Mistaken for Flu, Limited Preventive Measures Taken against Coronavirus Outbreak COVID-19 Seattle-Area Nursing Home According to articles by The Washington Post and The New York Times, on Feb. 19 a resident of Life Care Center nursing home in Kirkland, Wash., had been...
In Pennsylvania and New Jersey, nursing home fractures from falls account for a disproportionate amount of avoidable injuries. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 35 percent of nursing home injuries that bring patients to emergency rooms are...
RE: Nursing Home Deaths: Neglect and False Charting Played a Role, Says Police Chief According to an article by ABC news, four employees of a south Florida nursing home were arrested last week in connection with the deaths of 12 elderly residents who perished from...
Elder Care Facilities Fail to Meet State Regulations for Hurricane Preparedness According to an article by NBC news, as Florida entered Labor Day weekend bracing for the potential impact of Hurricane Dorian upon its eastern coast, hundreds of the state’s nursing homes...
There has been a disturbing development in the investigation into the death of H.R. McMaster, Sr., father of the former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, at Cathedral Village, a Philadelphia senior living care facility. Death of McMaster, Sr. linked...
According to a CNN analysis of Nuedexta prescription by doctors for nursing home residents, thousands of doctors (approximately half) received some sort of perk, either in the form of monetary payment or other compensation by the pharmaceutical company to promote...
