Nursing home advocates converging on U.S. lawmakers to demand better Medicare reimbursement
May 29, 2009
More than 300 nursing home owners and operators are expected to meet in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday to try to persuade lawmakers to be generous with Medicare funding. The Obama budget proposal...
Resident deaths due to ‘widespread system failures,’ Hollywood Hills tells Congress
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Nov 21, 2017
The House committee tasked with investigating the deaths of 14 nursing home residents following Hurricane Irma should “resist the urge to vilify or demonize” staff of the facility, an attorney...
At least 4 nursing home residents dead after riding out hurricane in warehouse; 800-plus on the move...
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 03, 2021
Hundreds of Louisiana nursing home residents have been evacuated for the second time in a week, after state officials discovered four individuals moved to a warehouse in advance of Hurricane Ida later...
Backup generators would help prevent evacuations, fire chiefs say
Jan 03, 2008
Nursing homes place a major strain on the emergency medical system when they are forced to evacuate to hospitals. When winter and summer storms hit last year, facilities in the St. Louis area without backup...
Louisiana attorney general: More arrests likely in facility deaths
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Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2005
More arrests are likely as a result of investigations into deaths at nursing homes and hospitals in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana attorney general’s office says.
Louisiana governor to testify in Mangano trial
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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...
HHS to aid Florida long-term care providers in the aftermath of Hurricane Frances
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Haymarket Media
Sep 08, 2004
The Department of Health and Human Services has been in contact with Florida health officials and administrators at nursing homes and other health facilities to provide assistance with emergency health...
Former employees charged in Hurricane Irma nursing home deaths trying to keep video footage private
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Danielle Brown
Mar 17, 2020
Former Florida nursing home workers on trial for the deaths of 12 residents during Hurricane Irma are looking to block more than 1,000 hours of surveillance footage that was recorded during and after the...
Group calls for investigation into elderly deaths during hurricane
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Haymarket Media
Sep 09, 2005
The recent report of 30 bodies found at a nursing home near New Orleans has sent ripple effects throughout the nursing home community, and the world at large.
Following Hurricane Sandy, drug makers get back to business
Nov 07, 2012
The typical long-term care resident requires eight or more medications daily. So with Hurricane Sandy ripping through the pharmaceutical corridor last week, many operators were rightfully concerned about...