Minnesota health chief out after reports of abuse at state’s nursing homes not being investigated
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 21, 2017
Minnesota Health Commissioner Ed Ehlinger, M.D., M.S.P.H., resigned suddenly Tuesday, following several media reports that criticized his agency for failing to protect seniors from neglect and abuse.
Court upholds $1.2 million judgment against former SNF operator in resident abuse case
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Oct 10, 2017
The former operator of an Oklahoma skilled nursing facility will have to pay a $1.21 million judgment handed down in an abuse case, despite its argument that the award was invalid under state law, a judge...
Bill would create national elder abuse registry
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Oct 05, 2017
Long-term care providers could have an additional tool to screen potential employees and weed out those with past incidents of elder abuse under a bill introduced last week.
‘This is what it’s all about’
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James M. Berklan
Sep 29, 2016
One line, more than any other, hit home during my discussion with Carol Silver Elliott on Wednesday: “If we’re really in the business of taking care of older adults, this is what it’s...
Antisocial behavior best predictor of abuse among residents with criminal history, analysis says
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 23, 2014
Many residents with criminal histories can smoothly transition to life in a nursing home, but a small subset of those with previous antisocial behavior can pose a danger, a new analysis says.
5 tips for abuse and incident response in long-term care
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Tim Mullaney
May 06, 2014
Allow me to share a little long-term care humor to brighten your day. Did you hear the one about the long-term care resident who kept unplugging her roommate’s ventilator?
The tricky language in long-term care
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 12, 2013
Of the many hot words in long-term care, two are guaranteed to get people’s ears to perk up: “abuse” and “kickbacks.”
Verbal abuse frequently hurled at newly licensed registered nurses: report
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Ashley Carman
Jun 20, 2013
Almost half of newly licensed registered nurses were verbally abused at work by their colleagues within the past three months, according to a new study.
Tackling resident-on-resident abuse
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Elizabeth Newman
May 09, 2013
While at a post office recently, I watched a woman cut in line to demand the clerk fix the automated posting machine. A fight broke out between her and the man at the front of the line: Voices were raised,...
Supervisor abuse has ripple effects in workplace: study
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2013
A bullying supervisor isn’t hurting just a specific employee. He or she also is creating a negative workplace culture, researchers say.