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March
6, 2003, "Risks of Nursing Home Abuse Are
Still Considered to be on the Rise"
The head of the Elder Safe program at the Washington
County Sheriff’s Office has seen the number
of nursing home abuse cases referred to the district
attorney’s office drastically increase.
Since experts estimate that eight out of 10 instances
of nursing home abuse are not reported, the outlook
looks bleak.
March
6, 2003, "Connecticut Proposes Private-Bidding
Process for Nursing Home Care" The
Governor of Connecticut has proposed a previously
unprecedented way of nursing home facilities to
compete for patients through a bidding process.
Since federal and state governments pay around
70% of all nursing home costs, the majority of
nursing home beds in the state are covered by
Medicaid payments, making the role the state takes
on nursing home care especially important. The
poorly run nursing home facilities are the ones
receiving money and due to the high instance of
nursing home abuse nationwide, Connecticut is
hoping if put into effect, the private-bidding
process will promote a better quality of care,
thus eliminating instances of nursing home abuse.
March
6, 2003, "Connecticut State Lawmakers are
More Closely Looking at its Nursing Homes"
Following the fire that killed ten people, state
lawmakers are wondering why the 23-year old patient
suspected of starting the fire was receiving care
for multiple sclerosis at the nursing home despite
her history of drug abuse and why nursing home
residents may be living amongst younger patients
with emotional or psychiatric problems. Lawmakers
will discuss legislations to increase nursing
home care staff, require background checks for
employees, and require random nursing home inspections
due to the problems of nursing home abuse plaguing
the state and entire nation.
February
19, 2003, "House Approves Controversial Bill
Limiting Jury Awards Against Nursing Home Abuse"
The
House approved a controversial bill in Arkansas
that would limit jury awards against nursing homes.
The bill was asked to not be sent immediately
to the Senate in order to allow any consideration
of further amendments. If passed, the bill would
limit punitive damages to $1 million and has a
provision that would require lawyers to prove
that a specific act was committed against their
client. Some House members against the bill felt
that it “strikes a blow at the absolute
weakest among us” and that it is “fundamentally
wrong and unfair.”
Abuse
in Nursing Homes Media Coverage
June, 2001. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Almost one of
every three nursing homes in the United States
has been cited for an abuse or violation, according
to a government report released Monday.
http://www1.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/
07/30/nursing.home.abuse/index.html
A
Time Magazine Article entitled, FATAL NEGLECT:
IN POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF CASES, NURSING-HOME RESIDENTS
ARE DYING FROM A LACK OF FOOD AND WATER AND THE
MOST BASIC LEVEL OF HYGIENE
http://www.time.com/time/
magazine/1997/dom/971027/
nation.fatal_neglect.html
A
Time Magazine Article entitled, “Shining a Light
on Abuse.” --The guilt children feel about putting
a parent in a nursing home can sometimes lead
them to blame others for the death of their loved
one. But what Leslie Oliva saw as her mother moved
through three California nursing homes during
the last three years of her life is part of a
bigger, shocking tale the Federal Government will
tell this week.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/
1998/dom/980803/
nation.shining_a_light_o6.html
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