Sweden to serve 3D-printed food to elderly in care homes
Swedish municipalities plan to start 3D-printing at care homes for the elderly, stimulating residents’ appetites by making puréed food look like the real thing.
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Florida nursing home employee arrested for making prank bomb threat
A nursing home employee was arrested for making two prank 911 calls — on a dare from a co-worker — warning of an explosive device at a Leesburg facility, according…
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Doctors witness miracle as patient with Parkinson’s walks again
Casa Grande, Ariz. — Doctors and nurses say they witnessed a miracle in Pinal County when one of their patients with Parkinson’s who had not walked for years, stood up…
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Man Proposes to Girlfriend Disguised as Patient at Nursing Facility Where She Works
A man expressed his undying love at the Arizona nursing facility where his girlfriend works with a staged proposal.
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Bingo brawl at Canadian nursing home prompts police response
When a bingo-related dispute heated up at a long-term care facility in Rideau Lakes, Ont., Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers had to be called in.
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Senator: NY Falls Short on Nursing Home Enforcement
New York is among the top 10 states with the greatest number of nursing homes, but according to one state senator, the Empire State isn’t doing enough to enforce its…
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Connecticut Nursing Homes Fine for Care Lapses, Resident Death
Five Connecticut nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) following lapses in care, including one incident after which a resident died.
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Louisiana: New Law Allows Cameras in Rrooms
A married mother of four children who recently was left paralyzed from a tumor on her spine said a new law that allows cameras inside nursing home rooms is music…
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Are Mandatory Vaccination Policies Immune to Legal Challenges?
With flu season here and reported incidents of deaths caused by diseases thought to have been eradicated by vaccines on the rise, many healthcare providers are considering mandatory vaccination of…
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Drug Test Question gets Lab Tech Fired
Blood lab technician Elissa Mays claimed she was acting in the interest of efficiency when she asked a roomful of patients if any of them “were there for drug testing.”
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