Landmark legislation to reform the way nursing homes operate in Illinois (News-Medical-Net)
In one newspaper story after another, a grave issue came under the spotlight: thousands of frail seniors live in inappropriate conditions at dozens of Illinois nursing homes – sharing living quarters with dangerous individuals, suffering abuse or neglect, and even receiving the wrong medications for their ailments.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:23:03 GMT
Stephanie Y. Robinson, 50 (The Herald-Mail)
Stephanie Y. Robinson, 50, of Braddock Heights, passed away, Friday, March 5, 2010, at Vindobona Nursing Home, Braddock Heights.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:23:05 GMT
Arvil Hall (Standard Democrat)
EAST PRAIRIE - Arvil Raymond Hall, 82, died at 9:35 a.m. March 7, 2010, in the East Prairie Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are with the Shelby Funeral Home.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:55:44 GMT
Alma Murphy (Standard Democrat)
BERTRAND -- Alma Geraldine Murphy, 80, died March 8, 2010, at the Bertrand Nursing Facility. Funeral arrangements are with the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:55:03 GMT
Watercooler Stories (UPI)
Crash blamed on motorist shaving privates … Grenade found during grave digging in Ga. … Naked News a hit at British university … Grandma dares rapids for 90th birthday … Watercooler stories from UPI.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:33:59 GMT
Agnes J. Pemberton (Hutchinson News)
LAVERNE, Okla. - Agnes Jane Pemberton, 86, died March 7, 2010, at Share Nursing Home, Alva, Okla. ...
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:59:41 GMT
Related Stories (Darien News-Review)
A 1948 graduate of Norwalk High School, Borst was trained as a secretary and had been employed by Remington -- Rand Corp., the Hat Corporation of America; she was secretary to the Norwalk building Inspector, and both Norwalk Fire Chief and Fire Marshall. The Collins Funeral Home in Norwalk handled arrangements. Predeceased by her brothers Philip and Vincent Matro, and two sisters, Concetta ...
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:07:33 GMT
Vermont nursing home director faces state hearing (The Burlington Free Press)
LUDLOW -- Vermont state officials scheduled an emergency hearing on allegations that a nursing home director interfered with medical care, failed to keep records or adequate supplies on hand and attempted to intimidate her staff.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:27:28 GMT
Vermont nursing home director faces state hearing (The Burlington Free Press)
LUDLOW -- Vermont state officials scheduled an emergency hearing on allegations that a nursing home director interfered with medical care, failed to keep records or adequate supplies on hand and attempted to intimidate her staff.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:27:28 GMT
Nursing Home Reform (WIFR Rockford)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- State lawmakers and advocates for the elderly are proposing legislation aimed at reforming the way nursing homes operate in Illinois. Meanwhile, a nursing home trade group criticizes the plan, saying it goes "way beyond" issues of safety and could hurt patient care.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:28:47 GMT
Nursing Home Reform (WIFR Rockford)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- State lawmakers and advocates for the elderly are proposing legislation aimed at reforming the way nursing homes operate in Illinois. Meanwhile, a nursing home trade group criticizes the plan, saying it goes "way beyond" issues of safety and could hurt patient care.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:28:47 GMT
Nursing home reform advocates rally for new legislation (WAND TV 17 Decatur)
Springfield, IL - Many Illinois nursing homes are being called unsafe and unfit. So now legislation is being introduced so there's more regulation. Tuesday in Springfield, the AARP, nursing home advocates,
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:46:16 GMT
Nursing home reform advocates rally for new legislation (WAND TV 17 Decatur)
Springfield, IL - Many Illinois nursing homes are being called unsafe and unfit. So now legislation is being introduced so there's more regulation. Tuesday in Springfield, the AARP, nursing home advocates,
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:46:16 GMT
Uptown nursing home to close (Chicago Tribune)
State authorities say they plan to shut down Uptown's troubled Somerset Place facility, one of the state's largest nursing home.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:47:48 GMT
Uptown nursing home to close (Chicago Tribune)
State authorities say they plan to shut down Uptown's troubled Somerset Place facility, one of the state's largest nursing home.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:47:48 GMT
Uptown Nursing Home Resident Missing (CBS 2 Chicago)
Police are searching for a missing 37-year-old woman who left an Uptown nursing home last month and was last seen at a Minneapolis hospital.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:05:40 GMT
Uptown Nursing Home Resident Missing (CBS 2 Chicago)
Police are searching for a missing 37-year-old woman who left an Uptown nursing home last month and was last seen at a Minneapolis hospital.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:05:40 GMT
Nursing home drug use puts many at risk (Boston Globe)
Nearly 2,500 nursing home residents in Massachusetts were given powerful antipsychotic drugs last year that were not intended or recommended for their medical condition, a practice that is more common here than in most other states, according to a Globe analysis of federal data.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:53:16 GMT
Nursing home drug use puts many at risk (Boston Globe)
Nearly 2,500 nursing home residents in Massachusetts were given powerful antipsychotic drugs last year that were not intended or recommended for their medical condition, a practice that is more common here than in most other states, according to a Globe analysis of federal data.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:53:16 GMT
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