GUNMAN KILLS 8 AT N. CAROLINA NURSING HOME
2009-03-31 10:00:00 by Steve Hellyard SwartzThe article said the nursing home has 112 bedsWith an Alzheimer’s unitMy father died of Alzheimer’sHe had Parkinson’s first and then he got worseI used to visit him and he’d kind of grumble a little when I saidHi, DadHe’d grumble not like he knew me but like what I was doing to the morning sunWas bothering himHe’d grumble, my DadAnd, his hand shaking, point at something – not at me, at something past me, how far past I never knewWhen the gunman walked into the home past the healwoman and the healman and the sickmen and the sickwomen when the gunman began shooting the people at the nursing home in Carthage, N.C.What did the Alzheimer’s patients see?When my father was dying a nurse in hospice said we should keep talking to himThat he knew we were thereThat his soul which was in transitStill loved for us to visitWhen the gunman shot the woman who was 98What did the Alzheimer’s patients think?Did they point their shaking fingersThe way my Dad po...
7 residents, nurse die in NC nursing home shooting
2009-03-30 01:00:00 7 residents, nurse die in NC nursing home shooting CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) - A gunman burst into a North Carolina nursing home Sunday morning and started “shooting everything,” killing seven residents and a nurse and wounding at least three others. Robert Stewart, 45, of Moore County, was charged hours later with eight counts of first-degree murder ...
By: TexasFred's
Invasion Of The Robot Snatchers Coming To A Nursing Home Near You
2008-11-20 05:58:00 Guess what? We don't have to worry about growing old alone. We will have robots to take care of us... the kind that can become any person you authorize it to be, kind of like a medium to communicate with the living.
AMERICAS', VERY OWN HOLOCAUST
2008-06-06 09:28:00 Post by Willy Treblinka , Nazi Concentration Camp 1943The perpetrator of this Holocaust Crime,the Concentration Camp commander,was hunted down, put on trial in Israel and hanged. He may not have personally with-held food from this victim, but he was in charge and held accountably. America,USA , Nursing Home 2008The perpetrator of this crime, taking place in a U.S. Nursing Home, the owner was never held accountable and he is still receiving thousands of our tax dollars from Medicaid and Medicare.Why are so many of our Governors, Congressional Representatives, Senators and Assembly Members allowing this to happen and continue? Could it be in return for the millions of dollars they receive from the Nursing Home Industry for their campaigns ??? * Lobbyist = A lobbyist is someone who is employed to influence the members of a legislative body (senate, house of representatives) and thus they are often seen as a possible tool of corruption, especially because they are most successfully empl...
By: Elder Abuse
Is reverse mortgage due if you move to a nursing home
2008-05-23 17:00:00 Reverse mortgages have several benefits, especially since the money you receive from it isn?t counted as additional income, and therefore is tax free.
Abductions of Elderly Rarely Have Happy Endings
2008-05-21 06:45:00 ORWIGSBURG, Pa. (AP) ? A man whose mother died the day after police say he kidnapped her from a nursing home has been charged in her death.Robert Netchel, 58, of Mount Carmel, was accused of forcibly taking his mother from the Schuylkill Center Nursing Home near Pottsville last month.He was arraigned Friday on charges including involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping and unlawful restraint.Stress from the incident directly resulted in the death of 83-year-old Ruth Netchel on May 1, according to an autopsy by forensic pathologist Dr. Richard Bindie.Defense lawyer Sud Patel said he had not seen the medical records that led Bindie to the finding of cardiogenic shock.?Mr. Netchel will tell his side of the story at the appropriate time,? Patel said. ?However, we?re not going to make any comment on it today. What everyone needs to keep in mind is there are always two sides to the story, and we expect that we?re going to have a chance to say what really happened that day.?Three nursing home e...
By: Elder Abuse
Nursing Home Neglect
2008-05-15 05:47:00 I have an uncle who was in a terrible car accident when he was in his early twenties. He suffered terrible brain damage. when they performed surgery on him part of his brain was nothing but pulp and had to be removed. This area later filled with liquid and this put pressure ...
Nursing Home Violations: The Springs at Carlotta In Riverside County Receiv
2008-04-24 00:00:00 The Springs at the Carlotta in Riverside County has received a "AA" citation, the most severe penalty under state law, and a $100,000 fine, the highest fine under state law, from the state of California after an investigation concluded that inadequate care led to the death of a resident, announced Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
Man Arrested for Selling Fake Crack to Nursing Home
2008-04-13 05:28:00 Hey Billy – Grandma & Grandpa are doing Fake Crack in their nursing home. read more “He openly admitted that he was trying to sell fake crack cocaine to these citizens because of his own drug habit, to try and make some money,” Bujeda said. What was this substance he was trying to pass off as crack? Officers ...
"Welcome (nursing) home?"
2008-04-08 21:40:00 Sometimes of course people residing in nursing and residential care facilities become so ill they need to go into hospital. In community mental health terms this can mean that an individual's behaviour can be so disturbed they need specialist assessment and care. It is essential to ensure they can have the best quality of life that their circumstances can provide, without resort to 'care by medication'.The job means listening to people in care asking to go home. Staff need to be skilled and sensitive in how they respond to such requests, especially when they are repeated time after time. Family members can really struggle with this; should they visit? It is amazing how things can change though...Quite a while ago I visited a care home and had arrived a bit early. As I turned-up the lady I'd called to see had just returned back from a stay in hospital. It was remarkable to see her recognise the home as home. She responded warmly to the nurse in charge, the many greetings and rea...
Senator Ronda Storms Sponsors Bills to Protect Seniors Living in Nursing Ho
2008-04-04 12:35:00 Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USATo introduce legislation that will provide greater protection to vulnerable residents of assisted living facilities and nursing homes.Storms brought her bill to the floor of the senate today.The proposed law would require the state's Department of Children and Families to notify law enforcement when investigating abuse and would increase the number of inspections by health officials where significant violations are discovered. Support the Senator in her fight against Elder Abuse Senator Rhonda Storms storms.ronda.web@flsenate.gov
By: Elder Abuse
Nursing Home Negligence
2008-03-31 00:00:00 Nursing home negligence toolbar for Internet Explorer. Find legal information on nursing home abuse. Quickly locate legal information on nursing home abuse at the click of a button directly from your browser toolbar.
By: Shareware
Nursing home patients recover $600,000
2008-03-26 06:16:00 Five elderly dementia patients who lost their life savings to a failed Brisbane nursing home today became the first Australians to recover their nursing home bonds under new federal government laws. The elderly residents will recover their life savings ? a total of more than $660,000 ? which was feared lost in the collapse of the Lifecare ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Nursing home patients recover $600,000", url: "http://www.australianwomenonli-ne.com/?p=349" } );
A House Divided: Preserving Your Estate from Nursing Home Cost
2008-03-23 00:00:00 One of the biggest issues seniors face as they get older is how to preserve an inheritance for their children. Their biggest fear is spending all of that money on assisted living and/or nursing home care. As each family situation is different, so is each solution. Perhaps you can learn something from the experience of ...
Take me to a cruise ship - not a nursing home!
2008-03-06 18:58:00 Post from: Travel Lady Blog Take me to a cruise ship - not a nursing home! Don’t know if this is true, but I found this short story and it was too funny and aspects too true NOT to share! Enjoy… Cruise Ship Home About 2 years ago my wife and I were on a cruise through the western Mediterranean ...
By: Travel Lady Blog
Take me to a cruise ship - not a nursing home!
2008-03-06 18:58:00 Post from: Travel Lady Blog Take me to a cruise ship - not a nursing home! Don’t know if this is true, but I found this short story and it was too funny and aspects too true NOT to share! Enjoy… Cruise Ship Home About 2 years ago my wife and I were on a cruise through the western Mediterranean ...
By: Travel Lady Blog
English Oaks citation says patient death preventable
2008-03-05 13:00:00 Modesto ,California by By KEN CARLSONState health authorities have assessed a $100,000 fine against English Oaks Convalescent & Rehabilitation Hospital in Modesto in the death of a 91-year-old patient who choked on food.The citation charges that English Oaks failed to find out what was wrong with the patient while he was choking, did not provide emergency care and failed to use procedures such as the Heimlich maneuver to try to save Costa.A physician's order for 'Do Not Resuscitate' does not mean a facility should not attempt a Heimlich maneuver to prevent a choking death."A state official said the company is appealing the fine.Abridged =>>
By: Elder Abuse
Sending Emotional Contact Via Robots, Nursing Home Benefit?
2008-03-03 20:38:00 Okay, I have had enough. The newspapers are touting a new research on the benefits of providing those metal robotic dogs to aging nursing home residents and the wonderful benefits they bring. Am I losing my mind here? Benefits of a robotic animal that does not expend emotion, give affection or respond in a normal ...
Will Prince Go to a Nursing Home for Rehab?
2008-02-29 20:39:00 According to a British tabloid Prince (a 49-year-old who will soon be living fully after 50) is getting secret hip replacement surgery. Wonder if he’ll go to a nursing home for rehab.
By: Changing Aging
Nursing Home Neglect
2008-02-29 08:28:00 Nursing homes are too frequently guilty of violating the trust people give to care for their elderly or disabled family members. Folks live in Illinois found your family member injured and death sue to the illinois nursing home neglect requires the experience of a nursing home neglect attorney to protect them.If you are looking for illinois nursing home negligence lawyer, be sure you check it out HorwitzLaw.com. HorwitzLaw.com is dedicated to the pursuit of dignity and quality care for residents of skilled nursing homes and long-term care facilities in Illinois. They understand the impact personal injury can have on an individual?s work, family and lifestyle, that?s the reason why their commitment is to aggressively advocate on your behalf for all that you deserve; full compensation under the law.Their missions are simple and bigness, HorwitzLaw.com wills ensure you understand your rights, and to protect those rights; ensure your injuries are acknowledged, and that those who caused ...
By: Comtech
Illinois Nursing Home Neglect And What You Can Do
2008-02-29 01:53:00 The thought of illinois nursing home neglect is just heart breaking. I don’t know of anyone that would willingly put their loved ones in a home that will neglect them and these homes usually for the most part cost a lot of money…so it is horrible to think that people are actually... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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What gives with Illinois nursing home neglect
2008-02-28 17:32:00 The good, the bad and the fix.The GoodA nursing home, sometimes called skilled nursing facility (SNF), or skilled nursing unit (SNU). But most of the time it is known as a rest home. A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities. Adults 18 or older can stay in a skilled nursing facility to receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness. My mother-in-law stayed in one going through physical therapy.In the United States, our nursing homes are required to have a licensed nurse on duty 24 hours a day, and during at least one shift each day, one of those nurses must be a Registered Nurse. There are approximately over 16,000 nursing homes in the United States. Some states have nursing homes that are called nursing facilities (NF), which do not have beds certified for Med...
What Can a Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Do?
2008-02-15 00:00:00 The services of a nursing home abuse lawyer are sometimes needed. Generally, no one likes to think that his or her relative would be the victim of elder abuse or nursing home neglect. Though, it can and does occur, even in nursing homes and other elder care facilities that are thought to be good and ...
By: Resources zone
Finding a Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer
2008-02-15 00:00:00 No one needs to have to deal with an elder abuse lawsuit. They can become time consuming and upsetting, not to mention the emotional pain of knowing that one’s loved one was entrusted to someone else that then treated poorly him or her. Though, sometimes the hiring of an elder abuse lawyer is necessary, especially ...
By: Resources zone
Finding a Nursing Home Negligence Attorney
2008-02-15 00:00:00 A nursing home negligence attorney has a very important job to do. He or she works to help provide appropriate and just compensation for individuals that have been wronged through nursing home neglect or elder abuse. These individuals - or their families - bring lawsuits against the nursing homes that treat them inappropriately, and when ...
By: Resources zone
The Need for a Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer
2008-02-15 00:00:00 When it comes time to place an elderly relative in a nursing home or other elder care facility, it is important to choose one where that relative will be safe. Most nursing homes follow the law, treat individuals well, and are careful not to involve themselves in any kind of elder abuse or nursing home ...
By: Resources zone
Getting the Right Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer
2008-02-15 00:00:00 Once an individual determines that he or she has enough evidence of nursing home neglect or elder abuse to probably make a case for it with an elder abuse lawyer, he or she must then determine which nursing home abuse lawyer the case should go to. Virtually any qualified nursing home negligence attorney would be ...
By: Resources zone
Choosing the Right Nursing Home!
2008-02-09 08:02:00 There are a number of considerations to make when choosing the right nursing home for you. Starting with basic, practical matters, you will need to decide on a geographic location. This should be a location that you like, as well as one that is accessible for other family members to be able to come visit ...
Nursing Home Abuse - Warning Signs Of Silent Injustice
2008-02-09 07:02:00 Nursing home abuse is a tragic reality in all areas of the country today. With the elderly population increasing, it is critical that the individuals entering nursing homes, as well as their families, have a clear understanding of what constitutes abuse in these environments. This guide elaborates on the six most common forms of nursing ...
Choosing and Monitoring a Nursing Home
2008-02-09 05:02:00 In 2003 USA today reported statistics estimating that one half of all nursing home patients are suffering from untreated pain. Read on to find out how to make sure that your loved one is being properly cared for. More: continued here If you like this post, buy an ad and drive visitors to ...
Nursing Home Abuse Bill Sits in Congress, as Elder Abuse Reaches Epidemic P
2008-02-08 13:00:00 Crossposted from My Elder AdvocateA nursing home abuse bill, the Elder Justice Act, has been under consideration in Congress for the past five years but has received scant attention and has yet to be passed. Although nursing home and elder abuse are serious and growing problems in this country, the nursing home abuse bill has never even been voted on. While no one in Congress opposes the nursing home abuse legislation, few are trying to push it through the legislative process.Continue reading "Nursing Home Abuse Bill Sits in Congress, as Elder Abuse Reaches Epidemic Proportions" »
By: Elder Abuse
Should Nursing Homes Be for Profit?
2008-01-29 12:30:00 By Emily Udell, In These Times. Posted January 28, 2008.Is it right that people are trying to make money off taking care of our most vulnerable population?In late 2007, the investment firm The Carlyle Group purchased one of the country's largest nursing home chains despite the concerns of regulators, lawmakers and workers' groups that the acquisition would lead to staffing cuts and cause a decline in quality of care for residents. The $6.3 billion purchase of Toledo, Ohio-based Manor Care Inc. closed after a Michigan judge lifted a restraining order that temporarily halted the sale."The problem is, in the nursing home industry, making money means cutting care," says Julie Eisenhardt, a spokeswoman for Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents employees at about 15 Manor Care homes and which spearheaded a campaign to raise awareness about the buyout.Rump says that Carlyle would not separate its assets from its operations as some private equity firms have done a...
By: Elder Abuse
Old people, Nursing Home and gadgets
2008-01-18 17:30:00 Some people say that gadgets are only for teenager and young people. This is not really true. If you search in the Amazon website, there are many gadgets which designed to fulfill old people?s needs. From small and cheap one like Magnifier With Hands-Free Stand till the expensive one like Highly Portable Powerchair. All these ...
By: GadgetGiz.com
Nursing Home Abuse Citations on the Rise
2008-01-13 12:45:00 By Gordon GibbWashington, DC: As an aging population puts a greater importance and strain on nursing homes, seniors residences and assisted living, concern is mounting over nursing home safety, and the apparent rise in nursing home abuse.Just prior to Christmas, it was revealed that serious reprimands for dangerous conditions at nursing homes had increased 22 per cent over a six-year period ending in 2006. These citations can run the gamut from not providing patients their necessary meds, to cases of physical and sexual abuse of residents.The data, obtained through records from the US Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS, the authority which regulates nursing homes in the United States) for a study sponsored by the publication USA Today, does not specify if such cases of abuse are between residents, or between residents and staff.What's more, according to data attributed to the CMMS, residents of nursing homes held by private equity suffer more from depression, loss of m...
By: Elder Abuse
Lawsuit filed against Sun Mar over nursing practices
2008-01-13 12:28:00 SANTA ANA Cal.USA Jan 10 2008An attorney filed a lawsuit Thursday against Sun Mar Healthcare Inc., alleging that the skilled nursing company scrimps on staffing and training and misrepresented staffing levels to elderly residents.Sun Mar operates 18 nursing homes in California, including six in Orange County and at least eight in the Los Angeles area."Residents of Sun Mar facilities are elder abuse victims waiting to happen ... It's just a matter of whose parents or grandparents are going to be the victims."Garcia also cited dozens of deficiencies and warnings issued to various Sun Mar facilities by the California Department of Health Services.Sun Mar was formed in 1981.
By: Elder Abuse
Can a reverse mortgage keep the elderly out of a nursing home
2008-01-07 16:00:00 The solution may be for the children to talk to their parents about a reverse mortgage. Although older people usually want to protect what they?ve worked long and hard for to their heirs, at the same time, all that equity is just sitting there doing nothing.
Nursing Home With Bettercaring.com
2008-01-07 01:41:00 A nursing home also named rest home, is a type of residence for people who have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living and need constant nursing care. If you starting to look for a nursing home it’s important to think about find the perfect nursing home for our loved ones. Need an assisted living, long term care and home health care for seniors, elderly and disabled individuals or for an older person’s (aged 60 or over) eligibility for assistance with care home of a couple, married or unmarried ? If you want a long-term care for yourself or for your loved ones, Bettercaring.com is a great choice to avail. The place where it provides the better caring, neat, and clean services then you found the right place. It contains detailed information on how to maintain, adapt or improve your home or release equity from it, find care or home help services, directory of nursing homes, care homes questions, bed availability, and help to find the right nursing, residential, ...
Care homes criticised for restraints on residents
2008-01-03 12:45:00 John Carvel, social affairs editor The GuardianOlder people are being tied to their beds and drugged with unnecessary sedatives to avoid disturbance in understaffed care homes, government inspectors said yesterday.The Commission for Social Care inspection said all care homes had to balance residents' humans rights against the occasional need to use restraints to protect individuals from harm. But inspectors found abuses where unjustifiable force was used to make life easier for an overstretched staff.They visited homes where older people were "cocooned", a form of restraint using converted bed linen, which was passed under the mattress and zipped tightly to the covers to stop residents from getting up. Other homes used straps to tie residents in wheelchairs where they might sit for hours in soiled incontinence pads.The commission said care workers and families caring for relatives needed clearer guidelines to resolve ethical dilemmas over when it could be acceptable to restrict an ...
By: Elder Abuse
Why Sporty Picks My Nursing Home
2008-01-02 18:58:00 The boys got the board game "Clue" for Christmas. This one has always been one of my favorites, and was all about it when Sporty and Goofy broke it out yesterday. The rules had been explained, characters chosen (I am always Miss Scarlet), and we were in mid-game. Goofy was gleefully examining each weapon, determining exactly how one might commit a murder with a lead pipe. One of his suggestions was lead poisoning, but he was working out exactly how one would convince Mr. Boddy to eat the lead pipe.Suddenly I notice Sporty Boy had fallen silent and was looking contemplative. "Sporty, you ok?" He gave me a look of such sorrow . . . . "I don't want to play this anymore! This isn't a nice game, we're talking about MURDER here . . . . I don't want any of these people to have killed anyone! I don't want any of these people to die! People dying isn't fun!""Sweetie, no one actually dies, it's a made up story. The fun part isn't the people dying, it's playing detective to d...
Visit to Nursing Home In The Dominican Republic
2007-12-21 12:55:00 A Nursing Home In The Dominican Republic - Watch the top videos of the week here
By: Elder Abuse
What Do Baby Boomer, Hidden Camera & Nursing Home Abuse Have In Common?
2007-12-20 00:00:00 In case you have been living in a cave, the reality is that the baby boomer generation is surging toward retirement age and the fact that there is a growing need to find a bigger work force to tend to the millions of boomers who will in the not too distant future need ongoing care ...
Nursing Home Neglect and Nursing Home Abuse Signs
2007-12-14 11:41:00 While you are at the nursing home, talk to your elderly relatives if they are still capable, and find out if there have been any problems for them. You should know immediately if a call button is broken or if it took too long for your old mother to get a glass of water. You ...
Suffering from nursing home negligence
2007-12-11 10:53:00 One of the biggest drains on the finances of any business can be the employees and the more highly trained and well educated these employees are, the more expensive they are to keep in employ. Nurses are a highly trained medical professional, and are essential to the safe and proper running of a good nursing ...
Nursing Home Abuse: Growing Old Without Dignity
2007-12-10 13:05:00 Press release from: The Law Offices of James Sokolove (openPR) - When families place an elderly loved one in a nursing home, they expect that he or she will experience quality care in a safe, nurturing environment. But reality paints a much different picture.According to a recent report by the National Center on Elder Abuse, 20,673 complaints of abuse, gross neglect and exploitation on behalf of U.S. nursing home and board and care residents were investigated in 2003 alone.Of these complaints, physical abuse was most commonly reported. ?Sadly, these numbers only skim the surface,? says Attorney Jim Sokolove, founder and principal of the Law Offices of James Sokolove (LOJS). ?For every reported case of abuse or neglect, an estimated five more go unreported.Nursing home abuse is a growing and very serious problem, and it?s happening in facilities all across the country.?The term ?elder abuse? describes any intentional or negligent act by a caregiver or other person that causes harm or...
By: Elder Abuse
Legislation Protects Vulnerable Senior Population with Nationwide System of
2007-12-10 13:00:00 LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY ENDORSES KOHL-DOMENICI BILL THAT KEEPS CRIMINALS OUT OF LONG-TERM CARE SETTINGS WASHINGTON, D.C. ? U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) today announced the endorsement of S. 1577, the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007, by the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units, an organization representing units in 49 states and the District of Columbia charged with prosecuting abuse cases occurring in long-term care facilities. The Medicaid Fraud Control Units have been the vanguard in law enforcement efforts to combat abuse, neglect, and exploitation that tragically occur every day in our nursing homes, residential care facilities, home health programs, and hospitals. The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 would prevent those with criminal histories from working within long-term care settings by establishing a nationwide system of background checks. ...
By: Elder Abuse
Nursing Home
2007-12-07 15:02:00 When Aunt Anna suffered a stroke a few years ago, at the age of 65, she was staying alone at that time. Her son was in another state working and rushed home as quickly as possible when we informed him of the incident. The stroke rendered Aunt Anna immobile for more than 6 months after a ...
Proving Nursing Home Abuse
2007-12-07 11:12:00 Nursing home abuse cases have become much easier to prove over the last ten years. Nursing home abuse and Nursing home negligence actually had to fight to be considered medical malpractice. There was a horrendous societal scar on the acceptance that nursing homes were prone to such things and we were supposed to accept the ...
Nursing Home
2007-12-07 04:40:00 Dear Bloggers, one day when we grow older, we are going to get sicker as our health deteriorates. Our genetics have some sort of timer that will make us grow old. Care issues affect everyone at some stage in their lives. As the years go by we may all find ourselves unable to cope alone and in need of assistance. For many older people and their carers, health issues are at the center of their lives.This call for nursing home that may help to take care of the elderly or younger adults with disabilities." Bettercaring is a dedicated service for anyone who needs answers to crucial questions about care for themselves or their loved ones. With bettercaring you can look at the care options that are available so that you can arrange the right kind of care, read daily care news and views, and receive tips on from care experts. There is also a community forum that allows users to discuss their own experiences within the care system. "Bettercaring.com features Care Search that will enable you ...
By: Willy Cool
Negligence And Abuse At A Nursing Home
2007-12-07 00:00:00 Studies show that there are more than 1.5 million elderly and disabled Americans living in nursing homes today. Along with that statistic, has come a rise in reports of abuse and neglect. Even though many homes will present that they provide top quality care and individual attention to your loved one, the reality is many ... |
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