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   START AN INTERNET PETITION OR SIGN ONE ADVOCACY TIPSREMEMBER THAT EXOGENOUS FACTORS INFLUENCE QUALITY OF CARE IN NURSING HOMES THESE INCLUDE AVAILABILITY OF BEDS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE PARENT COMPANY WHO OWNS THE NURSING HOME "INSTITUTIONAL AGEISM"INCLUDE THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF ENFORCED PASSIVITY SUCH AS FORCED DEPENDENCY AND ROLE RESTRICTION AND POVERTY EXAMPLES OF CONTROLLING ANDCOMPELLING DEMANDS PLACED ON THE ELDERLY IN INSTITUTIONS WHETHER THEY ARE MENTALLY COMPETENT OR NOT THE COMMON PRACTICE OF NO BED-SIDE TELEPHONES A SCHEDULE OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES THAT SUIT THE STAFF BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE PREFERENCE OF INDIVIDUALS INTENTIONALLY PLANNED LACK OF PRIVACY ALERTTHESE CONDITIONS, ARE OFTEN TAKEN FOR GRANTED BY THE FAMILY. AND ABUSE BEGETS ABUSE CLIENTS ABUSE STAFF AND STAFF ABUSE CLIENTS THOUGHTS FROM JOURNAL OF ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT Vol 8(1) 1996 Article by Marjorie F. Bendick, DNSc Sand Diego, CA pg. 101 The Haworth Press, Inc. 1996  American Society on Aging 833 Market St., Suite 511 San Francisco, CA 94103 www.asaging.org info@asa.asaging.org GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE IN NURSING HOMES If you would like to add to this list Please Contact: "SavingGrace e-mail grace@vcn.com FALLSNURSING HOMES MAY BE LIABLE FOR FALLSBefore the Fall New research shows that many nursing-home accidents could be prevented By Randy Stearns ABCNEWS.com NUTRITIONHCFA Nutrition Care Of the Older AdultMALNUTRITIONIn The NewsPAIN MANAGEMENTOne Quarter Of Elderly With Cancer Given No Pain Medication "Daily pain among elderly nursing home residents with cancer is widespread and often untreated, especially among older and minority patients, according to a new five-state study." RESTRAINTSHealth Facilities Division Brochures"Restraints Have Risks, Make the Right Choice" (Colorado) TUBE FEEDINGSALZHEIMER.COMTube Feedings Do Not Benefit Dementia Patients Geriatric Nursing OnlineDysphagia Among Nursing Home Residents March/April 1999 • Volume 20 • Number 2 Jeanie Kayser-Jones, RN, PhD, FAAN Kathryn Pengilly, MA PRESSURE SORESFLORIDAAssociated Press Nursing homeoperators agreed to pay $10 million after they were found negligent in the death of Marion Heide, 88. By Robert Tanner / Associated Press HANSON&FUERSTATTORNEYS AT lAW NEGLECT AND ABUSE IN NURSING HOMES MUST STOP SENIORSCAPE.COMNursing Home Abuse ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF OLDER ADULTS IN AN INSTITUTIONAL SETTING (See Abuse of Older Adults) |
 NURSING HOME INDUSTRY"BIG BUSINESS" EXCELLENT SITE TO STAY INFORMED ON UP TO DATE TOPICS CONCERNING NURSING HOME, THE INDUSTRY AND ABUSE INFORMATION http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/SeniorSupportNetwork/billofrights.html INVESTIGATION INFORMATIONNEW TREND IN PRIVATE INVESTIGATION PRACTICE NURSING HOME ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS The Book, The Video Or : Both In A Special Combo Offer By Kelly Riddle http://www.pimall.com/nais/bk.nur.html READ THISNEED FOR POWER OF ATTORNEY NURSING HOME WILL NOT RELEASE MOTHER FROM NURSING HOME Baby Boomers -- An AlertAbout Medicaid and Your Parents! Social workers, employed by the government, can legally place your elderly parent in a nursing home without first notifying you and without your parent's permission! NEW YORKTaxPac USATHIS MONTH'S FEATURED ARTICLE "DRUGGING GRANNY" AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF GOVERNMENT'S ABUSE OF Taxpac's IRENE WILLIAMS AND THE ONGOING BATTLE TO OVERCOME INJUSTICE! A MUST READ! KELN EXCELLENT!ABUSE IN AN INSTITUTIONAL SETTING http://www.keln.org/bibs/mcdaniel2.html#journals INSTITUTIONAL ABUSEVulnerable in a Safe Place:Institutional Elder Abuse D. Wierucka & D. Goodridge Abstract http://www.cjona.org/vulnera.html Nursing Home AbuseNursing home abuse can show itself in a many ways, including physical, emotional or neglect. You should heed the following indicators: http://www.txlegal.com/nursing.htm NURSING HOME ABUSE COMPLAINTSJune Gibbs Brown Inspector General Abuse Complaints of Nursing Home Patients Nancy-Ann Min DeParle Administrator Health Care Financing Administration http://waisgate.hhs.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=881218846+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve NURSING HOME WATCH.COMhttp://www.nursinghomeswatch.com/ MedEthEx Exercises in Medical Ethics and Communication Skills http://library.mcphu.edu/dept/medethic/ FROM NCCNHR http://www.nccnhr.org/advocate.htm |
Information can be either state-specific or general, however, the serious researcher would find much information and benefit from reading information from different states as what holds true in one area or state can also be true of another. "Saving Grace" welcomes referrals to other resource sites on the topic of research into nursing home abuse. CALIFORNIAStudy on the Adequacy of state assessmentsand the HCFA monitoring regulations in nursing homes. EXCELLENT! RECOMMENDED READING! http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/useftp.cgi?IPaddress=wais.access.gpo.gov&filename=he98202.txt&directory=/diskb/wais/data/gao The Ten Worst Corporations of 1999 By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman Guardian Postacute: Maggots everywhere "After learning that of Guardian Postacute Services Inc., a San Francisco Bay area nursing home chain, had permitted dirty feeding tubes to be installed into patients who then became infested with maggots, had permitted patients to lie for extended periods in their urine and feces, and had failed to take strong action against an employee who sexually abused patients, Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Randy Hey has filed criminal charges against Guardian." COLORADOHealth Facilities Division "Restraints Have Risks, Make the Right Choice" http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/cdphe_dir/hf/broch/restrnt.htm |
 INCIDENCE REPORTINGA HELPFUL FORM TO US WHEN REPORTING INCIDENTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN NURSING HOMES USED BY NURSING HOMES INCIDENCE REPORTINGADVOCACY ALERTREAD THISReform of Nursing Home Care in the Commonwealth of Virginia A Call to Arms for NH Improved Care and Greater Accountability by Larry W. Bryant ADVOCACY TIPNURSING HOMES MAY BE LIABLE FOR FALLS ABOUT.COMSee Long Term Care and Nursing Home EXCELLENT SITEBauman Rasor GroupNursing Home Abuse SignsJEFF WEINSTIEN, P.C., ATTORNEY AT LAW This site contains an eXcellent description of what signs to look for in nursing home abuse and other excellent information NURSING HOME ABUSE POSTERNURSING HOME COMPLIANCELONG TERM CARE.COMAnalyzing your Part B program forcompliance, double billing, inappropriate private-pay charging! 'In the area of Nursing Home compliance... Part B billing and it's relationship to Part-A, private and Medicaid billing is by far - the most concerning!' COMPLIANCEHCFA UPDATESMEDICARE NEWSWIREIF YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE PICTUES IN A NURSING HOME, IT WOULD BE BEST TO GET A CAMERA THAT SHOWS THE DATE AND TIME TAKEN. NEVER GIVE THE ORIGINAL COPY OR THE NEGATIVE TO ANYONE. MAKES SURE YOU HAVE COPIES IN A SAFE PLACE. WORLD'S SMALLEST CAMERATHE TRUTH ABOUT NURSING HOMESNCCNHRRESEARCH LONG TERM CARE FOR OLDER ADULTSNational Nursing Research Agenda Developing Knowledge for Practice: Challenges and Opportunities NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH |
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