The Courier-Journal in Kentucky has a great article about the necessity to increase staffing at nursing homes, and how the nursing home industry lobbyists are fighting against it so their profits remain large despite the poor care that is guaranteed with low levels of staff. Please read the entire article and the Comments from other
The children of 94-year-old Alice Limbrick claim their mother’s legs had to be amputated because of negligent care during her stay at the Green Acres Parkdale nursing home. The trial of Roy Limbrick vs. Mariner Health Care Inc. (Green Acres) began Jan. 23. The defense will attempt to convince the jury that the amputating Alice Limbrick’s legs had
There is an article in an Ohio newspaper that discusses an alleged rape of a male resident at a nursing home. After visiting her fiancé Saturday night at Concord Care and Rehabilitation Center, Linda Monegan knew something was wrong. Unable to talk or see after suffering a stroke, her 55-year-old fiance nodded his head to
Clark Kauffman, staff writer for DesMoines Register wrote the following review of recent nursing home fines in Iowa. Clearview Home, Mount Ayr: A nurse aide was improperly transferring a resident who had a long-standing, serious head injury when the two lost their balance and the resident fell face-first to the floor. The resident was treated at a
The News & Observer of Raleigh has an interseting article about the “new philosophy” of limiting or preventing nursing home residents from being in a wheelchair as long as the resident wants. The article argues that older people’s health, mobility and self-image can suffer from too much time in wheelchairs. More than 24,000 North Carolina
The Hartford Courant has an article about proposed reforms in nursing homes by the Connecticut Ombudsman’s office. I wish the South Carolina Ombudsman’s office would play a proactive role in protecting resident’s care and preventing neglect. Below is a summary of the article. Connecticut’s long-term care ombudsman is proposing reforms in oversight that would protect residents
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