The man
who beat and strangled a woman outside of a nursing home in Washington State
was sentenced today to more than 16 years in prison. The killer, Joseph Njonge...
According
to a recent report, which was presented by Georgia’s Department of Human
Services Division of Aging Services, residents of the state have decreased
since a nutritional...
A
quadriplegic man who is lying in a nursing home in Australia has requested that
he be allowed to starve to death. The man was an avid outdoor enthusiast and
mountain climber...
In the Nursing
Home Reform Act of 1987, the federal government said that residents have the
right “to live in an environment that enhances personal dignity, maintains
independence...
When a
federal agency created a Web site that rated the nation’s 15,600 nursing homes,
many families were relieved to know that they would be able to choose a better...
Connecticut State Senate, Jun 19, 2008 Seniors can be forced to spend their limited monies on an installation fee that is not their choice or benefit, and the imposition of such fees is clearly
Washington County Sheriff's Office, Jun 05, 2008 Detectives concluded an investigation into ongoing thefts at Regency Park Assisted Living, with the arrest of a woman working at the nursing
State of Colorado, May 22, 2008 program for unprecedented collaboration between hospitals and nurses, and another that adds nursing-related quality measures to the Colorado Hospital Report
United States Senator, Apr 10, 2008 Legislation to improve the quality of care in nursing homes with more and better information for consumers provided by the federal
CMS, Mar 13, 2008 the agency began publishing the names of Special Focus Facility (SFF) nursing homes that had failed to improve significantly after being given the opportunity to do
Department of Public Health & Environment, Jan 22, 2008 Two out of approximately 200 nursing homes in Colorado were identified by state health officials as ?special focus facilities