92-year-old vet donates $1M to help further nursing home care
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 29, 2018
A Washington state assisted living resident is making a sizable donation to one university in the hopes of furthering the field of nursing home care.
Hurricane Harvey nursing home evacuations are back under investigation, state says
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 24, 2018
Investigations have been re-launched into the actions taken by two Texas nursing homes last year in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Nursing home cited for failure to perform resuscitation
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 24, 2018
A Minnesota nursing home has been cited for neglect after four nurses failed to perform CPR on a resident, even though the resident appeared to have been dead for several hours.
Flooring company donates more than $67,000 for hurricane relief efforts
Aug 22, 2018
Patcraft announced it has donated more than $67,000 to the American Red Cross, Texas Gulf Coast Region through a giving program to benefit Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
Millennials driven to leadership roles, staffing company survey finds
Aug 22, 2018
AMN Healthcare’s Survey of Millennial Nurses: A Dynamic Influence on the Profession looked at those nurses between ages 19 to 36 when compared to baby boomer nurses or Generation X (ages 37 to 53).
State says nursing home knew resident who plunged to death from third-story window had history of removing...
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 22, 2018
A New York nursing home allegedly knew that one of its residents had a tendency to remove safety screws from windows before his deadly fall from a window.
This stinks: New study discovers ‘phantom odor’ phenomenon in older adults
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 16, 2018
About 1 in every 15 adults over the age of 40 smells “phantom odors” that aren’t really there, according to a new study. The implications for seniors’ caregivers can be significant.
Delaware SNF for kids takes residents on ‘most magical’ journeys
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 15, 2018
This is not about an average trip to Disney World. It’s going to require around 36 staffers, including two physicians and an FBI agent, and will probably cost about $170,000.
Judge scolds prosecutors in Esformes record $1 billion fraud case, tosses key evidence
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 15, 2018
Federal prosecutors — aiming to take down the alleged perpetrator of one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history — may have been dealt a blow on Friday.
Dementia and the emergency department can be a toxic combo, analysis says
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 14, 2018
The hospital emergency department can be a “chaotic” and toxic place for residents suffering from dementia. That’s why it’s all-the-more important for nursing homes to work closely...