... [More >>] Billion Dollar Nursing Home Industry Seeks Unprecedented Protections While Violations are at Record High; National Healthcare Corporation Among Those Seeking Protection Just Four Years Since Fire Killed 16Wednesday, February 6th, 2008. Just four years since the National Healthcare Corporation (NHC) nursing home fires killed 16 residents in Nashville—and in a year when nursing home violations and admission suspensions are at an all time high—Tennessee nursing homes are seeking unprecedented legal protection from residents who are abused or ... [More >>] Officials, Residents Express Frustration Over McKendree Nursing HomeTuesday, December 11th, 2007. Nashville, TN - The deadline for dozens of elderly nursing home patients to find a new place to live is looming at one Nashville nursing home. Earlier this month, the federal government cut Medicare and Medicaid funding after state inspectors reported a number of violations at McKendree Village in Hermitage. The ... [More >>] Lawmakers Discuss Options For Long-Term CareThursday, December 6th, 2007. Nashville, TN - Tennessee is one of the worst states in the country when it comes to giving seniors options in long-term care, according to advocates who addressed a special legislative committee Thursday. The committee comprised of legislators met to discuss improving long-term care. Their goal is to create a ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 285 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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