[Net-Gold] LTC Articles

[David P. Dillard]

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Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:28:39 -0600
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LTC Articles

Scope of New ECMC Nursing Home Unkown
WBFO

But there are still some unresolved
questions about the future for the
nursing home's residents and employees.
Click the audio player above to
hear Joyce ...

<http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/
wbfo/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1595061/
WBFO.News/Scope.of.New.ECMC.Nursing.Home.Unkown..>

End nursing home loneliness
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

I decided to go to a nursing home,
Clarksville Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center, Inc. There I found some of the
best people I have encountered in my
whole ...

<http://www.theleafchronicle.com/
article/20100104/NEWS01/1040326>

Hancock County men with cerebral
palsy suing state over housing
Bangor Daily News

We laugh and joke," Reeves said
recently from the Penobscot Nursing Home,
his residence for the last two years.
"But, do I think this is the right
place for ...

<http://www.bangordailynews.com/
detail/133980.html>

GAO: Problems with survey methodology,
guidance factor into understatement
of ...
McKnight's Long Term Care News

General weaknesses in the nursing
home survey process contribute to the
understatement of deficiencies at
nursing homes, a newly released report
from the ...

<http://www.mcknights.com/
gao-problems-with-survey-methodology-
guidance-factor-into-understatement-
of-deficiencies-at-nursing-homes/
article/160506/>

High-tech aids for seniors at home
Xinhua

It's one of several new products
designed to help seniors stay in their
homes rather than move to a nursing
home or assisted-living facility. ...

<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/
2010-01/04/content_12751793.htm>

PACE prolongs senior independence
San Diego Union Tribune

For seniors who live alone, independence
can come to an abrupt end when
injury or illness forces them into
a nursing home. The move can cause a
painful ...

<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/
2010/jan/04/pace-prolongs-senior-independence/>

Census 2010 can count on controversy
CNN

... those who are living away at college
or in the military or those who
are living in a nursing home or who
are in a jail, prison or detention
facility. ...

<http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/01/04/
singer.census2010.challenges.controversy/>

Teen's heart, time go out to elderly
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

"I thought about my grandparents and
decided to donate my time at a local
nursing home," she said. Her mother
uses her only day off every Saturday to
drive ...

<http://www.theleafchronicle.com/
article/20100104/NEWS01/1040316>

"Barbara Acello, RN"
<bac...@spamcop.net>

[David P. Dillard]

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Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:46:00 -0600

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LTC Articles

Mass. lags on homes for assisted living
Boston Globe

"Anyone who can avoid being in
a nursing home does, whereas assisted
living is hugely appealing to
people, as are community-based and home
services. ...

<http://www.boston.com/news/local/
massachusetts/articles/2010/01/05/
mass_lags_on_homes_for_assisted_living/>

CMS: Spending on healthcare,
including nursing home care, slows in 2008

McKnight's Long Term Care News

Overall spending on nursing home
care also decelerated in 2008, according
to the report from the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services' Office of
the ...

<http://www.mcknights.com/
cms-spending-on-healthcare-
including-nursing-home-care-
slows-in-2008/article/160589/>

Less than 20% of nursing homes
have end-of-life care programs

McKnight's Long Term Care News

Fewer than one in five nursing
homes provide end-of-life care services,
according to new research from the
American Association of Homes and
Services for ...

<http://www.mcknights.com/less-than-
20-of-nursing-homes-have-end-of-life-
care-programs/article/160590/>

Woman creates home-like small nursing home
nwitimes.com

VALPARAISO | The problems she
faced finding the right nursing home for her
mother spurred Pat Irwin to establish
Rosehill, a private residential care
...

<http://nwitimes.com/business/local/
article_c6521a8b-3b15-5e9c-a9af-
25938f8fc940.html>

Hispanic elderly more likely than
whites to live in inferior nursing homes
EurekAlert (press release)

PROVIDENCE, RI [Brown University]
Hispanic senior citizens are living
in nursing homes in ever-increasing
numbers, but they face a gap in their
quality of ...

<http://www.eurekalert.org/
pub_releases/2010-01/bu-hem010410.php>

County nursing home isn't up for
sale, but the option is part of a
proposed study
The Batavian (blog)

BATAVIA, NY -- Contrary to the
perception that might be out there, there is
no "for sale" sign hanging on the
Genesee County Nursing Home. ...

<http://www.thebatavian.com/blogs/
howard-owens/county-nursing-home-
isnt-sale-option-part-proposed-study/12105>

Double-leg amputee learning to
use artificial legs
Coshocton Tribune

He moved on to restorative nursing
assistant Sally Erow for further care,
but he is back doing physical therapy
with his new legs. ...

<http://www.coshoctontribune.com/
article/20100105/NEWS01/1050305>

Former Conn. nursing home CEO pleads guilty
Nashua Telegraph

Termini was CEO of Middletown-based
Haven Healthcare, one of the state's
largest nursing home chains before it
filed for bankruptcy protection in
2007, ...

<http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/
news/statenewengland/518108-227/
former-conn.-nursing-home-ceo-
pleads-guilty.html>

Medicare fraud suspect held without bond
UPI.com

5 (UPI) -- A Miami man who allegedly
bought a fleet of luxury cars with the
proceeds of a Medicare fraud scheme has
been denied bail, authorities say.
...

<http://www.upi.com/Top_News/
US/2010/01/05/Medicare-fraud-
suspect-held-without-bond/
UPI-51231262718759/>

Nevada Qui Tam Attorney Tim Terry
Addresses Las Vegas Meeting of the
Institute ...
PR Web (press release)

Terry represents Qui Tam Relators
(also known as Whistleblowers) in cases
involving Medicaid and Medicare fraud,
pharmaceutical fraud, economic
stimulus ...

<http://www.prweb.com/releases/
2010/01/prweb3362484.htm>

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