Louisiana coroner: Decomposed bodies will complicate prosecution’s case
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Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2005
A Louisiana coroner said there is a lack of physical evidence of crimes by nursing homes and hospitals following Hurricane Katrina because the bodies were so badly decomposed.
St. Rita’s owners not yet charged in Katrina-related deaths
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Haymarket Media
Mar 28, 2006
Seven months after Hurricane Katrina, only one nursing home in New Orleans has faced disciplinary action for its conduct related to the storm, according to a news report.
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Judge fails to dismiss charges against Manganos
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Haymarket Media
Jun 05, 2007
A judge denied a motion to drop charges against the New Orleans-area nursing home owners blamed for the deaths of 35 residents following Hurricane Katrina.
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Feb 05, 2017
“Pictures of my grandchildren, just because I can look at them when the rest of the world is in chaos. They’re my port in the storm.”
Natural disasters make illness more likely for LTC residents, study finds
Oct 24, 2011
Long-term care residents that are displaced from their facility following a natural disaster are more susceptible to illness, injury and death, a new study finds.
Government ‘vastly undercounted’ nursing home deaths following Hurricane Irma, study finds
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Danielle Brown
Oct 07, 2020
Hundreds of deaths of Florida nursing home residents due to Hurricane Irma were not accounted for — by more than 400 when compared to what was reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Elizabeth Newman
Apr 19, 2019
Verma: ‘Medicare for all’ called a grave threat … 35% of Florida’s nursing homes have installed mandated generators ahead of this year’s storm season … Death of nursing home resident...
‘Perfect storm’ of pandemic challenges forces another facility closure
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Danielle Brown
Jul 07, 2022
A Colorado nursing home will close its doors at the end of this month due to a “perfect storm” of pandemic-related financial challenges for the provider.
New nurse walks through historic blizzard to get to work
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 26, 2016
A nurse who has been employed at a New York nursing home for six months fought her way on foot through a blizzard Saturday to make it to work.