I came across an article discussing the trend of Wall Street investment groups buying nursing homes and the effect it is having on residents and litigation. Check out my summary: In recent years the Long Term Care industry has seen thousands of nursing homes across the nation taken over by Wall Street investment groups and unfortunately, this change has
This weekend, the New York Times published an article about the profitability of nursing homes. The article points out that while profits are rising, quality of care is falling. This may come as a surprise to the nursing home industry who, as a general rule, seems to constantly repeat their litany about how they aren’t
In Moundsville, W.V.a., Police said a mentally handicapped woman was sexually assaulted inside a Moundsville nursing home. The suspect is Roy Reed Sheldon, 22, who was placed into a cruiser and headed to jail after his arraignment Wednesday afternoon. He sexually assaulted a 57-year-old mentally handicapped woman who was a resident of Dora Allietta Memorial
The New York Times has an interesting and scary article about how the elderly are given dangerous and unnecessary medications. The article relays a story about a 78-year-old woman who was found unconscious on the floor of her apartment by a neighbor. Her medical history included high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure
A new study indicates that segregation is alive and well in America’s nursing homes. Elderly and ill blacks in the United States are more likely to live in poor-quality nursing homes, researchers said on Tuesday in a study that shows clear patterns of segregation persist. “This study shows us that racial segregation has a significant
Four women were in a Louisville courtroom Tuesday morning answering to charges from manslaughter to tampering with evidence and perjury. This after a resident died from falling from her wheelchair. The hearing was nothing more than a formality. It lasted less than five minutes and four not guilty pleas were entered. But it is a case of life
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