Throughout his entire life, John Hope Franklin was an advocate for those needing a voice. In addition to his lifelong efforts to promote racial equality, his footsteps in history show us that even as we age, we can continue to make a difference in the lives of others. Aging never slowed down Mr. Franklin, who continued his […]
Mr. Carlson, author of “20 Common Nursing Home Problems—and How to Resolve Them” shares his wisdom and counsel on nursing home problems and patients’ rights. He answers questions like how laws governing assisted-living communities differ from nursing homes; can a nursing home evict a resident for being difficult; what is the biggest factor when it
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Bailey-Boushay, the prominent Madison Valley, Washington facility renowned as the country’s first skilled nursing home designed and built for AIDS patients is facing a funding crisis that may force the closure of its outpatient program. The nursing home is also expecting budget cuts from the state this year, and the facility recently learned it would
A report issued by the AARP identified that a Tennessee nursing home patient received about 30 minutes of care a day. The statistic was lower than the national average, but Patrick Willard with the AARP said all the time adds up. “Once you add those hours up over a number of days, and over a
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Six young women are accused of groping and taunting seven residents at the Good Samaritan nursing home in Albert Lea, Minnesota, or witnessing the alleged events. The teens, according to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, attended high school together and worked together at the nursing home. Viewers to the HensonFuerst nursing home blog who oversee
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The Australian Department of Health and Ageing reports that nearly 25% of males entering nursing homes in that country die within the first three months, and a third of aged care residents survive less than a year. Men fare worst than women, with about half dying within a year, and only 12 per cent living
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According to Rep. Henry Waxman, D-California, “We found examples of residents being punched, choked or kicked by staff members or other residents.” Waxman’s findings include the abuse and death of Helen Love, who was attacked by a certified nurse’s assistant at a Sacramento facility. “He choked me and went and broke my neck and broke
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The Long Term Care Community Coalition of New York is reporting selected actions taken by the New York State Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the latter months of 2008. The unit prosecutes cases of resident abuse in nursing homes. The five cases reported range from falsification of safety check records by nursing home
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Various operating entities, wholly or partly owned by Trefzer—a Hickory entrepreneur—manage 20 assisted living centers in North Carolina, with operations divided among a series of limited-liability entities, according to The News & Observer. Since Trefzger began managing Zebulon House in Wake County last summer, the long-term care center has racked up citations for a four-month
HB 493, according to The Pensacola News Journal, literally makes it easier for nursing home corporations to get away with poor care, abuse and even the death of a nursing home resident. The bill was introduced by Florida Rep. Dave Murzin, who, according to The NewsJournal, has been the most frequent author of bills to
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