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Iowa Agency Finds No Fault In Nursing Home Assault Due to Lack of Witnesses

One of the saddest stories youll read An Albia care facility where a resident was allegedly sexually assaulted will not be penalized by the...

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For-Profit Nursing Homes More Likely to Overbill Medicare

For-profit nursing home companies led by Kindred Healthcare Inc. and Sun Healthcare Group Inc. are likelier than non-profit counterparts to overbill Medicare for the...

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No charges filed in Clement Manor death

No charges were filed in a death last February in a Clement Manor independent living apartment because it couldn’t be proved who had acknowledged...

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Workers at Clement Manor ignored alarm, lawsuit says

Workers at the Clement Manor complex in Greenfield inexcusably and unconscionably ignored for four hours an emergency alarm set off in an apartment at...

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Illinois AG Madigan inspects E. St. Louis nursing home, finds wanted man

A group led by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan walked into the Virgil Calvert Nursing & Rehabilitation Center for a surprise inspection this morning, one...

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Part 1: Three Major Nursing Home Reforms Signed Into Law

Part 1 of 3 With the signing of the health care reform bill, three paramount nursing home reforms became law. The Nursing Home Transparency and...

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How Many Walker, Cane Mishaps Each Year?

Would you believe that 47,000 walker accidents happen each year? According to a federal government study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics...

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Study Says Hip Fractures Follow Arm Breaks in Women

A study published in the March issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery found that elderly women who suffer a broken upper...

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Cold Poses Dangers for Seniors

Frigid winter temperatures can pose serious health risks for young children, people with chronic illnesses and seniors. These at-risk individuals need to take steps...

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Kohl Proposes Extra Elder Abuse Provisions

On December 8, Senator Kohl filed an amendment to the Senate health care reform bill (H.R. 3590) which would add the Elder Abuse Victims...

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Scam Targets Milwaukee’s Elderly

Milwaukee Police are warning the city’s elderly of an impostor scam making its way through the area. There have been 10 more cases in...

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Uneven Level of Quality in Nursing Homes

A statistical analysis by The Scripps Howard News Service of the federal governments ratings of nearly 16,000 nursing homes reveals an uneven level of...

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Veterans’ Nursing Homes Under Investigation

An article from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Madison Lawmakers have ordered their auditors to investigate the management of Wisconsin’s two nursing homes for veterans. Lawmakers...

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Indiana Nursing Home Program Cuts Bedsores by 30%

Indiana health officials say a program reduced bed sores at more than 160 nursing homes, hospitals and home health agencies across Indiana over the...

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Nursing Home Payday Lending

Nursing homes should not be in the business of making high-interest loans to their workers. But in Missouri, more than 90 of them are.They...