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Push to increase staffing but not in South Carolina

Amanda Falcone has an article about Connecticut’s attempt to increase staff in nursing homes.  A  plan to raise the minimum staff-to-resident ratio in nursing homes was described as historic, necessary and long overdue at a press conference Wednesday. The plan would provide $9.5 million in fiscal year 2008-09, which begins on July 1, to increase staff-to-resident

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

Tort Reform Myth Debunked

Insurance companies, the Chamber of Commerce, and the American Medical Association attempt to advance tort reform (i.e immunity for their members) by making up frivolous cases and trying to convince juries that doctors are fleeing states without caps on damages for victims of negligence and abuse. However, new information based on the AMA’s own data on the

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