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Posted on May 11, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Nursing home abuse is a serious problem in the United States. While it is not the norm, it does happen, which is concerning. Nursing home abuse is a broad term used to describe many different ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2012 By Scott Distasio
On March 29, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new initiative to reduce the use of antipsychotic medications on nursing home residents. In a previous entry, I ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In response to a growing number reports of assisted living facility abuse and the Miami Herald's series on ALF neglect , Florida governor Rick Scott charged a task force with finding solutions to ...
Continue reading "Florida Legislature Fails to Address Assisted Living Facility Neglect Despite Recommendations from the Governor's ALF Task Force" »
Posted on Mar 17, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Nursing home resident advocates have long questioned the use of anti-psychotic drugs on residents who do not need them. Those at the Alzheimers Reading Room have speculated that the practice is a kind ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In June 2010, Elizabeth Elaine Royse was indicted on one count of knowingly abusing or neglecting an adult for her supposed actions in a Kentucky nursing home. At the time, Royse was a licensed ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Scott Distasio
A nursing home in Marshalltown, Iowa that catered to veterans recently ended a program in which residents who were capable were paid to move other wheelchair bound patients around. After a resident ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Nursing home abuse and neglect are not problems in every facility, but it is something that many residents experience. Hive Health Media (HHM) recently took existing data on nursing home abuse in an ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In October, an 11.1% reduction in Medicare reimbursement rates for nursing homes went into effect. Over the next ten years, nursing homes across the country will lose a total of $79 billion in ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Scott Distasio
It is a fairly common practice for nursing homes to require potential new patients and their families to sign agreements saying they will go into arbitration for legal disputes rather than bringing a ...
Continue reading "Florida Supreme Court Limits Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Abuses" »
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 ...
Continue reading "Florida Nursing Home Neglect Volunteers Fired For Advocating" »
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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Posted on Oct 26, 2011 By
Lois McCallister now lives with her daughter after she was abused in a nursing home , but she still begs her family not to hurt her every night. Mary and Paul French, Lois's daughter and son-in-law, ...
Continue reading "Nursing Home Abuse Leaves Woman Living in Fear" »
Posted on Oct 12, 2011 By
Many families, facility managers, and law-enforcement officials have turned to hidden cameras to uncover nursing home abuse and mistreatment. According to the Seattle Times , specialists in the ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2011 By
Over the summer, nursing homes across the US lost a battle with Medicare that will cost the industry $3.87 billion. Medicare is attempting to recover overpayments and stop overpaying facilities. Daily ...
Continue reading "Nursing Homes Claim Poverty While Increasing Profits" »
Posted on Sep 10, 2011 By
September is World Alzheimer's Month. Advocates and volunteers are working across the country to raise both awareness and funds for research to battle this debilitating disease. According to the ...
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Posted on Sep 4, 2011 By
In a recent blog I discussed the problems plaguing Sarasota based Harmony Healthcare. I questioned why the facility was still open after several years of documented nursing home neglect . It seems ...
Continue reading "Troubled Sarasota Nursing Home Finally Shut Down" »
Posted on Aug 27, 2011 By
It is not always easy to spot a facility where a loved one might suffer from nursing home abuse or nursing home neglect . On the surface the facility may appear clean and well kept. The staff may seem ...
Continue reading "Sarasota Florida Nursing Home Remains Open After Numerous Violations and Patient Death" »
Posted on Aug 21, 2011 By
Last week, the Miami Herald reported Brian Lee, the former director of Florida's Long-term Care Ombudsman Program, filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and two industry ...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2011 By
Investigators in Ohio are currently looking into nursing home abuse caught on tape. WKYC.com reports Esther Piskor's son has footage of his mother being hit in the face , being shoved into a wall and ...
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Posted on Jul 4, 2011 By
Recently a legislative panel in Tallahassee rejected a federal grant that would have helped move elderly patients out of nursing facilities, instead providing them with similar care in their homes. ...
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Posted on Jun 30, 2011 By
The Ledger reported that while Governor Scott has only used his veto power six times since taking office, he did veto a measure that would amend the current law regarding background checks for ...
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Posted on Jun 18, 2011 By
This past Wednesday marked the fifth anniversary of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Created in 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) , the day is meant to form ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2011 By
The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home is a difficult one for many people. Concerns about everything from whether or not the staff is properly trained to the quality of food can influence ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2011 By Scott Distasio
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is responsible for the arrests of several CNAs and LPNs accused of Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect . In a Press Release ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Modesta Alvarado was a paralyzed and terminally ill resident at Harborage Nursing Home. According to Chris Harris at Northjersey.com , one January night she was woken from her sleep to an open hand ...
Continue reading "Are Nanny Cams Legal to Document Nursing home Abuse and Neglect in Florida?" »
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