If you are ever in a car wreck, there are three things we all expect to happen: That law enforcement and emergency services will arrive on the scene quickly; That you will receive the medical care you need to recover as fully as possible; and That the justice system will treat you fairly when it […]
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From the Raleigh News & Observer: Florence Soltys, a pioneer of the aging movement in North Carolina and the nation, will be remembered Thursday by the renaming of an Orange County adult day health center in her honor. Soltys died in September 2007 after many years of a multitiered career that included social work, nursing, hospice care
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Every now and then, a story comes our way that makes us wish we could give out awards. Today, in the category of “It’s a Step in the Right Direction,” the winner is: Milwaukee, Minnesota for giving jail time to Karen Mason. This criminal was CEO, administrator, and part owner of Havenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation
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At midnight (EDT) on Saturday, May 21, 2010, Toyota announced the recall of nearly 4,000 additional Lexus vehicles. Way to duck the news cycle! This latest recall affects late 2009 and some 2010 model year Lexus LS 460 and LS 600hL vehicles in the United States. The problem is with the VGRS system (Variable Gear
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Diabetes is colorblind and ageless. Anyone at any time can be affected by this disease. In fact, more than 23 million Americans are living with diabetes, which is nearly 2.5 times North Carolina’s population. But unless you’ve experienced the effects of this disease firsthand, it’s nearly impossible to truly understand its devastating nature. To aid
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Injured brains need quick, intensive, and thorough treatment from a team of experts. Ask any neurologist or other traumatic brain injury (TBI) expert when treatment should begin after someone suffers a brain injury, and the answer will be the same: As soon as possible. According to an amazing and disturbing article in the Raleigh News
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In 2004, 74-year-old nursing home resident Julia McCauley, who had dementia, was left unattended and without an alert device on her wrist. According to an article in the Boston Globe, Ms. McCauley “apparently wheeled herself through the double doors and fell down eight steps.” Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley attempted to prosecute the nursing home–Life
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A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the number of injuries are often under-counted. In addition, the severity of symptoms is underestimated. For example, some states only require that injured athletes be removed from play for the rest of the day… and yet, a study by the Children’s National Medical Center in
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A nursing home in Williamstown, Massachusetts has set up a notebook computer with a Web camera and set up a Skype account to allow its residents to see and talk with family members and friends around the world. The free Internet video program is being tested with a few residents now, but managers are hoping
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Dr. Kathryn L. Locatell is a geriatrician who has extensive experience with nursing homes, personally and professionally. Her first job as a teenager was in the kitchen of a nursing home, and her father died as the result of neglect in a nursing home. Dr. Locatell was asked to testify before Congress about the state
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