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Indiana nursing home case before Supreme Court could affect millions across the nation

Susie Talevski of Valparaiso, Indiana, sued the agency that managed her elderly father’s care before he died. A ruling against her could strip millions of vulnerable Americans of their right to sue states when they don’t receive benefits allowed by law.

Chicago Sun-Times

'After losing my husband at 49-years-old I made a Tinder for widows like me'

Nicky Wake is looking to start her 'chapter two', and helping others along the way, after her husband Andy suffered a heart attack that saw him needing 24-hour care in a nursing home before his death three years later

Daily Mirror

A SCOTUS nursing home case could limit the rights of millions of patients

An Indiana man's family sued a state-owned nursing home for alleged mistreatment. A U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case could determine the right of many Americans to sue government agencies.

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Nursing home manager 'put patients at risk' over two year period

The Nursing and Midwifery Council have issued a sanction

Liverpool Echo

Government shells out €200m on housing Ukrainian refugees amid nursing home accommodation plan

A number of nursing homes also received contracts for providing accommodation for refugees

Irish Mirror

Child abuse chaplain to stay in aged care

A Salvos chaplain who sexually abused five children over 28 years will be allowed to stay at his nursing home until he is assessed by a mental health tribunal.

AAP

Irishwoman died prematurely due to doctors' failure to diagnose cancerous tumour on spine

Bridget McKeown, 68, died at a nursing home six weeks after being discharged from hospital

Irish Mirror

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Live well, avoid nursing care, study shows

Older Australians with the unhealthiest lifestyles can expect their risk of nursing home admission to double, according to new research.

AAP

Failing nursing homes to face tougher penalties

The Biden administration says the worst-of-the-worst nursing homes will now face tougher penalties if conditions don’t improve at their facilities

The Independent UK

Bowling Green to break ground on Kentucky's fifth veterans nursing home

WEKU

Florida nursing home trial delayed as defense seeks dismissal of charges in 2017 hurricane-related deaths

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The last remaining defendant in the Hollywood Hills nursing home manslaughter case won’t be going to trial this month after all.

Tribune News Service

Smokers are twice as likely to end up in a nursing home

Adults over 60 who live unhealthy lifestyles are twice as likely to be admitted to a nursing home earlier, according to a new study.

The New Daily

Nursing home surprise: Advantage plans may shorten stays to less time than Medicare covers

After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled nursing facility recuperating from a fall, Paula Christopherson, 97, was told by her insurer that she should return home.

Tribune News Service

Barry nursing home sold for first time in 30 years

College Fields Nursing Home has been acquired by regional operators

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Daily Record

Legal bid to cancel Dumfries care home's registration continued

Further discussions are planned between the Care Inspectorate and operators of Dalawoodie House Nursing Home

Chicago Sun-Times

Nursing home surprise: Medicare Advantage plans covering less time than Medicare covers

Health care providers, nursing home representatives and patient advocates say Medicare Advantage plans increasingly are ending members’ coverage for nursing home and rehabilitation services before patients are healthy enough to go home.

Wales Online

Daredevil 90-year-old grandad celebrates big birthday with 15,000 feet 'bucket list' skydive

Frank Ward took the skydiving challenge to commemorate his birthday and raise funds to buy wheelchairs for the nursing home where his wife now lives

Daily Record

Dumfries care home could close after "serious and significant concerns" over standards of care

A bid is being made to cancel the registration of Dalawoodie House Nursing Home at Newbridge

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Care watchdog seeks to cancel care home's registration after investigation finds 'serious concerns'

The Care Inspectorate has launched the legal action against Dalawoodie House Nursing Home in Newbridge.

The Conversation

Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health facilities face rising risks from severe storms

Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S., tore part of the roof off a hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida, and flooded the building’s lower level emergency room, sending staff scrambling to move patients as water poured in. At least nine hospitals and dozens of nursing…

Chicago Sun-Times

Suit accuses nursing home operator of intentional understaffing

The suit names six Alden facilities in Chicago and the suburbs.

The Guardian - US

‘They’ve been an afterthought’: millions of elderly Americans still vulnerable as pandemic caution wanes

For older people, loneliness and the stress of weighing risk of ordinary activities have taken an additional toll

The Independent UK

Prosecutors drop some charges in Florida nursing home deaths

Prosecutors have dropped manslaughter charges against three nurses who were present when 12 Florida nursing home patients suffered fatal overheating five years ago after Hurricane Irma

Tribune News Service

Georgia senior care facilities fumble do-not-resuscitate orders

ATLANTA — In April 2018, Charles Milne picked up the phone to hear that his 73-year-old sister was struggling for her life.

Daily Record

Scots kingpin caged for seven years after turning nursing home into large-scale drugs factory

Mark Quinn, 58, turned an old nursing home into a drugs factory and now faces seven years in jail.

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