Nursing Home Abuse
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ALABAMA
April 25, 2004 "Volunteers can help prevent nursing home abuse"
June 12, 2003 "Cap
on Alabama nursing home abuse wrongful deaths"
ARIZONA
March 27, 2003
"Arizona Nursing Home Abuse Laws Being Rewritten"
ARKANSAS
October 17, 2003 "Arkansas
nursing home abuse reforms being considered"
April 9, 2003 "Arkansas
Split on Grannycam Iissue For Nursing Home Abuse Solution"
CALIFORNIA
June 20, 2006 - "Nursing Home Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Elder Abuse "
January 12, 2006 - "Woman Suffers 3rd Degree Burns due to Nursing Home Neglect"
November 17, 2005 - "California Nursing Home Situation Under Senatorial Investigation"
November 1, 2005 "Richmond, CA Nursing Home Found Responsible for Patient Death"
July 12, 2005 "California volunteer group targets nursing home abuse"
October 19, 2003 "California
nursing home abuse prevention efforts paved the way"
CONNECTICUT
June 12, 2003
"Connecticut medical
malpractice debates"
March 6, 2003 "Connecticut
Proposes Private-Bidding Process for Nursing Home Care"
DELAWARE
December 22. 2005 - "Family Sues Nursing Home in Wrongful Death"
July 2, 2003
"Delaware nursing
home abuse bills delayed"
June 12, 2003 "Delaware
nursing homes upset with two new bills"
FLORIDA
January 24, 2005
"Florida nursing home provision fails to go into effect years after passed"
ILLINOIS
December 2, 2005 - "
Nursing Home Protection Going to Expire in Illinois"
November 17, 2005 - " IL Releases Troubling October Nursing Home Violations"
November 10, 2005 - "Illinois Nursing Home Birth Ends in Arrests and Citations"
July 5, 2003 "Illinois
nursing home abuse bill criticized"
July 1, 2003
"Nursing home
fined for nursing home neglect"
INDIANA
November 2005 "Nine Employees Fired and State Sanctions Filed in Indiana Nursing Home Abuse"
IOWA
December 2005 "Iowa Nursing Home Complaints Rise Dramatically"
October 2003 "Iowa
Nursing Home Abuse on the Rise"
KANSAS
November 2005"Kansas nursing home abuse allegations"
KENTUCKY
April 7, 2006 - "Attorney General Investigates Kentucky’s Largest Nursing Home"
March 23, 2006 - "Nursing Home Sued for $155 Million in Wrongful Death "
December 2, 2005 - " Kentucky Nursing Home Gets Rare Citation "
September 2005"Kentucky nursing home abuse allegations"
LOUISIANA
September 14, 2006 - Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Katrina Nursing Home Deaths
October 3, 2005 "La. nursing home charged in 34 deaths"
June 4, 2003
"Louisiana
lawyers pleased with nursing home abuse decision"
MASSACHUSETTS
February 17, 2006 "Officials Investigate Nursing Home Abuse"
November 18, 2005 "MA Nursing Home Taken Over By State"
MICHIGAN
December 12, 2005 - "Michigan Probe Leads to Nursing Home Arrests"
December 12, 2005 - "Two Killed, 70 Injured in Michigan Nursing Home Blaze"
November 9, 2005 "Meth Lab Run Out of Michigan Nursing Home"
MINNESOTA
November 21, 2003 "Judge Overturns Guilty Verdict in MN Nursing Home Abuse Case"
MISSOURI
November 23, 2005 "St. Louis Nursing Home Owner On Trail for Abuse and Fraud"
August 25, 2003 "Missouri
nursing home abuse laws take effect"
August 20, 2003 "Families
seek better Missouri nursing home abuse laws"
MONTANA
September 1, 2003 "Nursing
home abuse lawsuit settlement publicized"
NEW JERSEY
August 10, 2003 "New
Jersey nursing home abuse problems challenged"
NEW YORK
January 5, 2006 - "Hidden Cameras Bust Nursing Home Abuse Offenders"
December 7 , 2005 - "
Six Workers Plead Guilty in NY Nursing Home Abuse
"
July 6 , 2005 "
New York nursing homes must screen workers "
May 23, 2005 "Three workers arrested for nursing home abuse"
NORTH CAROLINA
July 31, 2006 " Adult Care Resident Awarded $1M in Nursing Negligence Suit "
OHIO
July 12 , 2005 "Civil lawsuit filed against Ohio nursing home and parent company"
PENNSYLVANIA
December 8, 2005 - " Pennsylvania Nursing Home Death Investigated "
May 20, 2005 "Pa. DA investigates nursing home abuse allegations." June 24, 2003
"Pennsylvania
nursing home abuse stories shock law enforcement"
RHODE ISLAND
November 21, 2005 - Judge Overturns Guilty Verdict in MN Nursing Home Abuse Case
Novemeber 2, 2005 -
Arrest in Rhode Island Nursing Home
SOUTH CAROLINA
February 17, 2003 "Federal
Report Finds South Carolina Nursing Home Inspectors Inadequate"
TENNESSEE
July, 25, 2006 -Officials report a "system failure" at Tennessee Veterans' Home
March 3, 2003 "Tennessee
Nursing Home Violations Lessened"
September 1, 2003 "Program
to fight against nursing home abuse"
TEXAS
June 6, 2006 - Family Wins $1.9 Million in Nursing Home Neglect Case
April 26, 2006 - Texas Jury Awards $160M in Nursing Home Case
December 6, 2005 -"Receptionist in Texas Nursing Home Stole Thousands from Patient"
October 31, 2005 "$700K Award in Texas Nursing Home Death"
August 15, 2003 "Nursing
home abuse beating takes life of a woman"
UTAH
November 8, 2005 "Utah Nursing Home Abuser to Get Mental Health Exam"
VIRGINIA
December 4, 2006 - "Flesh-Eating Bacteria Nursing Home Suits Settled"
May 25 , 2004 "Virginia Assisted Living Fails to Deliver on Promises to Alzheimer's Patients"
WASHINGTON
June 18, 2003 "Washington
nursing home reform bill signed into law"
June 11, 2003 "Washington
nursing home case"
WISCONSIN
September 28, 2005 -
Wisconsin nursing home funding faces deficits
February 18, 2003 "Wisconsin
Nursing Home Abuse Still on the Rise"
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