86-year-old Michigan nursing home resident freezes to death (3/12/2003)
A Practical Handbook For Nurse Assistant Mentors (10/05/2001)
Administrators’ conference to highlight culture change (4/16/2003)
Administrators’ salaries and bonuses increase (9/17/2002)
Advocacy group posts OK complaint investigation results online (10/8/2004)
Advocate, Inc. sued for $45 million in Arkansas (3/4/2004)
Aides on West Virginia abuse registry continue to work (6/3/2002)
Air conditioners commonly used in nursing homes are recalled (10/8/2004)
AL bill to cap nursing home lawsuit verdicts dies (8/11/2003)
AL consumer groups fight arbitration clauses (5/21/2002)
Alabama jury awards $5.3 million in fire ant case (7/8/2002)
AL nursing home and library partner to deliver books (3/18/2005)
Alabama Requires Sprinklers in All Nursing Homes (7/20/2004)
AL senators complain about calls from citizens opposing bill (4/23/2003)
AL Supreme Court finds mandatory arbitration clause unenforceable (9/30/2002)
Alliance indicted in Texas (10/8/2004)
AAHSA nursing home plan links quality of care to Medicare payments (9/12/2003)
AAHSA study targets pressure sores (2/7/2003)
AAHSA to hold consumer day at annual meeting (9/5/2003)
AANHR holds rally for Residents’ Rights Week (10/8/2004)
AANHR to celebrate Residents’ Rights Week at state capitol (9/21/2004)
AARP issue paper examines nursing home involuntary terminations (5/29/2002)
AARP offers guide to nursing home performance data (4/1/2003)
AARP responds to nursing home death in Arkansas (9/5/2003)
AARP wants convicts out of IL nursing homes (8/15/2003)
ADA calls for tougher oral care standards (1/31/2002)
AHCA Announces National Nursing Home Week Theme and Dates (12/12/2003)
AHCA criticizes GAO for using old data in report (12/11/2002)
AHCA motion to intervene in feeding assistant suit denied (2/4/2005)
AHCA offers tips for nursing home visitors (8/15/2003)
AHCA on the road again (6/24/2002)
AHCA publishes new consumer guide about nursing homes (12/16/2002)
AHQA Publishes Success Stories of Nursing Homes and QIOs working together to improve care (12/30/2003)
AHCA reorganizes (10/31/2005)
AHCA to involve families in its long term care efforts (11/6/2002)
Amendment to MO abuse bill could be poison pill (4/30/2003)
Appeal denied of man barred from RI nursing home (4/1/2003)
Appeal filed in PA ruling regarding employees with criminal records (2/25/2002)
AZ auditor general critical of state complaint investigations (1/9/2003)
AR advocacy group monitoring Beverly sale (01/09/06)
AR advocacy group testifies before insurance board (3/25/2002)
Arkansas advocates criticize industry’s absence at meeting (2/11/2002)
AR advocates support use of video cameras in nursing homes (6/18/2002)
Arkansas advocates work to defeat tort reform (2/19/2003)
AR Attorney General issues alert about arbitration clauses (9/1/2004)
Arkansas Attorney General settles nursing home case (4/8/2002)
AR bill affecting lawsuits against nursing homes moves forward (3/6/2003)
AR considers tort reform measure (1/15/2003)
AR court rules that facilities can’t force-feed residents (11/6/2002)
AR industry group touts “positive” image of nursing homes (4/1/2005)
AR nursing home industry backs off tort reform – for now (11/19/2004)
AR nursing home tort reform bill withdrawn (4/16/2003)
AR Supreme Court Rejects Tort Reform Lawsuit (6/25/2004)
Assaults skyrocket in MA nursing homes (3/25/2002)
Audit criticizes complaint investigations by NY health department (8/8/2002)
Audit finds MN surveyors consistent in applying standards (2/18/2005)
Audit identifies problems with board regulating AZ administrators (1/7/2005)
Audit shows fewer nursing home fines issued in Wisconsin (12/23/2002)
Baltimore Cracks Down On Elder Abuse (10/05/2001)
“Best Practices” adopted to curb Texas nursing home claims (12/19/2001)
Beverly’s Banks to retire; President/CEO to serve as Chairman (12/14/2001)
Beverly Enterprises Places New Focus on Lobbying (2/6/2004)
Beverly offers $77.5 million to settle fraud claim (2/11/2002)
Beverly puts itself up for sale (4/1/2005)
Beverly receives takeover bid (2/4/2005)
Beverly rejects takeover bid; faces fight for board control (2/18/2005)
Beverly sells 21 more skilled nursing facilities (12/9/2003)
Beverly settles AR charges for $1.5 million (3/20/2003)
Beverly settles CA criminal charges (8/8/2002)
Beverly teams with “A Place for Mom, Inc.” (3/18/2002)
Beverly to sell off large number of skilled nursing facilities (12/2/2002)
Beverly tries new care approach (10/7/2002)
Big consumer victory in Beverly case challenging enforcement! (11/12/2002)
Bill would allow bingo for money in FL nursing homes (3/4/2002)
Bill would give FL nursing homes money to cover costs of lawsuits (5/21/2002)
Booklet identifies problems and solutions for residents and families (02/10/06)
Boston Globe analyzes results of national quality initiative (12/17/2004)
Business Week Online features story on Choosing a Nursing Home (8/15/2003)
CANHR files class-action suit for transfer trauma (7/22/2002)
CANHR finds improper tube feeding caused resident deaths (12/03/2004)
CANHR launches new consumer website (6/10/2002)
CANHR sues Health Department over delayed complaint investigations (10/31/2005)
CA elder abuse training program increases abuse awareness (7/31/2002)
CA family council law a success! (4/22/2002)
CA governor signs bill curbing nursing home secrecy (9/19/2003)
CA hearing focuses on nursing home closures (3/13/2002)
CA laws applied in new way to charge caregivers with neglect (4/15/2005)
CA nursing assistant scam busted (5/29/2002)
CA nursing home chain sued for understaffing (11/05/2004)
CA nursing home inspector fired (9/17/2002)
California Nursing Homes Fail States' Surprise Inspections (1/23/2004)
CA nursing home official faces criminal charges for silence (4/22/2002)
CA Nursing Homes’ Understaffing and High Turnover Leads to Poor Care (6/11/2004)
CA uniform LTC admission form law never implemented (6/10/2002)
Canadian grant money to encourage family participation in LTC (1/21/2002)
CARIE conference focuses on changing the long term care culture (3/18/2002)
CARIE’s website has new look (02/10/06)
CDC Offers Healthcare Providers Guidelines to Deal with Influenza (12/30/2003)
CMS Collection of Civil Monetary Penalties Falls Short (8/19/2005)
CMS finds market outlook worsens for nursing facilities (5/30/2003)
CMS Issues Clarification on Requiring Promissory Notes or Deposit Fees as a Condition of Admission (1/23/2004)
CMS Planning to Require Smoke Detectors in Nursing Homes (8/6/2004)
CMS states its position on binding arbitration clauses (1/15/2003)
CMS to present broadcast on Pioneer Network (9/17/2002)
CMS webcast focuses on dental care (9/28/2001)
CMS Webcast- Providing care for nursing home residents with dementia (3/19/2004)
Chicago facilities assigning beds by ethnicity (11/05/2004)
Chicago paper investigates sex offenders living in facilities (5/03/2005)
Citizen Advocates Call for Action to Prevent Fire Deaths (7/18/2005)
Colorado administrator checks into her own facility (9/1/2004)
CO Doctor Suspects Highlights Influenza in CO Nursing Homes (12/30/2003)
Concerns grow about nursing home ownership and realignment (10/31/2005)
Conference on nursing home and community sexual abuse to be held (6/18/2002)
CT lawmaker calls for mandatory sprinkler systems in nursing homes (3/12/2003)
CT nursing home fire kills at least 10 (3/6/2003)
CT nursing home resident won’t stand trial for fire (8/22/2003)
CT residents speak up about food complaints (2/19/2002)
Conversations with nursing home residents become art (12/21/05)
Coroner rules OH nursing home resident did not die of natural causes (1/15/2003)
Corporation prosecuted for patient abuse in WI (7/1/2002)
Cost of nursing home care continues to rise (8/15/2003)
Couple fights limitation on visitation rights (11/19/2004)
'Dave' Will Be Looking Over Your Shoulder (10/26/2001)
Day care center to open at OH county nursing home (7/8/2002)
Deadly TN nursing home fire prompts strong reactions (10/3/2003)
Debate over nursing home cameras focuses on Florida (3/4/2002)
Dementia care recommendations released by Alzheimer's Association (4/15/2005)
Dental fraternity wants to improve dental care in facilities (12/17/2004)
Department of Veterans Affairs offers fall-prevention guide (12/03/2004)
Detroit News finds residents dying of malnutrition, dehydration (12/03/2004)
Doctor writes about need to put patients’ pain above nurse discomfort (12/23/2002)
Does nursing facility regulation work? (1/11/2002)
Digital Angel strikes deal with Beverly (1/15/2003)
Dueling associations? (12/02/05)
Eden Alternative featured on PBS (3/4/2002)
Evidence Shows Elderly Care Improving in Florida Nursing Homes (2/6/2004)
Ex-OK health chief indicted (2/25/2002)
Extendicare has profitable quarter (3/4/2002)
Extendicare reports gains (11/19/2002)
Extendicare to pay $2.3 million to settle WI suit brought by state (3/4/2005)
Family council bill passes in Montgomery County, MD (12/16/2002)
Family settles case against Kindred for $1 million in CA (2/23/2004)
FBI background checks recommended for NY nursing home workers (8/2/2003)
FBI Investigates Illinois Health Department (10/05/2001)
Federal investigation of PA nursing home launched (9/23/2002)
Federal prosecutors get tough on Virginia nursing homes (5/7/2002)
Feeding assistant rules to go into effect in Georgia (9/1/2004)
Fewer FL, TX facilities willing to care for residents on ventilators (7/22/2002)
Film will document WI facility’s culture change efforts (9/21/2004)
Final Staff Posting Regulations Published (10/31/2005)
Fire breaks out in PA nursing home (3/20/2003)
First Eden Alternative International Conference held (12/11/2002)
First Maryland State Family Council conference a huge success! (3/18/2005)
First quarter profits down for Manor Care, up for NHC (5/8/2003)
FL advocates blast industry political ads (8/26/2002)
Florida advocates, trial lawyers defeat Senate tort reform bills (3/20/2003)
FL appeals court rules arbitration provision “unconscionable” (01/30/06)
FL bill seeks to keep sex offenders from nursing homes (4/1/2005)
FL, CA recognize quality in nursing homes (9/30/2002)
FL constitutional amendment would protect right to compensation (4/23/2003)
FL court finds licensee of facility can’t delegate away liability (3/12/2003)
Florida Ends Bed Holds for Medicaid Residents (7/20/2004)
FL facilities help each other out (11/14/2005)
FL Nursing Homes Face Reductions in Medicaid Reimbursements (4/30/2004)
Florida nursing home residents weather the storm (8/20/2004)
FL nursing home staffing standards in jeopardy (3/4/2004)
Florida nursing homes insured after all (4/8/2002)
FL nursing homes seek safety net (2/25/2002)
Florida nursing homes start their own insurance company (1/31/2002)
FL panel recommends arbitration system in nursing home lawsuits (2/24/2003)
FL rally blasts tort reform (3/12/2003)
Florida report on nursing home cameras gets new deadline (1/4/2002)
FL residents may lose bed hold protections (3/8/2004)
FL Supreme Court ruling favors plaintiffs in nursing home suits (12/23/2002)
FL Veterans’ home tries new “bicycle built for two” (9/21/2004)
Flu Season and Long-Term Care Residents (1/12/2004)
Flu update (12/03/2004)
Flu vaccine update (11/19/2004)
Former activity director hosts website magazine (6/03/2005)
Former IA nursing home executive indicted for covering up injuries (3/18/2005)
Former nursing home resident charged in CT fire (5/22/2003)
Former OK nursing home businessman admits bribes (3/12/2003)
Former OK regulator to serve more time in prison (8/2/2003)
Former resident fights arbitration agreement at PA nursing home (4/1/2005)
Gannett News Service publishes report on nursing home quality (5/22/2003)
GAO finds that nursing home inspections miss serious violations (01/30/06)
GAO Reports on Nursing Home Fire Safety (7/20/2004)
Genesis may get out of nursing home business (10/7/2002)
GA nursing home settles case for $2.5 million (01/09/06)
The Gerontologist reviews nursing home care in U.S. (5/8/2003)
“Good Morning, America” to discuss use of video cameras (3/18/2002)
“Granny Cam” legislation now in effect in New Mexico (8/6/2004)
“Granny cams” coming to New Mexico (3/8/2004)
“Grannycams” make the news in Florida and Louisiana (1/31/2002)
Green House film to debut next month (9/5/2003)
Green House Project wins grant (3/6/2003)
“Green Houses” to open in Michigan (8/6/2004)
Hard-hitting nursing home expose published in Louisiana newspaper (5/03/2005)
Harrington book now available online (5/21/2002)
Health care professionals call for criminal action in neglect cases (11/19/2002)
HealthGrades identifies best, worst cities for nursing home care (2/19/2002)
HealthGrades issues analysis of nursing home quality (12/21/05)
Hospice payment agreement could lead to sanctions (12/19/2001)
Identifying nursing homes that provide free care (4/1/2002)
Illinois facility closes under judge’s order (6/03/2005)
IL False Claims suit settled for $1.6 million (12/03/2004)
IL looks at cultural diversity and caregiving in nursing homes (8/22/2003)
IL Nursing Homes Promote “Pioneer” Philosophy (11/21/2003)
IL sexual assault/death review teams may end before beginning (12/21/05)
IL village ordinance would impose restrictions on residents, facility (10/31/2005)
IN homes sue state over Medicaid rates (11/2/2001)
IN nursing home hit with record judgment (3/25/2002)
IN nursing home resident fights move to Medicaid “distinct part” (4/16/2003)
IN resident on Medicaid can remain in room (4/23/2003)
Indictments handed down for nursing home fraud in Missouri (12/02/05)
Industry forms advocacy group for family members (8/2/2003)
Industry groups endorse national background checks (3/13/2002)
Innovative Internet Resource Provides Nursing Home Data (11/21/2003)
Integrated Health Services may change hands in 2003 (12/16/2002)
International Eden Alternative Conference to be held (10/8/2004)
Investigation of OK administrator board triggers legislation (2/18/2005)
Investors sue over bill in AR legislature to prevent Beverly takeover (3/18/2005)
Iowa auditor calls for improved nursing home oversight (9/21/2004)
Iowa bill would restrict access to nursing home surveys (2/19/2002)
Iowa homes renew plans to evict Medicaid residents (4/8/2002)
Iowa nursing home threatens to ban husband from visiting wife (1/21/2005)
IA nursing homes warned against evictions (2/25/2002)
IA proposes rules to prohibit packaging restrictions on drugs (9/19/2003)
Iowa state regulators miss some appeal hearings (1/21/2002)
IA updates its nursing home website (3/4/2002)
Is your nursing facility telling you the truth? (1/30/2003)
Issue of sex offenders in nursing homes gains national attention (11/19/2004)
Japanese nursing home goes high-tech (3/25/2002)
JCAHO accreditation of long term care facilities drops (1/11/2002)
JCAHO develops list of problem abbreviations (10/3/2003)
JCAHO integrates subacute requirements into LTC surveys (9/26/2003)
JCAHO issues alert about bed rails (9/17/2002)
Joint Commission Requests Feedback on Proposed Public Service (7/18/2005)
KS advocates defeat bill limiting evidence in lawsuits (3/4/2005)
KS bill would severely limit use of survey reports in lawsuits (3/19/2004)
KY Attorney General investigating Kindred (4/8/2003)
Kindred Healthcare leaves Florida (11/6/2002)
Kindred hit with securities suit; Beverly settles with CMS (10/23/2002)
Kindred, Inc. expanding, Harborside still in the red (4/8/2002)
Kindred reports 2003 4th quarter loss; reorganizes rehab business (3/19/2004)
Lawmakers urge repeal of new feeding assistant rule (10/3/2003)
Lawsuit Filed in AK Supreme Court Challenges State Tort Reform Law (4/30/2004)
Legionnaires’ hits PA nursing home in Philadelphia area (6/18/2002)
Lights going off at NY nursing home? (4/16/2003)
List of possible IN nursing home closings leaked (10/7/2002)
LTC executive gets prison in MO abuse case (2/19/2003)
LTC residents urged to get pneumonia vaccine (11/19/2004)
Louisiana Attorney General Investigates 13 Nursing Homes (9/30/2005)
LA Nursing Home Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Healthcare Fraud (6/25/2004)
LA nursing homes face HIV discrimination charges (8/11/2003)
LA Nursing Homes Sued for Refusing Patient with AIDS (6/11/2004)
ME newspaper looks at nursing home disaster preparedness (02/10/06)
Major settlements reach with corporations in AR and MO (10/31/2005)
Manor Care shows third quarter earnings increase (11/6/2002)
Mariner nears end of bankruptcy (4/1/2002)
Mariner to pay $1.8 million in ant bite case (3/18/2005)
Maryland considers increase in personal needs allowance (2/11/2002)
Maryland insurer decides not to drop nursing home doctors (11/19/2004)
MD lawmakers consider substandard care notices (4/1/2003)
MD Nursing Homes Facing New Rules (12/30/2003)
MA bill would encourage residents to consider end-of-life plans (4/15/2005)
MA Family-run family councils bring about changes in facilities (8/6/2004)
MA hearing focuses on nursing home abuse (8/20/2004)
MA nursing home residents play Mrs. Claus (01/09/06)
MA rule would require defibrillators in nursing homes (1/21/2005)
MA survey finds families “generally satisfied” with care (01/09/06)
MA wage pass-through program a success! (9/23/2002)
Mattresses: a cure for liability woes? (3/18/2002)
Mentally ill locked away in NY nursing homes (10/17/2002)
MI advocacy group cheers abuse investigation by sheriff (4/1/2002)
Michigan creates online CNA registry (11/12/2002)
MI facility fined for resident’s death in the cold (3/24/2003)
MI Governor signs two LTC bills into law (5/21/2002)
MI nursing home death results in manslaughter charges (4/30/2003)
MI nursing home fire kills two, injures at least 70 (12/21/05)
MI regulator tags nursing home for heat -related deaths (7/6/2001)
MI starts work on background check system for nursing homes (2/18/2005)
MN creates facility rating system that includes residents’ opinions (01/30/06)
MN launches nursing home website (3/8/2004)
MN newspaper focuses on nursing home deaths, lack of investigation (2/4/2005)
MN Officials Unsure How Many Sex Offenders in State Nursing Homes (6/11/2004)
MN panel says sex offenders should inform caregivers about past (12/17/2004)
MN struggling to care for aging prisoners (8/6/2004)
MS Attorney General seeks legislation to protect residents (2/18/2005)
Mississippi lawmakers pass background checks (4/8/2002)
Mississippi retirement community to build “Green Houses” (4/1/2002)
Mississippi to build country’s first long term care “Green Houses” (9/3/2002)
Mississippi to build country’s first long term care “Green Houses” (9/9/2002)
MS tort reform bill becomes law (10/17/2002)
MO bill allowing large fines moves forward (4/16/2003)
MO bill prohibiting sex with residents goes to governor (6/18/2002)
MO hears recommendations for more funding, annual inspections (11/30/2001)
Missouri legislation would speed up nursing home abuse investigations (1/21/2002)
MO newspaper report finds care problems, spurs proposed changes (11/05/2004)
MO nursing home bill hits snag (4/8/2003)
MO nursing home bill sent to governor (5/8/2003)
MO nursing homes oppose abuse bill (5/7/2002)
MO patient care monitoring system approved for federal evaluation (8/26/2002)
MO senior advocates may start petition drive for abuse initiative (5/29/2002)
MO state auditor report critical of nursing home complaint response (7/1/2002)
Mom kills sons in GA nursing home (6/18/2002)
More NCCNHR petition signatures needed!! (4/22/2002)
More Quality Indicators Are On The Way (10/26/2001)
Nashville nursing home fire update (10/10/2003)
Nation faces shortage of nursing home administrators (3/13/2002)
National Benevolent Association files for bankruptcy (2/23/2004)
NCCNHR and other advocates oppose proposed feeding assistant rules (6/3/2002)
NCCNHR announces President-Elect and 2002 board members (2/11/2002)
NCCNHR: Faces of Neglect online (5/21/2005)
NCCNHR holds WHCoA event to give voice to consumers (5/03/2005)
NCCNHR issues press release calling for Congressional hearing on nursing home fires (10/3/2003)
NCCNHR opposes tort reform in Mississippi (9/17/2002)
NCCNHR Participates in Elder Justice Coalition Meeting (12/12/2003)
NCCNHR Petition Campaign Continues (10/26/2001)
NCCNHR Quoted in 2 NY Times Articles on Hurricane Katrina (9/30/2005)
NCCNHR responds to industry “Quality First” pledge (7/31/2002)
NCCNHR Supports Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2003 (11/6/2003)
NHC HealthCare Corporation responds to fire tragedy… (10/3/2003)
“National Nursing Home Honor Roll” developed (11/12/2002)
National Nursing Home Summary Survey released (7/8/2002)
NPR show discusses nursing home quality care (7/31/2002)
National survey finds mixed views about nursing home care (12/14/2001)
National Watch List of nursing homes updated (5/7/2002)
NV “exports” residents with dementia and behavioral problems (6/10/2002)
New book on American nursing homes published (6/10/2002)
New council manual available from Eldercare Rights Alliance in MN (01/09/06)
NH homes report “financial ruin” (11/2/2001)
NH nursing homes receive more than $26 million from bed tax (11/19/2004)
New HHS rule on nursing home feeding assistants sparks debate (10/3/2003)
New IL sex offender law faces revisions after industry protests (01/09/06)
New Iowa unit will investigate abuse complaints (12/17/2004)
NJ considers “granny cam” legislation (2/25/2002)
NJ paper runs nursing home series (12/16/2002)
New KS law will limit use of surveys in nursing home lawsuits (5/03/2005)
New MA law cracks down on elder abuse in nursing homes (2/4/2005)
NM’s Aging & Long-Term Services Dept. Investigates Area NHs (5/14/2004)
New NCCNHR board members, President elected (1/15/2003)
New NQF Report: National Voluntary Consensus Standards for NH Care (5/14/2004)
New “Pioneer Institute” to be offered (1/21/2005)
New plan would increase jobs, upgrade facilities in Michigan (4/15/2005)
New President, CEO at AHCA/NCAL (8/6/2004)
New project will research, promote innovative use of CMPs (2/4/2005)
New resource available for Alzheimer’s caregivers (1/9/2003)
New Source of Provider Information to be Available on CMS Website (10/05/2001)
Newspaper finds evacuation plans for residents inadequate in TX, LA (12/21/05)
New study and information released about tort reform (11/05/2004)
NY advocate urges consumers to question high rate of restraint use (2/19/2002)
NY Advocates release report revealing working conditions in nursing homes from direct care workers perspective(5/30/2003)
NY Attorney General Establishes NH Investigation Unit (5/14/2004)
NY bill protects whistleblowers (3/18/2002)
NY group focuses on improving nursing home quality of care (3/4/2004)
NY, MI focus on caregiver background checks (02/10/06)
New York nursing home pays $3 million, averts criminal charges (10/10/2003)
NY nursing home residents make dream trip to Israel (3/19/2004)
NY nursing home workers charged with lying on job applications (4/8/2003)
NY nursing homes unprepared for disaster (11/14/2005)
NY Nursing Homes Face Challenges with Younger Residents (12/12/2003)
NY passes law to enhance visitation rights (10/8/2004)
NY policy of “exporting” mentally ill criticized (12/2/2002)
NY residents evicted from facility obtain settlement (8/11/2003)
New York said to be Lax Inspecting Nursing Homes (5/21/2005)
NY State officials seize control of adult home (6/0302005)
NY stops practice of sending mentally ill to nursing homes (10/23/2002)
New York Times breaks results of Phase II of government study on staffing (2/19/2002)
New York Times reports on Beverly Enterprises CEO (7/22/2002)
NY to require criminal history record check in nursing homes (1/21/2005)
NY website provides new information about state’s nursing homes (4/1/2005)
New Yorkers Meet to Discuss Government Oversight of LTC Facilities (4/30/2004)
News from the corporate board room (3/6/2003)
News from the corporate world (8/22/2003)
No indictments in MO heat related nursing home deaths (7/22/2002)
No nursing home ventilator beds in Houston, TX (6/18/2002)
NC editorial supports use of temporary management (9/23/2002)
ND Attorney General says non-profits should help communities (5/29/2002)
Nurses sue OH nursing home (8/8/2002)
Nursing facilities prohibited from requiring financial guarantees as conditions of admission (11/19/2002)
Nursing Home Advocacy Group's Qui Tam Action May Continue (9th Circ.) (10/05/2001)
Nursing home camera bills die in Maryland, Florida (4/1/2002)
Nursing home chain to pay $750,000 in MA resident’s death (3/18/2002)
NHCC position available (9/17/2002)
Nursing home costs, number of long term care insurance holders up (3/13/2002)
Nursing home costs rise again (1/21/2005)
Nursing home crimestoppers programs appear in Florida and Arkansas (9/23/2002)
Nursing home expenditures grew to 3.3% in 2000 (1/11/2002)
Nursing home fires rare, but among the most deadly (10/10/2003)
Nursing home industry donated $1.4 million to 2002 campaigns (12/2/2002)
Nursing home keeps spirits up with own pub (12/02/05)
Nursing home lobbying scrutinized in Mississippi (11/19/2002)
Nursing home operator convicted for failure to report abuse (12/11/2002)
Nursing home owners must divest themselves of 8 NY facilities (8/11/2003)
NH Providers sign Quality First Pledge (7/22/2002)
Nursing home reforms proposed in Missouri (12/23/2002)
Nursing home resident sues over near eviction (5/7/2002)
Nursing Home Resident Wins on Appeal in CA (7/01/2005)
Nursing home residents affected by Hurricane Isabel (9/26/2003)
Nursing home residents included in Iowa prescription drug discounts (1/21/2002)
Nursing Home Residents Take Action in Indiana (8/05/2005)
Nursing home sued by workers for abrupt closure (12/17/2004)
Nursing home tax enacted in Massachusetts (2/7/2003)
Nursing homes as domestic violence shelters (11/14/2005)
Nursing homes/LTC focus of Health Affairs (11/30/2001)
OIG calls for clarification of nursing home medical director’s role (3/6/2003)
OIG Reports on Physical and Sexual Abuse in AL Nursing Homes (6/25/2004)
OIG study finds psychotropic drug use generally appropriate (12/14/2001)
OSHA Drops National Emphasis Plan for Nursing Homes (11/6/2003)
OH nursing home ordered to allow residents to leave on their own (8/20/2004)
OH nursing home tries to evict residents on ventilators (5/30/2003)
OH resident evicted for smoking (7/1/2002)
OH Senate agrees to compromise on nursing home malpractice bill (6/3/2002)
OK bill would improve oral health of nursing home residents (2/7/2003)
OK financial resources law creates provider unease (6/24/2002)
Oklahoma Health Department investigation continues (12/19/2001)
OK legislation would improve complaint and enforcement system (2/11/2002)
OK looking at nursing home reform measures (2/4/2005)
Omnicare–Maine settles claims of switching prescriptions for profit (9/1/2004)
One-third of Beverly’s CA homes investigated (5/29/2002)
“Optional” arbitration clause upheld in Florida (8/2/2003)
OR Nursing Home Workers Opt for Union (12/9/2003)
Panel urges nursing homes to screen for depression in residents (9/12/2003)
Paper looks at state survey agencies (11/6/2002)
Paramedics, nursing home team up to improve emergency care in MD (8/15/2003)
Parolees placed in IL nursing homes (12/11/2002)
Penalties for nursing homes drop in past 4 years (8/20/2004)
PA & OR nursing homes gain additional funding through state taxes (9/26/2003)
PA background check loophole raises concern (6/3/2002)
PA facility must change policies regarding wheelchairs, scooters (10/31/2005)
PA facility sued over financial background check (1/24/2003)
PA grants liquor licenses to long term care facilities (2/19/2002)
PA newspaper runs nursing home series (9/30/2002)
PA nurse accused of stealing pain relief patches from residents (4/8/2002)
PA nursing homes to receive increased funding (1/7/2005)
PNA increased in PA (1/7/2005)
PNA victories in Maryland and in Indiana!! (4/22/2002)
Pharmacist consultant says “no” to drugs (9/21/2004)
Philadelphia’s U.S. Attorneys close another False Claims case (8/20/2004)
Pioneer Network receives attention (7/22/2002)
Police to visit nursing homes in California city (5/8/2003)
PASRR guide now available (3/18/2002)
Profits up for Manor Care in 4th quarter (2/19/2003)
Provider Alliance enters FL nursing home liability market (12/11/2002)
Providers Promise Federal Pay Raise Will Go Towards Direct Care (11/6/2003)
Providers using software system in quality improvement efforts (1/30/2003)
Psychiatric needs in nursing homes exceed services (12/03/2004)
Public forum on nursing home abuse to be held in Illinois (4/15/2005)
Quality improvement information now online (1/24/2003)
Quality Improvement Organizations expect high demand (4/22/2002)
QIOs will begin offering mediation services to Medicare Beneficiaries (including residents of nursing homes) (8/22/2003)
Quality indicator reports available to residents, families, SLTCO (11/30/2001)
Quality of care in TX homes drops (1/30/2003)
Quality of Life Report available on CMS website (5/21/2005)
Regional KY Ombudsman hopes Kindred settlement helps residents (2/23/2004)
Religious groups, CNAs push for improvements in Boston (2/23/2004)
Report finds substandard care in New Mexico nursing homes (2/19/2002)
Report presents recommendations for nursing home fire safety (1/21/2005)
Reports Of High Enrollment In CNA Training Programs In Florida (10/05/2001)
Revised RAI User’s Manual released (1/9/2003)
RI governor announces bill to strengthen nursing home regulation (9/1/2004)
RI lawmakers call for investigation into nursing homes (10/8/2004)
RI nursing homes oppose notification of poor care (11/05/2004)
RI proposes oversight of nursing home finances (12/17/2004)
RI sends satisfaction surveys to families of nursing home residents (11/19/2004)
Ruling allows employees with criminal records to be hired (1/4/2002)
Running to stop nursing home abuse and neglect (12/02/05)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch runs series on NH deaths, advocates and ombudsmen (10/23/2002)
Salaries, bonuses increase for nursing home administrators (7/31/2002)
Segregation of residents by ethnicity praised and criticized (3/19/2004)
Senate Aging leadership calls for better dental care (11/30/2001)
Senate Appropriations for State Survey Agencies (10/26/2001)
Senate Committee increases nursing home survey budget by $18.5 million (10/12/2001)
Senate Hearing on Abuse Today! (3/4/2002)
Senate Hearing on Nursing Home Abuse (3/13/2002)
Senator calls on the GAO to examine regulations regarding fire prevention (10/3/2003)
Senator Grassley Calls for Better Oversight of LTC Facilities (7/20/2004)
Senior homicides a growing problem (10/17/2002)
Sex offender workshop presented in Ohio (2/4/2005)
Sex offenders found living in central Florida nursing homes (02/10/06)
Shareholders target Beverly Enterprises in two lawsuits (8/26/2002)
SNF bed prices climbed in 2001 (7/8/2002)
Smoking banned at OK health facilities (2/25/2002)
Smoking bylaw defied by Canada’s largest retirement home operator (10/23/2002)
Some LA nursing homes take steps to prevent West Nile virus (9/3/2002)
Some LA nursing homes take steps to prevent West Nile virus (9/9/2002)
SC legislature revisits nursing home tax (3/18/2002)
SD panel endorses federal measure on reservation nursing homes (9/23/2002)
Special Op Ed piece in the Tampa Tribune on nursing home funding (12/2/2002)
State takes over MA nursing home (12/02/05)
Study deflates nursing home tort reform myths (5/22/2003)
Study finds nursing home residents are younger, more disabled (4/1/2005)
Study finds one in five Florida nursing homes has no insurance (3/18/2002)
Study finds problems in CA homes; state proposes initiatives (10/23/2002)
Study Finds Racial Discrepancies in Nursing Home Care Nationwide (6/25/2004)
Study identifies “best” and “worst” cities for nursing home care (1/9/2003)
Study on CA nursing home quality released (12/17/2004)
Study shows that good nursing home care costs less than poor care! (4/30/2003)
Suit filed against IN nursing home alleges resident death, cover-up (02/10/06)
Suit alleges MN resident died from clogged breathing tube (4/15/2005)
Suit filed over inadequate pain treatment in CA nursing home (4/1/2003)
Suit forces NH Reform in Pennsylvania (8/8/2002)
Summary of Elder Justice proposal available online (6/10/2002)
Sun cuts workforce (6/10/2002)
Sun emerges from bankruptcy (3/13/2002)
Survey Reports Past Decade Has Seen An Increase In SNF Costs (10/05/2001)
Tax sought by WA nursing homes backfires (9/19/2003)
TN bill would require disclosure of facility sprinkler status (3/8/2004)
TN Governor Signs Sprinkler Legislation into Law (6/25/2004)
Tennessee Increases Personal Needs Allowance for Residents (7/20/2004)
TN nursing home fire documents released (3/4/2005)
TN Nursing Home Fire Investigation Put to Rest (4/30/2004)
TN nursing home sprinkler bill advances (3/4/2004)
TN nursing home turns things around (01/30/06)
TN passes nursing home reform bill (5/30/2003)
Tennessee Patients' Right to Sue Nursing Home Restored (1/12/2004)
Texans approve Proposition 12 (9/19/2003)
TX Alzheimer’s Association targets overuse of restraints (4/1/2003)
TX Medicaid Fraud Control Unit arrests 7 in nursing home cases (2/23/2004)
TX nursing home discharges residents due to lack of staff (3/4/2005)
TX nursing home resident dies after being left in hot van (8/20/2004)
TX residents face binding dispute resolution forms (9/28/2001)
Third quarter relatively rosy for nursing homes (1/30/2003)
Thomas Hamilton, CMS, Addresses CQC Meeting (11/21/2003)
Three TN gubernatorial candidates may back nursing home abuse law (3/25/2002)
Too demented to vote? (11/05/2004)
Tort reform initiatives appear in CA, TX (11/19/2002)
Training on caring for Holocaust survivors provided in Chicago area (2/24/2003)
Training program on responding to nursing home fires developed (3/18/2005)
Trans Healthcare, Inc. assumes operations of IHS facilities (9/12/2003)
Two drunken moose invade Swedish home (11/14/2005)
USA Today story on nursing home fire safety now online (12/02/05)
U.S. District Attorney’s office settles case against PA nursing home (7/22/2002)
U.S. News conducts an examination of the nursing home industry's finances (9/23/2002)
UT newspaper focuses on state’s nursing homes (8/26/2002)
Ventilator-dependent residents allowed to stay at FL nursing home (9/3/2002)
Ventilator-dependent residents allowed to stay at FL nursing home (9/9/2002)
VT Legislature Passes Whistleblower Legislation (5/14/2004)
VA county refuses Medicaid loophole (10/12/2001)
VA hotline hopes to ferret out nursing home, other provider fraud (12/2/2002)
Wall Street Journal examines IHS collapse (6/3/2002)
Washington nursing homes start to forego insurance (4/8/2003)
Wellspring Model evaluation shows improvements in quality care (9/3/2002)
Wellspring Model evaluation shows improvements in quality care (9/9/2002)
WV nursing home bill advances (3/20/2003)
Western New York newspaper series chronicles nursing home problems (1/4/2002)
WI advocates oppose proposed changes in state regulatory system (3/4/2004)
WI nursing home raided by FBI, state agents (5/03/2005)
WI Nursing Homes to Get More Funds (12/12/2003)

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