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Posted on 5/14/2009 - Family sues nursing home in alleged sex attack
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Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect:
- Nursing Home Resident Assessment Instrument Handbook
Description: Medicare's handbook for skilled nursing facilities for the use of the "Resident Assessment Instrument" which is critical for patient care planning and avoiding injury and death of nursing home residents. - Nursing Home Resident Assessment Instrument Handbook
Description: Medicare's handbook for skilled nursing facilities for the use of the "Resident Assessment Instrument" which is critical for patient care planning and avoiding injury and death of nursing home residents. -
Description: Medicare's handbook for skilled nursing facilities for the use of the "Resident Assessment Instrument" which is critical for patient care planning and avoiding injury and death of nursing home residents. - American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) Clinical Practice Guidelines
Description: The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) is the key association of nursing home medical directors (e.g., the doctor in charge of care at a nursing home). These clinical guidelines are specifically applicable to nursing home care, and may provide useful information to families who have experienced the abuse or neglect of a loved one in a nursing home. Also, these guidelines might prove helpful to families in avoiding problems with the care (or lack of care) at a nursing home. - 12 Tips for Nursing Home Abuse, Neglect and Wrongful Death (A Free E-Book By Attorney Thomas Pleasant) [PDF]
Description: An e-book by North Carolina nursing home injury and wrongful death attorney Thomas Waitt Pleasant, outlining 12 tips for dealing withe nursing home abuse, neglect and wrongful death situations. - Paper: New Opportunities to Imrpove Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment [PDF]
Description: International Expert Wound Care Advisory Panel paper discussing better practices for treatment and prevention of pressure sores/ulcers in the health care setting, including nursing homes. - 2008 Nursing Home Improvement Plan from Medicare [PDF]
Description: Medicare's 2008 plan for improving problems in nursing homes in North Carolina and elsewhere - Medicare "Bad Nursing Homes" List [PDF]
Description: CMS List of Nursing Homes targeted for high risk pressure ulcer and.or physical restraint improvement
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