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 To the Republican Convention with Abuse Issue Dear friends, you can help in this effort by contacting your local newspaper and TV stations and telling them about what we are doing. The can reach us at the 888 number below. Many thanks. Violette King NURSING HOME MONITORS 6111 Vollmer Lane Godfrey, Illinois 62035 www.nursinghomemonitors.org NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 27, 2000 For more information contact: Violette King 1-618-466-3410, 1-888-801-2486 Reform Group Challenges Mr. Bush, in Philadelphia, to Address Abuse and Neglect of Nursing Home Residents. Godfrey, IL.—Nursing Home Monitors, the grassroots consumer group devoted exclusively to eradicating nursing home abuse and neglect, reacting strongly to a recent HCFA report that 18.5% of nursing homes surveyed were cited for abuse in fiscal 2000, urges Gov. George W. Bush to immediately address this grave issue during the Republican Convention. Sixty eight percent (68%) of nursing home care is paid for by public funds. “Neglect and abuse of the elderly will not stop as long as they are not addressed by the Federal Government as criminal acts that deserve jail-time. Nursing home owners and administrators have to be held accountable.” stated Nursing Home Monitors executive director, Violette King. 1,854 nursing homes were cited for abuse. According to King, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Most abuse and neglect is covered up to avoid publicity and empty beds. “This is a criminal as well as a human rights violation issue. The world community needs to know.” Gay Nell Harper, vice-president of the Texas Advocates for Nursing Home Reform states: “All enforcement agencies should be utilized to prosecute neglect and abuse in nursing homes. I call on George W. Bush as the Republican presidential nominee to outline the protective steps he will take if elected president.” Marie B. Wisdom, president of the Austin, Texas based Advocates for Nursing Home Reform states: “If I beat someone on the street, I would surely face criminal charges. Yet physical abuse goes on daily in nursing homes and the responsible party, the nursing home, gets off the hook.” A 10 ft. by 22 ft. mobile billboard (see attachment) depicting helpless, abused and neglected nursing home residents will be driven around the convention center to bring national and international attention to America’s Shame -end- |
| FROM ILA SWAN IT'S ONLY MONEY: The Center for Responsive Politics is about to unveil a comprehensive political-donation database at its Web site, www.opensecrets.org, with figures going back 10 years. Visitors will be able to see, for instance, that pharmaceuticals companies have roughly doubled their giving to both parties since 1992 -- from $4.9 million to $10.2 million so far this year. (The site shows Pfizer Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. virtually in a dead heat at the top of the pack, giving $1.39 million and $1.37 million, respectively.) Meanwhile, donations from oil and gas companies have been up and down over time but are still twice as high this year as pharmaceuticals companies -- $19.7 million so far. |
We all have an opportunity to submit a question for consideration for the upcoming Presidential debates. PLEASE GO TO: http://www.debates.org/ THOUSANDS of AMERICANS ARE DYING IN NURSING HOMES DUE TO NEGLECT and GREED EACH YEAR! WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? We all agree that health is an important issue. However, when it comes to nursing home residents it is often a fatal issue. Sen. Grassely's committee has received testimony that thousands of nursing home residents are being killed, due to negligent care, each year. So far, little is being done to right this wrong. President Clinton is offering a billion dollar fix, yet in the past these dollars generally end up in the pockets of nursing home owners and political campaign coffers... while our nation's seniors continue to be killed. Do these citizen's deserve the right to life without being victimized and killed by greed and negligence? If so, what are you going to do to enforce existing laws governing nursing home care and save those who cannot care for themselves? |
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