Fired nursing home workers to split $100K sexual harassment settlement
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2019
The owner of an Arkansas nursing home has agreed to pay $100,000 to former employees whose sexual harassment and wrongful termination allegations were taken up by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity...
Lawyers’ fees ruling in state’s largest nursing home verdict could set new precedent
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2019
Plaintiffs attorneys in a $4.1 million negligence case can keep most of the $1.3 million in legal fees granted by a lower court as “reasonable” reimbursement, an Illinois panel has ruled.
Hashbrowns from heaven: Church food stand profits are minor miracle for struggling nursing home
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2019
Members of a church in Illinois spent five days last week slinging burgers, flipping flapjacks and cranking out fried potatoes under the hot summer sun, but they won’t be keeping a dime of the proceeds.
Healthcare surrogates can’t agree to arbitration on behalf of their charges, court rules
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
Standing as a health surrogate doesn’t allow appointees to enter into nursing home arbitration agreements or other business agreements with providers, a Florida appeals court has ruled.
Antipsychotic use drops in Eden Alternative model, research finds
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
A person-centered nursing home approach that focuses on relationships can also turn out impressive data when it comes to clinical practices and quality of care, according to new research.
Without confession, nursing home serial killer might never have been caught
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
After two years of investigation, a Canadian inquiry has found that an eight-time nursing home murderer would have eluded detection without her self-provoked confession.
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Aug 01, 2019
Blood test 94% accurate at identifying early brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease … New Jersey will allow terminally ill to seek medical aid in dying … Anemia may increase dementia...
Genesis, Wesley Life partner to build across Iowa, Illinois
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
Two Iowa-based companies are joining to build a new senior housing organization and new facilities with long-term care beds in the Midwest.
State ends vet program
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
Wisconsin plans to close a 25-year-old transitional housing program for veterans that shares space with a traditional nursing home.
Imaging shines new light on managing bacterial burden
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
Fluorescence images can improve the diagnosis of infected wounds among patients who are asymptomatic, a new study has found.