Texas Woman Hides Camera, Catches Nursing Home Employee Abusing Her 93-Year-Old Mom
A daughter suspecting foul play at her mother’s nursing home set up hidden cameras, which led to the arrest of one of her caretakers.
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Ohio Bill That Would Allow Cameras in Long-Term Nursing Homes Introduced to Committee
Ohioans who are concerned about the treatment of their loved ones in long-term nursing homes could soon have the power to place a camera in their room.
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Violent assaults, insufficient care: Inside the chaos of SF General’s emergency room
The day Corinna Heyn-Jones was brutally attacked in San Francisco General Hospital’s emergency room, she said, the unit was functioning as it often does: understaffed and overwhelmed.
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Two Illinois Nursing Homes Fined for Endangering Patients
The Illinois Department of Public Health has levied fines against two nursing homes for resident safety violations.
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Pennsylvania Nursing Home Sued over Alleged Abuse
A lawsuit has been filed against a Kingston nursing home following a case of alleged elder abuse that resulted in the state fining the facility nearly $50,000.
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Iowa Nurse Sentenced for Drug Theft and Tampering with a Consumer Product Resulting in Injury
A former nursing home employee has been sentenced to prison for taking painkillers from hospice patients for her own use. Katie Louise Boll, 31, of Manchester, was sentenced to four…
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Pennsylvania Nursing Home Water Being Tested for Legionnaires’ Disease
State health officials confirmed Tuesday an investigation is ongoing at Westmoreland Manor for a suspected case of Legionnaires’ disease.
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South Carolina Health System Named in Class Action Lawsuit after December Malware Attack
The impacts of the December 12 cyberattack on the Tidelands Health Hospital System are unclear, but what is clear is that patients feel they were victimized as a result of…
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Michigan Healthcare Worker with TB May Have Exposed Patients
Patients at three physician offices in Oakland and Macomb counties are being warned that a worker may have unknowingly exposed them to tuberculosis.
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Dog Sniffs out Dangerous Bacteria at North Carolina Hospital
Detecting dangerous bacteria can be difficult, but a beagle named Harley is sniffing around Vidant Medical Center in Greenville to help patients. Image credit: Content Providers(s): CDC/Dr. Holdeman – This…
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