Category: Advocacy

Judge stops eviction of resident

William C. Lhotka of the St. louis Post-dispatch wrote an article about a Judge preventing a nursing home from evicting a resident from a nursing home.  Below is an excerpt of his article: A judge has barred an Ellisville nursing home from discharging a resident in a billing dispute because of the possible traumatic effects

Recession won’t hurt nursing home profits

Here is an article from Long Term Living online editor John Oberlin that indicates that the economic slowdown will not affect the profits by the nursing home industry.  Cambridge Chairman Jeffrey A. Davis points out that all components of the senior housing sector appear to be in good shape, with nursing homes, assisted living, and

OK Representative Cox protects his profits over his constituents

The Public Health Committee in the Oklahoma House of Representatives considered the amended version of the bi-partisan approved Senate Bill 1549 this morning. Just minutes before the committee meeting was scheduled to begin, Representative Cox, the owner of several nursing homes, submitted a committee substitute which stripped out the insurance requirement. The committee members voted

Strength in numbers: Get organized!

Below is an excerpt from a great article from Dallas News about family councils in Texas.  The relatives of Texas nursing home residents have discovered there’s strength in numbers. Emboldened by a new state law, they’ve begun to organize more “family councils” at their nursing homes to advocate for better care. “My mother was the

Wii-hab is fun and beneficial

There is a great article about the use of the game Wii to help residents with socialization and physical therapyin nursing homes.  Wii-hab is the name of the game sweeping nursing homes across the region. Morrell Nursing & Rehab Center in Hartsville and Bethea Baptist in Darlington are among the long-term care facilities taking part

Nursing homes without liability insurance

Randy Ellis staff writer for NewsOk.com has a sad story about a neglected resident who did not get questions or compensation because the nursing home had no assets and no liability insurance.  Below are excerpts of the story: The story refers to a family who received a telephone call that their mother had been injured at The

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