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Son Charged with Manslaughter After Neglecting Mother
The Seattle Times (WA) ran a story involving a 41-year-old man who neglected his mother and was charged with first-degree manslaughter after her death. Christopher Wise called the police after his 88-year-old mother, Ruby, had passed away. Upon finding the body, authorities said Rubys body was extremely emaciated and that…
Read MoreInterested in Keeping Up with Recalled Products?
Weve shown you how to keep up with food recalls using the Food and Drug Administrations web site, so heres a link to keep you up to speed on product recalls: https://www.cpsc.gov/ At the CPSC web site, you can sign up for email updates. Each time a recall is declared…
Read MoreZicam Can Cause Loss of Smell
Consumers should stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products. According to federal health regulators, they can permanently damage the sense of smell. Matrixx Initiatives, the products manufacturer, has also been ordered to stop marketing the products and remove the products from store shelves. The over-the-counter products contain…
Read MoreDelaware Senior Exploited by Nurse
A 40-year-old woman was found guilty of financially exploiting and neglecting a disabled man who was in her care. Helen Lloyd first met the victim when she cared for him at Hillside Center in Wilmington. Given permission by the victims family, he was moved from the long-term care facility and…
Read MoreFatal Accident on Hwy. 41 in Brown County
Three people have died in a two-vehicle collision on U.S. 41 in Brown County Friday morning. A male driver traveling north in the southbound lane of U.S. 41 shortly before 1a.m. struck a southbound sedan carrying three people head-on. Two women in the southbound sedan died while a male passenger…
Read MorePreventing Falls Among the Elderly
Falls in the elderly can have serious consequences. We have seen many cases of falls at nursing homes that could’ve been avoided or prevented. We have also seen many residents die as a result of fractures and brain injuries caused by a fall. In fact, the Wisconsin Nursing Homes and…
Read MoreTwo Semi Truck Drivers Ticketed in Wisconsin
Two semi-truck drivers were ticketed for traffic violations in separate accidents near Madison Wednesday morning. The first driver, David Jenkins, 55, of Nashville Tenn., was cited for reckless driving and endangering safety after he fell asleep behind the wheel of his semi-truck. The truck overturned and came to a halt…
Read MoreAssisted Living Concepts Evicts Medicaid Residents
The Menomonee Falls based Assisted Living Concepts is evicting residents of their assisted-living facilities when they become eligible for Medicaid. Since becoming publicly held, Assisted Living Concepts has worked to convert all of its centers to so-called private-pay residents, who pay higher rates than Medicaid pays. Assisted Living Concepts, previously…
Read MoreOklahoma Nursing Home Loses Funding Due to Violations
More than two dozen nursing home residents are being forced to move out of an Oklahoma nursing home after the long-term care facility lost Medicare and Medicaid funding. The Health Department has pulled the certification of Care Living Center because of deficiencies found by state health inspectors. The deficiencies centered…
Read MoreInner-Ear Imbalance Often Causes Falls Among Elderly
Researchers at Johns Hopkins may have unlocked potentially lifesaving clues to solving one of the most dangerous traumas facing the elderly and it may have to do with inner-ear imbalance, or vestibular dysfunction. Until now, doctors and researchers have blamed elderly falls on bone weakness, vision impairment and gait problems….
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