Illinois task force offers recommendations to reform nursing home system
Feb 22, 2010
The Nursing Home Safety Task Force commissioned by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D) released its recommendations for reforming that state’s long-term care system on Friday.
Clinical Briefs Monday July 11
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John Roszkowski
Jul 11, 2022
Childhood abuse linked to poor physical and mental health in older adults … Octa-nonagenarians can perform video capsule endoscopy safely …. New Omicron subvariants can evade boosters … FDA allows...
Five-Star makes complaints against nursing homes even more serious
By
Tyler J. Smith
Jul 06, 2009
Nursing homes have a difficult enough time contending with the survey and certification system. Now that the Five-Star Quality Rating System has begun, they have to work even harder to protect themselves...
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.
State task force calls for tougher penalties following abuse case backlog
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2018
A system meant to protect Minnesota seniors from abuse and violence in formal care setting settings must be repaired by providing more thorough oversight and tougher penalties, a work group headed by AARP...
Nursing home wants slate wiped clean on federal sex-abuse citation based on hand holding
Apr 11, 2011
A nursing home in Nebraska wants its record cleared of a sex abuse deficiency report that was based on federal inspectors seeing two Alzheimer’s patients holding hands and hugging.
Antisocial behavior best predictor of abuse among residents with criminal history, analysis says
By
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.
Verbal abuse frequently hurled at newly licensed registered nurses: report
By
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.