Employees Found “Asleep” & in Possession of Narcotics at NC Assisted Living Facility
An assisted living facility in Yancey County has been shut down after the state health department found it to be noncompliant in many areas. Two employees were arrested.
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Florida Nursing Home Resident Apparently Fatally Beaten by Another Resident
A homicide investigation is underway after deputies responded to a call around 2 a.m. at a Florida nursing home. The victim was found beaten in the room of another resident,…
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Caretaker at Kentucky Assisted Living Facility Accused of Abusing Resident
A caretaker at an assisted living facility in Louisville has been arrested after allegations that he physically abused one of the residents there.
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New lawsuits over NJ nursing home COVID deaths claim ‘state-created danger’
The families of two women who died after catching COVID in the private nursing homes where they lived have sued state officials, saying the state ignored repeated warnings in the…
Read More »Man to spend more than a decade in prison for assault on nurses at Pa. hospital
A Dauphin County judge sentenced a Harrisburg man to a minimum of 13 and a half years in state prison for assaulting three nurses and attempting to rape one of…
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Drug-related problems and polypharmacy in nursing home residents: a cross-sectional study
Older adults living in nursing homes are at increased risk of polypharmacy and its associated adverse outcomes, such as drug-drug interactions. The medication records of 222 older adult residents of…
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Medication Errors Reported Frequently by Home Care Service Nurses
More than 40 percent of fully trained nurses from home care services reported medication errors within a 12-month period, according to a study published online May 4 in Pharmacology Research…
Read More »Lawsuits Allege Substandard Care at Chicago Facility
The families of two seniors with dementia have sued a South Side care facility, claiming the facility did not prevent residents from wandering away and allowed them to live in…
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Florida Nursing Home Shut Down Indefinitely Due to Unsafe Conditions
The Destin Healthcare and Administration center was shut down Monday. The order came after the State reported residents were being left lying in urine and feces for hours.
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Proposed Bill Would Independently Investigate 15,000 COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths
The New York Senate Health Committee passed a bill that would create a temporary, independent commission to investigate the 15,000 COVID-19 related nursing home deaths in the state.
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