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.
Skilled nursing lessons learned 1 year post-tornado
Dec 19, 2022
In December 2021, tornado sirens sounded throughout Arkansas and Kentucky, and a deadly EF3 twister ripped through the Monette Manor nursing home. Inside, 67 residents huddled together under the protection...
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...
Sanchez joins Pendulum LLC
May 12, 2014
John Sanchez has joined Pendulum LLC as its Vice President Compliance – Risk Management. He begins June 1.
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.
Clinton, Trump touch on Medicare solvency, ACA in final debate
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Oct 21, 2016
Healthcare-related topics surfaced briefly during Wednesday’s third and final presidential debate, sparking Affordable Care Act criticisms, assurances about medicare’s solvency, and a “nasty”...
For East Coast nursing homes, things are heating up
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 03, 2012
For all the complaining about Chicago winters (which you are only allowed to do if you are a native), what generally gets missed is how lovely the summers here are compared to my home state of Virginia.
Flooding prompts evacuation of nursing home residents
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Haymarket Media
May 18, 2006
Nursing home residents in the rain-soaked states of the Northeast have been among those forced to evacuate as floodwaters rise this week.