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Camp Lejeune Lawsuit for Water Contamination Illnesses
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Elderly Driving – When is it Time to Stop?
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Community Service Ideas for Helping the Elderly
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Health Information and Tips for the Elderly
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A Nursing Home Guide to Care for the Elderly
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Keyboarding For The Young and Elderly
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Senior Emergency Preparedness
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A Senior’s Guide to Computer Basics
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The Benefits of Pet Therapy in Nursing Homes
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A Guide to Preventing Elder Abuse
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Nursing Home Guide: Coping with Death & Grief
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Minimal Fines Little Incentive for Facilities to Improve Patient Care
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Lawsuit Alleges Patient’s Death Due to Nursing Neglect
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Action Against Nursing Home Operator for Systemic Understaffing
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Extendicare Nursing Homes
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Jury Rules in Favor of Skilled Nursing Facility in Pressure Sore Death Case
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Lawsuit Alleges Patient Death Due to Improper Wheelchair Transfer
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Illinois Nursing Complaint Anonymity Bill Threatens Patients’ Rights
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Don’t Be Lazy When Selecting a Nursing Home
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Nurse Faces Charges Related to Sexual Abuse of Disabled Patient
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When Pharmacists Are Overworked – Problems Abound
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Private Equity Companies See Profits in Nursing Homes
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Nursing Home Forcing Patients to Stay in Hospitals Indefinitely
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More Unfit Owners Drawn to Nursing Home Ownership
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Muscle Loss Contributing to Falls of Elderly
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Decubitus Ulcer Complications: Septic Shock
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Alzheimer’s Patient’s Family Sues Caregivers
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Bed Sores: The Reason For Nursing Home Lawsuit
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The Residual Pain Following Trauma In The Elderly May Be Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
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Fall Prevention Program Demonstrates Basic Safeguards Work
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Are Fines Enough To Incentivise Nursing Homes To Improve Care?
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The Cost Of Medication Errors In Nursing Homes
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Illinois Nursing Home Administrator Faces Criminal Charges Stemming From Theft of Patient Funds
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Many Wrongful Death Cases Go Unnoticed at Skilled Nursing Facilities
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Illinois Nursing Homes Continue To Accumulate Fines For Providing Inferior Care
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Bed Rail Entrapment Remains a Threat to Nursing Home Patients
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Lack of Care Choices Results in Many Young People Relying On Nursing Homes for Their Medical Care
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Preventing Falls In The Elderly
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Hospice Care May Not Be As Sincere as Families Believe
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Is your loved one being adequately hydrated in the nursing home?
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Why are Nursing Homes Afraid of the Judicial System?
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Nursing Home Slapped With Huge Verdict After They Fail To Summon Medical Care for Patient
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Nursing Home Scrutinized Over the Way They Handle Post-Fall Care of Patient
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Medications Used to Control Pain in Elderly Nursing Home Patients Can Be Fatal If Not Properly Monitored
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Tips For Preventing Nursing Home Abuse
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Poor Communication Alleged in Nursing Home Patient’s Death
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Behind Closed Doors: Sexual Abuse Alleged At Nursing Home
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Recent Nursing Home Fines Suggest General Lack of Patient Oversight
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Nursing Home Falls Can Be Reduced By Implementing Basic Precautions
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Why Sexual Abuse Happens In Nursing Homes
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What Must Be Proven To Win A Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit?
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Woman’s Death Highlights Risk of Financial Fraud for Elderly
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Stage Four Pressure Sores: Indication Of Inattentive Care
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Nursing Home Patients Remain Real Victims Of Budget Cuts
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5 Steps To Reduce The Risk of Pressure Sores
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Nursing Home Employee’s Whistleblower Lawsuit Moves Forward
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Alzheimer’s Patients Frequently Victims of Nursing Home Abuse
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As Nursing Home Profits Increase, So Does The Risk of Injury
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Feeding Tubes In Elderly – A Complex & Debatable Procedure
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Nursing Home Workers Must Be Prepared to Clear Blocked Feeding Tubes
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New Law Allows Families To Make Complaints About Illinois Nursing Homes
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Nutrition Overlooked When Caring For Bed Sore Patients
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Technology Promises to Reduce Medication Errors in Nursing Homes
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Ignored Alarm On Ventilator Patient Results In Criminal Charges
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Elderly with Hip Fractures in Nursing Homes Face Grim Prognosis
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Hidden Cameras Allow Families To Track Care In Nursing Homes
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Court Slashes Nursing Home Negligence Verdict
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How Quickly Can Bedsores Develop on a Nursing Home Patient?
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Memory Care Facilities Emerging Specialty In Senior Care Industry
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Authorities Investigate Rape of Woman In Nursing Home
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Nursing Home Taking Recreational Care Too Far
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Electronic Monitoring of Nursing Home Patients Moves Closer to Reality
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Study Examines Necessity of Feeding Tubes in Elderly
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Will You Go Broke Paying For Nursing Home Care?
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Not Enough Manpower For The Job. Many Nursing Homes Understaffed
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Strickland v. Vencor, Inc. (2000 WL 622292 (Minn.App.))
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Assisted Living Facilities To Receive More Regulations
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Immobile Elderly Particularly Susceptible To Dangers In Nursing Homes
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Hypothermia Death Demonstrates Dangers Of Wandering Episodes During Winter
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Elder Abuse Lawsuits Difficult To Pursue After Patient Dies
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Mainly Unregulated, Assisted Living Facilities Provide Dangerous Care
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After Warnings, Nursing Home Patients Continue To Receive Antipsychotic Drugs
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Failure to Monitor Nursing Home Patient’s Oxygen Levels Results In Death
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Evidence That Regular Turning Prevents Development Of Pressure Sores
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Nursing Home Blamed For Patient’s Burns in Nursing Home
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Nursing Home Operator Agrees To Medicare Fraud Settlement
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Cameras Permitted In Oklahoma Nursing Homes
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Smoking Accident At Chicago Nursing Home
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Nursing Home Fined For Failing To Safeguard Patients
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Poorly Maintained Nursing Home Bed Costs Patient Her Life
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False Claims Act Lawsuit Blames Nursing Home Operators for Defrauding Medicare
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Group Home Named In Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Woman Chokes To Death
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Nursing Home Cited In Sexual Abuse Incident
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Hidden Camera Catches Care That Family Wishes It Would Have Never Seen
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Importance Of Assigning A Power Of Attorney For End-Of-Life Care
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Correlation Between Caregiver Stress And Elder Abuse
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Jury Holds Nursing Home Responsible For Negligent Catheter Care
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Dangers Related To Byetta And Januvia Not New
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State Attempts to Make Nursing Home Lawsuits More Difficult to Initiate
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Nursing Home Negligence Verdict To Stand
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Morphine Overdose Kills Nursing Home Patient
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What Does It Take To Make It to The List Of the Worst Nursing Homes?
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Medical Malpractice Cases Take Work & Time To Settle
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Hospital Blamed For Patient’s Death In Bed Rails
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Repeated Episodes Of Abuse Reported At Assisted Living Facility
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Nursing Home Cited For Repeated Medication Errors
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Is There A Shortage Of Nursing Homes?
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Assisted Living Resident Wanders To Her Death
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Fatal Medication Overdose Results In Verdict Against Nursing Home
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Nursing Home Negligence: Man Has Leg Amputated Due To Infected Bed Sores
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Update: $23 Million In Punitive Damages Awarded To Family In Elder Abuse Case
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Jury In Wrongful Death Trial Finds Nations Largest Assisted Living Operator Guilty Of: Malice, Oppression & Fraud
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Keeping The “Heads On The Beds” In Senior Care Facilities
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Listing Of The Best Nursing Homes Released. Is Your Facility On It?
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Nursing Home Finds Itself In Big Trouble ($28M worth) After Failing to Provide Care To Patients
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How Much Are DePuy ASR Cases Really Worth?
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Paying for Nursing Home Care
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Appeals Court Concludes Nursing Home’s Lack of Medical Records is Sufficient To Prove Negligence
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Signs and Symptoms of Hip Implant Failure or Injury
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To Turn, Or Not To Turn. Can Nursing Home Patients Effectively Choose To Develop Bed Sores?
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Bad Business? Why A Nursing Home Lawyer May Want To Turn Away Cases.
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Jury Recognizes Nursing Home Neglect After Patient Developed Pressure Sores
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Using A Wound VAC To Treat Pressure Sores
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Elder Abuse Infographic: Tips For Families To Identify Cases Of Elder Abuse
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Wheelchair Patients Must Be Supervised To Avoid Injury & Death
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More Disabled Persons Can Now Get The Nursing Care They Need
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Nursing Home Aides Face Criminal Charges After Patient Dies From Injuries After Getting Dropped
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The End Of The Road For Poorly Performing Nursing Homes: Special Focus Facilities
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Compassionate Care Cannot Be Taught To Nursing Home Staff
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Poor Conditions in Nursing Homes Lead to Abuse
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Nursing Homes Continually Live In Denial Of Presence Of Violent Patients At Their Facilties
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Information On Sun Healthcare Nursing Homes
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Nursing Home Sanctioned After Patient’s Choking Death
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All Bed Sore Cases Are Automatic ‘Money In The Bank’? Right? Wrong!
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What Type of SSDI Cases Win Disability Benefits?
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Sunrise Senior Living Nursing Homes
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Study Reveals Correlation Between Hospital Bed Sores & Patient Mortality
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The Alden Network Nursing Homes
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Decline In Hand Hygiene In Nursing Homes Puts Patients’ Health At Risk
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Early Identification Of Pressure Sores Can Stop Further Development
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Full Disclosure Needed In Nursing Home Records
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How Extensive Is The Elder Abuse Problem?
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5 Steps Nursing Home Patients Can Take To Reduce Falls
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The Fallacy Of A Kennedy Ulcer In Nursing Home Patients
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New Nursing Home App Provides More Access to Data From Facilities
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Repeated Falls Cause Injuries To Illinois Nursing Home Patient & Leads To Lawsuit Against Facility
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Incidents of Neglect Higher at Nursing Homes Accepting Medicaid as Payment Provider
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Using PT/INR To Manage Coumadin Levels & Prevent Injury In Nursing Home Patients
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Nursing Homes Seek Financial Protection From Lawsuits
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Would Nursing Homes Rather Allow A Patient To Die Than Take Responsibility For Their Actions?
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Inclusion of Convicted Felons In Nursing Home Population Puts Patients At Risk For Abuse & Violence
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Pressure Sore Lawsuit Alleges Neglect Resulted In Infected Wound & Amputation of Leg
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It Only Takes A Few Seconds Of Inattentive Care For A Nursing Home Patient To Suffer Horrendous Injuries
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Alzheimer’s Patients Wanders Blocks To His Death
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Nursing Homes Need To Adhere To End Of Life Wishes
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Antipsychotic Drugs Over-Used In Nursing Home Patients Can Cause Serious Injury & Death
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No Need For Illinois Nursing Homes To Carry Liability Insurance
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Risk Of Falling Higher For Newly Admitted Nursing Home Patients
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At Home Or In A Hospital, Alzheimer’s Patients Need Specialized Care
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Death of resident at assisted living facility. Are some ALF’s guilty of trying to do too much?
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Nursing Home Staff To Receive More Training On Patient Toileting Needs
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Nursing Home Patients Continue To Be Victims Of Drug Overdose And Adverse Drug Events
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Choking Deaths Of Nursing Home Patients Should Simply Not Happen
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Abuse Of Resident At Assisted Living Facility Demonstrates Why ALF’s Need More Regulation
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How Nursing Homes Mislead Ownership To Protect Themselves From Liability
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Bed Sore Risks Increase With Use of Feeding Tubes
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Senators Call for New Rules Concerning Use of Anti-Psychotics in Nursing Homes
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Assisted Living Facility Blamed For Death Of Resident Who Was Struck By Car
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“They’ve Got to Be of the Devil” – Woman Describes Mother’s Assault in Nursing Home
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Nurses Canned After Faking Insulin Test Results For Elderly Nursing Home Patients
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New Technology May Help In The Prevention Of Pressure Sores In Nursing Home & Hospital Patients
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Dangerous Joliet, IL Nursing Home Loses License Following Pattern Of Poor Care
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Sloppy Transfer From Wheelchair To Bed Claims The Life Of Nursing Home Patient
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Many Suspicious Elder Deaths In Nursing Homes & Hospital Go Un-investigated
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Keeping Elderly Patients Mobile During Short Hospital Stays May Save Lives
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Parkshore Estates Nursing & Rehab; Chicago, IL (Previously known as “Kenwood Healthcare Center”)
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Former Nursing Home Resident Becomes First Person With Expressive Aphasia To Testify in Court
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State Supreme Court Absolves One-Person Nursing Home Board From Lawsuit
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Belhaven Nursing & Rehab Center – Chicago, IL
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Failing To Report Nursing Home Violence Results In Sanctions Against Facility
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Momence Meadows Nursing & Rehab; Momence, IL
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Bed Alarms In Nursing Homes: Is Staff Indifference Resulting In Episodes Of Delayed Response To Emergency Situations?
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Delay In Providing Care For Patient With Pressure Sore Results In Fines Against Facility
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Failure To Detect Problems With Oxygen Tank Results In Lawsuit Against Nursing Home
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Elder Abuse Charges Brought Against Nurses For Their Role In The Death Of A Nursing Home Resident During Short-Term Admission
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Jail Time For CNA Who Posted Photos Of Nursing Home Patients On Facebook
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Nursing Home Fined For Poor Care Of Patients’ With Feeding Tubes
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Spunt v. Oak Hill Nursing Home, Inc. (509 A.2d 463)
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Mannion v. Manor Care, Inc. (2006 WL 6012873 (Pa.Com.Pl), 4 Pa. D. & C. 5th 321)
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Gunn v. Hi- C- Home, Inc. (260 Or. 404, 490 P.2d 999)
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Smith v. Iowa Department of Human Services (755 N.W.2d 135)
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Newkirk v. Bethlehem Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC. (898 N.E.2d 299)
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Whitaker v. Hill Nursing Home, Inc. (210 P.3d 877)
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Salas v. Grancare, Inc. (22 P.3d 568)
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Sababin v. Covina Rehabilitation Center (144 Cal.App.4th 81,50 Cal.Rptr.3d 266)
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Beebe Medical Center, Inc. v. Bailey (913 A.2d 543)
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New Device Hold’s Promise For Preventing The Development of Pressure Sores In Immobile Patients
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History Of Errors Discovered At Illinois Nursing Home Where Patient Wandered To His Death
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Winning Is The Easy Part. Collection Of Nursing Home Judgments May Prove Impossible When Assets Are Shielded Behind Complex Corporate Structures
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Little Evidence That Poorly Performing Nursing Homes Are Improving
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$8 Million Verdict Handed To Nursing Home After They Play Dumb About The Origin Of Patient’s Injuries
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Was Nurse’s Need To Rush Through Job Responsibilites To Blame For Death Of Patient?
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Take This Job & Shove It! Disturbing Insights Concerning Working Conditions At Large Nursing Home Chain
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Legal Blogs Offer Insight On Elder Abuse & Beyond
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Once Praised Nurse Finds Herself Behind Bars After Abusing Disabled Nursing Home Patient
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Lexington Health Center; Bloomingdale, IL (Also Known As “Lexington of Bloomingdale”)
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Family Resources To Assist With The Aging Process— And Beyond
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Study Concludes Nursing Home Patients With Dementia Are Far More Likely To Suffer An Injurious Fall When Taking Common Antidepressants
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8 Resources To Help Families Transition Their Loved One To A Nursing Home
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The influx of felons into main-stream nursing homes. It may be legal, but does it pose a threat to granny?
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Metolazone? Methimazole? What’s the difference? For nursing home patients, a lot!
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Failure To Provide Blood Thinning Medication Results In Stroke & Subsequent Death Of Nursing Home Patient
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Illinois Officials Begin Examination of Nursing Home Procedures Following Elopement Of Alzheimer’s Patient
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Nursing Home Blamed For Un-checked Urinary Tract Infection
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New Facility Promises To Put the “Home” in “Nursing Home”
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Investigation Initiated After Suspicious Nursing Home Death, Involving Patient Wandering and Drowning
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The True Costs of Caring for a Loved One With Alzheimer’s
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Nursing Home Chain Information: Illinois
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Illinois Bill Seeks to Give Families Easier Access to Medical Records
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Don’t Forget The Enduring Damage Nursing Home Neglect Leaves Behind
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Nursing Home With History Of Problems Now Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit Related To Poor Care of Patient With Tracheostomy Tube
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Death Of Nursing Home Patient Attributed To Fall From Mechanical Lift
:
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Metal Hip Failures, Lots Of Problems, Billions In Health-Related Costs
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Do highly rated nursing homes give families a false sense of security?
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Minnesota Nursing Home Blamed for Resident’s Choking Death
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Registered Sex Offender Attacks Fellow Resident in Iowa Nursing Home
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Making the Most of Holiday Visits to Dementia Sufferers
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Nursing Home Lawsuits: Do they represent isolated events or are they representative of poor care?
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Is Assisted Living Facility To Blame For Murder Of Patient?
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Wheelchair Patient Falls To Death Down Un-secured Staircase In Nursing Home
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Bed Sores Are Amongst Most Common Hospital Errors
:
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Largest Nursing Home Chains Provide Inferior Care & Have More Problems Related To Patient Care
:
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Caught On Tape: CNA Pleads Guilty To Abuse Of Elderly Nursing Home Patient
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Common Medications Used By The Elderly Must Be Properly Monitored To Keep Patients Safe
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Nursing Home’s Failure To Implement Fall Precautions Results In Death Of Patient
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Disabled Iowa Woman Gives More Details About Sexual Assaults
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Nursing Patients Face Increased Risk Of Dying From C. Diff Infection
:
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Ninth Patient Dies In Nursing Home Fire
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Nursing Home Operator To Reimburse Government For Double Billing
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Family Seeks Court Involvement To Obtain Copies Of Medical Records From Nursing Home
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Nursing Home Responsible For Choking Death Of Patient
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Popularity Of Assisted Living Facilities Continues To Expand
:
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Wisconsin To Ease Nursing Home Penalties
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How Much Money Does Manor Care Really Make?
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Staff Need To Protect Disabled Nursing Home Patients As They Transport Them In Wheelchairs
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Financial Abuse Of The Elderly: Nursing Home Administrator Admits To Stealing From Patients
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Under-Staffing At Nursing Homes: When There’s Simply Not Enough Staff To Protect Patients From Harm
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Spurred by Herald Report, Florida Cracks Down on 17 Assisted Living Facilities
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Nursing Homes Poorly Controlling Infections Amongst Patients
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Dehydration Prevention: Facilities Must Monitor Intake & Output
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Improperly Placed Feeding Tube Results In Systemic Infection Of Disabled Nursing Home Patient
:
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Nursing Home Abuse: Disturbing Statistics On Patient Care
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Where Will Criminals Go When They Need Skilled Nursing Care?
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Nurse Admits To Over-medicating Nursing Home Patients
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Nursing Homes Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Patient Falls & Fractures Hip
:
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Signs Of Child Abuse In A Day Care Setting: Part 2
:
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Signs of Child Abuse In A Care Setting: Part 1
:
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What Can Nursing Homes Do To Protect Patients From Violence Within Facilities
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Lexington of Orland Park; Orland Park, Illinois
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Mounting Evidence Suggests That Bed Sore Prevention Is Cost Effective
:
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Violations, Citations & Fines; Not Enough To Close Down Columbus Manor Nursing Home
:
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Patient Advocates Provide An Extra Line Of Protection For Patients & Families In Nursing Homes
:
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Sepsis Lawsuit Alleges Caregivers Neglect To Blame For Patient’s Death
:
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DePuy ASR Complications: Heavy Metal Poisoning (Cobalt & Chromium)
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab; Glenwood, Illinois
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Vincent v. Alden- Park Strathmoor, Inc. (399 Ill.App.3d 1102)
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Childs v. Pinnacle Health Care, LLC. (399 Ill.App.3d 167)
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Nail v. Consolidated Resources Health Care Fund (155 Wash.App. 227, 229 P.3d 885)
:
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Goldizen v. Grant County Nursing Home 225 W.Va. 371, 693 S.E.2d 346)
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Maggots, Sores, Allegations of Neglect…. Is it time for police to get involved in cases involving poor nursing home care?
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Virginia S. v. Salt Lake Care Center (741 P.2d 969)
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Fila v. Spruce Mountain Inn (178 Vt. 323, 885 A.2d 723)
:
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Sikes v. Heritage Oaks West Retirement Village (238 S.W.3d 807)
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How Accurate Are Medical Records From Nursing Homes?
:
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Doe v. Canton Regency (2011 WL 193344 (Ohio App. 5 Dist.)
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Home Healthcare Fraud Results In Groundbreaking False Claims Act Settlement
:
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Burgard v. Benedictine Living Communities (680 N.W.2d 296)
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Grant v. Magnolia Manor- Greenwood, Inc. (383 S.C.125, 678 S.E.2d 435)
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Bed Sore Prevention Is An Ongoing Process For All Nursing Home Patients
:
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Van Klootwyk v. Baptist Home, Inc. (665 N.W.2D 679)
:
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Munn v. Haymount Rehabilitation Center, Inc. (704 S.E.2d 290)
:
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Three Years And $23 Million Later, Jury Finds Home Care Nurse & Agency Responsible For Neglect Of Patient
:
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Corum v. Roswell Senior Living, LLC (149 N.M. 287, 248 P.3d 329)
:
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Chateau (or “Chateau Village”) Nursing and Rehab Center; Willowbrook, IL
:
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Griffin v. Bayshore Medical Center (2011 WL 2349423 (N.J.Super.A.D.))
:
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Cheever v. Southern New Hampshire Regional Medical Center (141 N.H. 589, 688 A.2d 656)
:
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Runstrom v. Allen (345 Mont. 314, 191 P.3d 410)
:
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Rush v. Senior Citizens Nursing Home District of Ray County (212 S.W.3d 155)
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Curry v. Healthsouth North Rehabilitation Hospital- Homer Campus (58 So.3d 1143)
:
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Prison Sentence For Caregiver Who Ignored Patients Bed Sores
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Johnson v. Graceland Care Center of Oxford, LLC v. Conley (41 So.3d 692)
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Tripp v. Cranberry Pointe Rehab and Skilled Care Center (55 Mass.App.Ct. 1114)
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Nursing Home Documentary Shows What Life Is Like For Millions
:
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Walker v. Maine General Medical Center (792 A.2d 1074)
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Sands v. Green (156 P.3d 1130)
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Pine Tree Villa, L.L.C v. Olson (2009 WL 723034)
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Plaza Nursing & Rehab Center; Midlothian, IL
:
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Medication Mixup Results In Patient’s Death At Ohio Assisted Living Facility
:
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Never Discount The Real Impact Of Sexual Abuse On The Disabled
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Waterfront Terrace Nursing Home; Chicago, IL
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Elder Abuse Lawsuit: Woman Accuses Nursing Home Of Unnecessary Drugging In Order To Take Over Social Security Payments
:
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Ongoing Nursing Home Abuse Results In Closure Of Dangerous Facility
:
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Virgil Calvert Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center (Also Known as “Nathan Health Care Center”); East St. Louis, IL
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Tudor v. Wheatland Nursing L.L.C. (42 Kan.App.2d 624)
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Improperly Placed Feeding Tube Results In Death Of Nursing Home Patient
:
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Three New York Nurses Surrender Licenses After Being Charged with Nursing Home Abuse
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Failure To Keep Bed Elevated To Blame For Nursing Home Patient’s Death From Aspiration Pneumonia
:
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Jury Blames Manor Care Nursing Home For Dehydration Death Of Patient
:
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Nursing Home Patient Dies After Clothes Ignite While Smoking
:
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State Doesn’t Buy Claim That Patient’s Leg Spontaneously Broke
:
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Chicago Nursing Home Patient Sexually Assaulted By CNA
:
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Mobile Infirmary Association v. Tyler (981 So.2d 1077)
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Nursing Home Abuse: Facility Allows Patient To Cry In Pain At Fractured Leg Goes Ignored— For 24 Days!
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Criminal Charges Brought Against Nursing Home Workers Who Allowed Resident To Freeze To Death
:
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When Assisted Living Patient Sustains Smoking-Related Burns, Is Anyone To Blame?
:
Updated:
Investigation Into Nursing Home Resident’s Death In Van Accident Begins
:
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Two Lawsuits Filed Against Same Nursing Home. Is There A Problem?
:
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After Video Of Nursing Home Abuse, Attorney General Gets Involved
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What Good Is Medical Technology When It Is Not Used Properly?
:
Updated:
Abuse & Cover-Up At Assisted Living Facility Caring For the Disabled
:
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More Regulations In Store For Assisted Living Facilities In Georgia
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Medication Errors To Blame For Death Of Nursing Home Patient
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Nursing Homes Post-Fall Care Of Injured Patient Criticized By State Investigators
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Updated:
Did Nursing Home Patient Commit Suicide With Supplies Left In His Room?
:
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Lawsuit Blames Nurse For Delay In Providing Assistance For Choking Patient
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Can Legislators Keep Up With Alternative Senior Living Arrangements
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Caregivers Must Exercise Patience When It Comes To Caring For Alzheimer’s Patients
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Lawsuit Blames Nursing Home, Management Company & Staff Doctor For Patients Decubitus Ulcers
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Another Assisted Living Patients Wanders From Facility To His Death
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Heat Likely To Blame For The Death Of Nursing Home Patient In Wisconsin
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Does Nursing Home Owners Judgment Need To Be Called Into Question When An Adminsitrator Is Hired That Has Track Record Of Substance Abuse?
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State Fines Nursing Home Where Patients Drowns In Puddle In Front Of Facility
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Should Communication Classes Become Mandatory For Nursing Home Workers?
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CNA Arrested After Soliciting Sexual Favors From Resident
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As More Sex Offenders Make Their Way Into Nursing Homes, Are Facilities Exposing Themselves To Increased Liability?
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Nursing Home Administrator Pleads Guilty To Fraud After Lying About Genuineness Of Patient’s Signature
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Nursing Home Management Company Ordered To Pay $2 Million For Patient’s Death
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Nursing Home Ombudsmen Making A Difference In Patients’ Lives
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Nursing Home Visits Are Likely Awkward For You & Your Loved One…. But It’s Ok
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Family Settles C. Diff Case With Nursing Home
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Alzheimer’s Patient Fractures Her Neck As She Attempts To Crawl Out Of Window
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Criminal & Civil Charges Brought Against Sunrise Facility After Videotaped Abuse
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Recent Problems Highlighted In Article About Residential Care Facilities For The Elderly In California
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Long-Time Chicagoland Nursing Home Gets Bought Out By Nearby Hospital
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More Improvements At Medicare’s ‘Nursing Home Compare’ Website
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Delayed Medical Attention To Blame For Death Of Nursing Home Patient
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Inattentive Staff To Blame In The Death Of A Nursing Home Patient Who Is Left Unattened On Toilet
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DePuy Failure Rates Much Higher Than Originally Thought. How Bad Will Things Get?
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Is The Lack Of Continuity In Patient Care Responsible For The Endless Bedsore Problem?
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Murder At Illinois Group Home Highlights Problems With Troubled System
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When Safety Is An Afterthought, Smoking Is One Of The Most Dangerous Nursing Home Activities
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Bed Sore Verdict Against Assisted Living Facility & Home Health Care Agency
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Hypothermia Confirmed As Cause Of Death In Nursing Home Wandering Case
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Another Example Of Nursing Home Negligence: Disabled Patient Falls Down Unsecured Stairway
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Learning About Your Nursing Home: Court Websites
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Nursing Home Patients Transported In Vehicles Are At Risk For Injury When Safety Is An Afterthought
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Nursing Home Cover-Up: NY Aides Lied About Doing Their Jobs
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Illinois Nursing Homes Continue To Rack Up Fines In 3rd Quarter Of 2010
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Jury Punishes Hospital With Verdict In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Where Patient Developed Bed Sores During Admission
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims That Assisted Living Facility Failed To Care For Vulnerable Patient
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Galesburg Terrace
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Nurse & Assisted Living Facility Operator Charged With Abusing Patients At AZ Assisted Living Facility
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Tennessee Court Helps Establish Standard Of Care In Nursing Home Negligence Cases
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Learning About Nursing Homes, Part 1: Nursing Home Surveys
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“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Nursing Home Fall-Policy Not Such A Great Idea For Patients
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Nurse Facing Criminal Charges After Intentionally Neglecting Ventilator Patient
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Ohio Jury Awards Family $1 Million In Nursing Home Fall Lawsuit
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Family Of Neglected Nursing Home Patient Receives $3.5 Million In Wrongful Death Settlement
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Lack Of Door Alarms Allows Assisted Living Patient To Wander To Her Death
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Scabies Outbreak At Maine Nursing Home
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Do You Want An Assisted Living Facility Opening In Your Neighborhood?
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Pharmacy Error Blamed For Death Of Nursing Home Patient After She Receives Incorrect Medication
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Nursing Homes Failure To Implement Use Of Bed-Alarm Blamed For Death Of Elderly Patient
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Nursing Home Blamed For Resident Choking To Death On Raw Cukes
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New Lawsuits Filed Against DePuy Orthopedics Related To Defective Hip Replacement Products
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Dementia Patient Found In Freezer At Assisted Living Facility: An Isolated Event Or Real Cause For Concern?
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Lawsuit Blames Extendicare For Poor Care Of Nursing Home Patient
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Nursing Home Patients Injured After Driver Of Van Fails To Secure Their Wheelchairs
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Gangrene & Osteomyelitis Cited In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Nursing Home
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Nursing Home Settles Lawsuit After Fraudulent Records Discovered
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Feds Impose Fine Against Nursing Home After Dangerous Smoking Conditions Discovered
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Medtronic Recalls 60,000 Sets Of Medical Supplies Used For Insulin Pumps Over Concerns About Safety
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10 Nursing Home Articles Every Family Should Read
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50 Essential Web Sites For Families With A Loved One In A Nursing Home
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Alden Nursing Homes: A Comparison Of Facilities
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Another Heater Incident At Nursing Home Results In Burns & Amputation Of Patient’s Leg
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Family Cites ‘Neglect’ In Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit
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Medicaid Fraud Costs Nursing Home More Than $375k
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