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Massachusetts to Pay $56 Million After Deadly Covid Outbreak at Veterans’ Home
At least 84 veterans died after the outbreak at the state-run Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in March 2020. Massachusetts will pay their families...
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voicesforseniors
May 14, 2022


Former nursing home caregiver pleads guilty to multiple sexual assaults
An ex-caregiver pleaded guilty this week to sexually assaulting two women in San Diego-area nursing homes. Matthew Fluckiger’s plea comes...
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voicesforseniors
May 14, 2022


Hidden in plain sight: Malnutrition in the elderly
The incidence of malnutrition is widespread among institutionalized seniors, ranging from 23% to 60% of all patients. However,...
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voicesforseniors
Apr 20, 2022


How Nursing Homes’ Worst Offenses Are Hidden From the Public
Thousands of problems identified by state inspectors were never publicly disclosed because of a secretive appeals process, a New York...
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voicesforseniors
Feb 25, 2022


The Corporatization of Nursing Homes
Maureen Dittmar of Rochester, New Hampshire, was sifting through junk mail one Saturday in early August when she found an envelope...
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voicesforseniors
Feb 19, 2022


Patient safety in long-term care facilities and the COVID-19 pandemic
Significant parts of the world are growing old. During this century, several regions will experience a marked increase in the proportion...
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voicesforseniors
Feb 19, 2022


Iowa woman dies after being found outside of assisted living facility in freezing temperatures
Polk County authorities call the death of a woman at an assisted living facility in Bondurant "suspicious." Around 6:30 a.m. on Friday,...
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voicesforseniors
Jan 25, 2022


Nursing home families blast Hochul for excluding victims fund in state budget
Those who lost relatives in nursing homes to COVID-19 are demanding a $4 billion victim's compensation fund to benefit the families of...
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voicesforseniors
Dec 24, 2021
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