Blog Posts in December, 2011
Posted on Dec 17, 2011 By Scott Distasio
The volunteers for Florida's Long Term Ombudsman program are responsible for investigating claims of nursing home abuse and assisted living facility neglect, monitoring facilities for poor ...
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Posted on Dec 14, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Two residents of Michigan nursing homes were found to have maggot infestations. Ann Arbor.com reports maggots were found in one woman's catheter and another's throat. Both cases were discussed ...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2011 By Scott Distasio
For the last month, investigators have been looking into conditions in Miami area assisted living facilities. With more than 900 ALFs in the area, Miami-Dade has more than the rest of the state of ...
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Posted on Dec 6, 2011 By Scott Distasio
89-year-old dementia patient Anna Foley was living in a Georgia nursing home when she got into got into an argument with two of her caregivers, Cicely Reed and Jermeller Steed, over ice cream. ...
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