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• Bacterial Infection Outbreak at Nursing Homes and Hospitals Linked To Contaminated Syringes

  November 17, 2016

  Russell Maas

  An infection outbreak linked to recalled syringes has sickened more than 150 patients in hospitals and nursing homes across five states.

• Lawsuit Over Grane Healthcare Nursing Home Care by Pennsylvania A.G.

  November 11, 2016

  Russell Maas

  A Pennsylvania nursing home chain faces neglect charges from the state due to chronic understaffing and for billing patients for services it never rendered.

• Nursing Home Arbitration Ban Blocked By Federal Judge

  November 9, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has halted the implementation of a ban on forced nursing home arbitration, saying regulators may have overstepped their authority.

• Nursing Home Lawsuits Will No Longer Be Barred by Forced Arbitration Agreements

  September 29, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal regulators are banning the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses by nursing homes in order to protect patients' rights.

• Elderly Dementia Patients Fair Better Under Managed Care Than Chemical Restraint Drugs: Study

  July 29, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A study finds that training nurses to deal with elderly patients with dementia fared better than just drugging them with powerful antipsychotics.

• Nursing Home Residents Often Abused By Others in Same Facility: Study

  June 17, 2016

  Martha Garcia

  A fifth of all nursing home patients experience abuse at the hands of other residents, according to the findings of a new study.

• Nursing Home Urinary Tract Infection Problems Due to Lack of Proper Prevention: Study

  June 15, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Many nursing homes are failing to take the proper steps in preventing or quickly diagnosing urinary tract infections, according to the findings of a new study.

• Massachusetts Nursing Home Safety Problems Result in increased Oversight

  February 17, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  A nursing home oversight plan put forward by Massachusetts calls for surprise inspections, enforcement of fines for non-compliance, and tougher scrutiny of those seeking new licenses or to buy an existing facility.

• Nursing Home Cover-Up of Abuse, Neglect Results in Guilty Plea

  January 6, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Owners of a New York nursing home have plead guilty to charges that they tried to cover up instances of nursing home abuse and neglect at a New York facility.

• Nursing Home Care Data Unclear On Whether Services Are getting Better Or Worse: GAO Report

  December 10, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new GAo report warns that contradictory information on nursing home quality makes it difficult to determine if nursing home care in the U.S. is improving.