High school students, facility reap benefits of vocational training program at SNF
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Oct 18, 2017
It’s not often that school buses drop off high school students at a nursing home, or that skilled nursing residents get to watch YouTube videos with young people while sharing stories from their...
CEO answers hurricane-hit Puerto Rico nursing home’s call for help with plane full of supplies
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Oct 04, 2017
Last month an employee of a Puerto Rico nursing home appeared in an ABC News interview with a desperate request for anyone who was watching: Don’t let our residents die.
Nursing assistant fired for requesting post-hurricane help on Facebook
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Sep 26, 2017
A Florida nursing home fired one of its nursing assistants earlier this month after she used social media to call for help for the facility in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, according to local reports.
State suspends license, accuses SNF staff of cover-up as facility’s post-Irma death toll rises...
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Sep 22, 2017
Florida officials on Wednesday suspended the license of a nursing home where residents died following Hurricane Irma, claiming staff made late entries to residents’ records in an attempt to alter...
Irma couldn’t wipe out provider’s plans to package holiday cheer for homebound seniors
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Sep 20, 2017
For 400 volunteers at MorseLife Health System in West Palm Beach, FL, nothing — not even Hurricane Irma — could get in the way of sharing the joy of the High Holidays with homebound Jewish seniors.
SNF where 8 died after Irma repeatedly called governor for help, exec says
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Sep 19, 2017
The Florida nursing home where eight people died last week following Hurricane Irma called a private phone line for Gov. Rick Scott (R) three times requesting assistance, The Washington Post reported on...
Harvey evacuation leads residents’ families to take legal action against SNF, administrator
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Sep 13, 2017
Relatives of residents of a Texas nursing facility whose volunteer-led Hurricane Harvey evacuation made headlines are taking legal action against the provider.
Neighbors, provider locked in legal battle over nursing home for inmates
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Sep 05, 2017
A nursing home for paroled inmates that recently received approval for federal funding is now locked in a legal battle with its neighbors, who argue the facility is hurting their property values and putting...
Something new to think about for flu season
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Sep 04, 2017
Allow me to get ahead (slightly) of the deluge of news articles, press releases and conference sessions on influenza and vaccinations that are about to hit, with the results of a new study throwing a new...
Texas could seek Medicaid expansion during Harvey recovery
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Aug 31, 2017
Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Texas may spur the state to pursue Medicaid expansion as a way to receive public funding in the storm’s aftermath, some observers say.