WBLT in Jackson, Ms. has an article about a resident who was so neglected in her diabetic monitoring that she will now lose her leg. Below are excerpts from the article. A nursing home’s responsibility is to care for those in need. On Friday, March 28, Willie Mae Coleman was admitted to University Medical Center
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
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
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
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
There is a great editorial by Tamara Hill in the Tennessean. Here it is in its entirety. Lawsuits are the only way some nursing homes will provide the services they’re supposed to offer By TAMARA L. HILL Tennessee Voices In response to a letter to the editor by Debra Fish (“Nursing homes are pot of
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