Sexual Abuse Of Nursing Home Resident Alleged In Minnesota
March 26, 2012
A disturbing case of alleged sexual abuse of a nursing home resident in Minnesota is even more egregious because the former nursing home staff member had been investigated for prior alleged incidences of sexual abuse in other nursing homes. Minnesota officials investigated the sexual abuse allegatio[...]
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Kentucky Medical Malpractice Verdict For Surgeon’s Broken Legs
February 19, 2012
A retired surgeon who was in his mid-80s was being cared for by a nursing assistant who was supposed to use a lifting device to transfer the man from a chair to his bed but failed to do so. As a result of the nursing assistant’s failure to use the proper procedure for the man’s transfer[...]
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Top Ten Nursing Home Deficiencies In The United States
September 30, 2011
For 2009, the top ten deficiencies found in nursing homes in the United States were: 10. Housekeeping (21% of certified nursing facilities in the United States were cited for housekeeping deficiencies in 2009); 9. Pressure sores (21% of certified nursing facilities in the United States were cited[...]
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