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Nursing Home Abuse
- Is the multistate nursing compact putting our Virginia elders at risk?
- Virginia nursing home supervisor refuses to take blame for abuse
- Beware sweet-talking financial abusers targeting elders in Virginia
- Eye Opening Facts about Virginia Elder Abuse & Neglect
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Virginia Nursing Home Administrator embroiled in abuse complaints
Posted on 7/31/2010
More elder abuse scams target vulnerable Virginia citizens
Posted on 7/31/2010
This Memorial Day, Focus on Abuse of Veterans in Nursing Homes
Posted on 5/31/2010
Virginia Beach nursing home with violations will retain govn’t funding
Posted on 4/29/2010
Virginia Beach nursing home may lose Medicare and Medicaid funding
Posted on 3/31/2010
Jury awards senior $7.75 million in nursing home abuse lawsuit
Posted on 2/27/2010
Kickbacks lead to nursing home residents being prescribed drugs
Posted on 1/29/2010
Virginia Beach nurse implicated in nursing home identity theft
Posted on 1/29/2010
Cases of nursing home abuse and neglect may go up over the holiday season
Posted on 11/30/2009
Senators pushing back against DEA narcotics crackdown affecting nursing home residents
Posted on 10/31/2009
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Nursing Home Abuse
- Suspect financial elder abuse? Your local Virginia bank teller could be an unexpected ally
- Nursing home abuse and neglect in Virginia – a bigger problem than anyone realizes
- Virginia Elder Abuse: It Can Happen Anywhere
- Fighting for the Rights of Nursing Home Residents: the Healthcare Bill Targets Elder Abuse
- Mandatory Reporting of Virginia Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect
Nursing Homes on the lookout for Swine Flu
Posted on Jun 24, 2009
Despite the onset of summer when the number of flu cases typically drops off, nursing homes across the country are on the lookout for symptoms of the swine flu. The swine flu – also known as H1N1 – is sticking around unlike the seasonal flu where cases have dropped off for the summer.
According to the Virginia Department of Health there have already been 44 cases of swine flu (H1N1) in Hampton Roads and one death in Virginia. It is possible that these numbers are underreported because many medical professionals are only testing people who are hospitalized for the presence of H1N1.
People who don’t get admitted to the hospital to treat their symptoms aren’t always tested, which means there is probably more swine flu circulating than anyone realizes.
The challenge for nursing homes is that they have a large number of residents housed reasonably close together, many with compromised immune systems. Nursing homes have been asking friends and family members to avoid visiting if they suspect they might be sick, because people with H1N1 flu are contagious for up to seven days after onset of the illness and possibly longer if they still are exhibiting symptoms.
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