Nursing home owners Sal and Mabel Mangano: Not guilty!
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2007
For three weeks, spanning August and September, much of the national nursing home community was glued to goings-on in a place they had never heard of before: St. Francisville, LA. Or at least they should...
Housing market fear doesn’t affect long-term care confidence
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2007
While the rest of the housing market is gripped by credit fears, those in long-term care are staying confident.
Nuns spared prosecution in Katrina deaths at nursing home
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 12, 2007
It didn’t take long for prosecutors to determine that no criminal charges would be filed against nuns who ran a nursing home where 19 residents died in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
St. Rita’s owners still face dozens of civil lawsuits
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 11, 2007
Sal and Mabel Mangano were found innocent in their negligent homicide trial in Louisiana on Friday, but the nursing home owners’ legal troubles are far from over.
Profile — Speaking up for LTC: Mary Ousley, President, Ousley & Associates
By
John Andrews
Sep 10, 2007
Combining passion for the industry with a talent for oratory, Mary Ousley has long been known as a seminal voice of long-term care.
Opinion — Having My Say: There’s no place like home?
Sep 10, 2007
The buzz in aging services for years has all been about home- and community-based services.
NOT GUILTY: St. Rita’s owners cleared on all counts
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 10, 2007
Sal and Mabel Mangano, the nursing home owners initially reviled around the world after 35 of their residents drowned after Hurricane Katrina, were cleared on all counts late Friday in their negligent...
Governor: Ample warning prior to Katrina
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 29, 2007
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco told a jury Tuesday that she did all she could to warn citizens they should move out of the way of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.
Editor’s note
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 28, 2007
After two unexpected days off, the Daily Update is pleased to resume publishing today. Operations were temporarily interrupted late last week after severe storms caused power outages at the McKnight’s...
Louisiana governor to testify in Mangano trial
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 15, 2007
A judge has ordered Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco to testify about her response to Hurricane Katrina at the trial of accused nursing home owners, Salvador and Mabel Mangano. The ruling marks the first...