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LTC Liability Monitor

Issue 14, April 3, 2007

• Medicare fraud on wheels

  Medicare fraud on wheels

• Nursing home under fire after resident death

  Nursing home under fire after resident death

• Residents file a class-action suit against 13 SNFs

  Residents file a class-action suit against 13 SNFs

• A note to our readers

  A note to our readers

Issue 13, March 27, 2007

• Nursing home administrators take inmates off duty

  Nursing home administrators take inmates off duty

• Study looks at validation of California nursing home investigations

  Study looks at validation of California nursing home investigations

• Ultrasound may identify emerging pressure ulcers

  Ultrasound may identify emerging pressure ulcers

Issue 12, March 20, 2007

• Staff member admits to starting nursing home fire

  Staff member admits to starting nursing home fire

• Florida finalizes first prolongation-of-life trial

  Florida finalizes first prolongation-of-life trial

• Caregivers could help residents choose best drug plan

  Caregivers could help residents choose best drug plan

Issue 11, March 13, 2007

• Nursing home owner convicted of unpaid tax money

  Nursing home owner convicted of unpaid tax money

• Exercise decreases deterioration from Alzheimer's

  Exercise decreases deterioration from Alzheimer's

• Reports of flu up; vaccine is still available

  Reports of flu up; vaccine is still available

Issue 10, March 6, 2007

• Nurse pleads guilty to taking residents' drugs

  Nurse pleads guilty to taking residents' drugs

• Nurse files lawsuit against employer for firing

  Nurse files lawsuit against employer for firing

• Hawaiian residents seek long-term care in Ohio

  Hawaiian residents seek long-term care in Ohio

• Cure for the empty-bed syndrome

  If you're like most nursing home administrators, you usually have a few empty beds in your facility...

Issue 9, February 26, 2007

• Employee pleads guilty to theft of credit cards

  Employee pleads guilty to theft of credit cards

• Vitamin D dosage discovered to prevent falls

  Vitamin D dosage discovered to prevent falls

• Acupressure may reduce agitation from dementia

  Acupressure may reduce agitation from dementia

Issue 8, February 20, 2007

• Nurse charged with stealing drugs

  Nurse charged with stealing drugs

• Three facilities sued for misuse of drugs

  Three facilities sued for misuse of drugs

• Device may improve vision impairments in stroke victims

  Device may improve vision impairments in stroke victims

Issue 7, February 12, 2007

• Administrator gets prison time for manslaughter

  Administrator gets prison time for manslaughter

• Part B payments susceptible to fraud

  Part B payments susceptible to fraud

• California facility to fight against lawsuit

  California facility to fight against lawsuit

Issue 6, February 5, 2007

• State suspects facility delays contributed to death

  State suspects facility delays contributed to death

• Fired nurse to receive unemployment benefits

  Fired nurse to receive unemployment benefits

• California facility fined in resident death

  California facility fined in resident death

Issue 5, January 29, 2007

• PA legislature tackles end-of-life care

  PA legislature tackles end-of-life care

• Student, school board sued for fatal fall

  Student, school board sued for fatal fall

• Board devises plan to reduce overtime spending

  Board devises plan to reduce overtime spending

Issue 4, January 22, 2007

• State seeks to remove nursing home administrator

  State seeks to remove nursing home administrator

• Facility loses funding; residents consider moving out

  Facility loses funding; residents consider moving out

• Resident death leads to fine and revamping policies

  Resident death leads to fine and revamping policies

Issue 3, January 15, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Funeral home director faces jail time

  A funeral home director has been charged with financially exploiting an elderly resident from a...

Issue 2, January 8, 2007

• Facility owner's good deed gets him fined

  Facility owner's good deed gets him fined

• Florida increases basic care requirements

  Florida increases basic care requirements

• Alzheimer's, Parkinson's may be misdiagnosed

  Alzheimer's, Parkinson's may be misdiagnosed

Issue 1, January 2, 2007

• Some antacids increase risk of hip fractures

  Some antacids increase risk of hip fractures

• South Carolina hires help for evacuation planning

  South Carolina hires help for evacuation planning