NY nurse reunites with estranged father when he turns up as patient at Bronx hospice
At NY hospital, unlikely dad, daughter reunion Peddling a product few want, nursing homes innovate, broaden offerings to turn a profit
Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit Giant jury verdict shakes up nursing home industry, spotlights staffing levels
Huge verdict shakes up nursing home industry From piano lessons to bomber plane flights, wish-granting groups reach out to nation’s elderly
For elderly, a different kind of ‘make a wish’ Calif. jury determines nursing home company should pay nearly $30 million in resident’s death
CA jury awards $29.1 million in nursing home death Advocates for elderly say Illinois nursing home reforms would make facilities safer
Advocates: Nursing home bill would raise standards Correction: Hospice-Defibrillator story
Correction: Hospice-Defibrillator story WASHINGTON — In a story March 15 about hospices being slow to turn off patients’ defibrillators, The Associated Press reported erroneously the proportion that had a way to identify implant recipients. The study found 20 percent had a method to do so, not one in 20. HEALTHBEAT: Hospices slow to help patients decide when to switch off heart-shocking implants more images Doctor’s book profiles nursing home’s furry and comforting angel of death: Oscar the cat
Union president files lawsuit to stop $8M sale of county-owned Lincoln, Neb., nursing home
Suit seeks to stop $8M sale of Neb. nursing home Son of 100-year-old woman found strangled in nursing home: Roommate had threatened motherSon: Slain 100-year-old mom, roommate had tension DARTMOUTH, Mass. — The roommate of a 100-year-old woman found strangled in her bed at a nursing home had made “threatening” remarks to the centenarian, her son said Friday, and the slain woman’s family had sought to have the women split up. Prosecutor: 100-year woman strangled in Mass. nursing home100-year-old woman strangled in Mass. nursing home BOSTON — A 100-year-old woman who was found dead last month in a Massachusetts nursing home had been strangled. 90-year-old Calif. man charged with killing terminally ill wife to end her sufferingMan, 90, charged with killing terminally ill wife LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. — A 90-year-old retired physician has been charged with killing his terminally ill wife at their Southern California home but remains hospitalized after turning the gun on himself. Goat found in the Bronx, third in more than a month; their origin remains a mysteryGoat wanders into nursing home in the Bronx NEW YORK — It’s another case of the wandering goat. Officials say an emaciated-looking Nubian goat wandered onto the property of a nursing home in the Bronx, where two other goats were discovered in July. Dentures, drooping and death: ‘Assisted Living: The Musical’ delves into the comedy of agingMusical finds comedy in aging, dentures and death NAPLES, Fla. — A musical in Florida about death, drooping, dentures, and other topics of aging is finding a strong following. |
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