Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Ohio Nursing Home Involving Dementia Patient Who Fell down Embankment
Hayden Thorne walked undetected out of a Parma nursing home early one morning and fell 75 feet down a ravine, records show.
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Hires Consulting Company to Help Nursing Homes Control Coronavirus Spread
With nursing homes and senior facilities proving especially vulnerable to the coronavirus, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has hired a healthcare consulting company to help facilities control the spread of…
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Maryland Forms ‘Strike Teams’ to Combat Coronavirus Outbreaks in Nursing Homes
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has launched statewide “strike teams” to respond to the crisis of coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes and other group living facilities, and he announced a crackdown…
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Kentucky Nurse Says She Was Suspended after Refusing to Treat Coronavirus Patients without a Mask
A nurse at a hospital in Kentucky said she was suspended for insubordination for refusing to treat COVID-19 patients when the hospital would not supply her with a protective respirator.
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Brooklyn Nursing Home and Staten Island Psychiatric Center Will Open as COVID Hospitals This Week
As 6sqft explained earlier, “with car accidents, construction accidents, trauma cases, and crime all down due to Cuomo’s New York State on PAUSE order,” early estimates that temporary overflow hospitals…
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NM Supreme Court rules against Nursing Home’s Requirement for Resolving Claims by Arbitration
The state Supreme Court Monday ruled that an Albuquerque nursing home’s arbitration agreement was invalid and unenforceable in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by a former resident’s family.
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Feds Propose $611,000 Fine at Seattle-area Nursing Home
Federal authorities have proposed a $611,000 fine for a Seattle-area nursing home connected to at least 40 coronavirus deaths.
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A new Covid-19 problem: Shortages of medicines needed for placing patients on ventilators
On top of the overwhelming shortages of medical equipment required to combat Covid-19, there are now signs that medicines needed for patients who are placed on ventilators are also in…
Read More »Family Alleges Wrongful Death in Suit against Texas Nursing Homes
The cousin of a 79-year-old Waco man is suing four nursing home facilities, alleging negligent care caused the man’s death in May 2019.
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Bill Would Raise Fines for Not Reporting Elder Abuse in NJ
A bill is making its way through Trenton would increase fines on care homes and the people they employ, if they fail to report the suspected abuse or exploitation of…
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