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Understaffed Nursing Homes Contribute To COVID-19 Worries
As of Friday, May 1, nursing home workers at 64 Illinois facilities have said they will strike on May 8 due to the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), safety training, testing, emergency...
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Bedsores Are a Telling Sign of Nursing Home Neglect
A Common Sign of Nursing Home Neglect Is Bedsores According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), nursing home neglect is the failure to provide care for an older adult. One of the earliest and...
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Nursing Home Staff and Residents Call 911 For COVID-19 Help
Nursing Home Staff and Residents With COVID-19 Are Dialing 911 For Help Reports from WGLT NPR show a COVID-19 outbreak at Bloomington Rehabilitation and Health Care Center had staff and nursing home...
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How To Read a Nursing Home Inspection Report For Violations
How To Read a Nursing Home Inspection Survey To Identify Abuse or Neglect All nursing home providers participating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) program must meet Federal...
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Nursing Homes Still Understaffing In Dire Situations
The Chronic Problems Related to Understaffed Nursing Homes Deliberate understaffing is a common practice in nursing homes across the U.S., and especially here in Illinois, where nearly 70% of all...
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Nursing Homes May Purposely Ignore Dementia Symptoms
Identifying Dementia Warning Signs in Nursing Home Residents Dementia denial from caregivers is real and dangerous. And unfortunately, many nursing home owners find it easier to have staff ignore the...
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Understaffed Nursing Homes Put Residents at Greater Risk of Fatal Falls
Like many U.S. nursing homes, elder care facilities in Illinois seem continuously challenged by an inadequate amount of care workers. Even though the state requires 2.5 hours of direct care for...
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Southern Illinois Nursing Home Reports COVID-19 Outbreak
Nursing Home Outbreak at Stearns Facility Points to Sick Care Workers An Illinois nursing home in Madison County is under investigation related to a COVID-19 outbreak that has killed 12 people and...
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Infinity Healthcare Workers Agree To End Strike
Chicago-Area Nursing Home Workers Ask For New Contract and Agree To ‘Tentatively’ End Strike Much like hospital staff, Illinois nursing home employees have been working under complicated circumstances...
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Poor Staffing Contributed to Nursing Home COVID Deaths
New Study Highlights Ongoing Issues with High Staff Turnover as Major Contributor to COVID Nursing Home Deaths As almost all U.S. nursing homes are working to vaccinate residents and staff, ongoing...
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