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FDA Class 1 recall of infusion pumps; danger of serious injury, death
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class 1 recall of electronic infusion pumps designed to deliver controlled amounts of medications or fluids to patients through intravenous, intra-arterial, or epidural administration. Class 1 recalls are the most serious
Toxic Chinese drywall used in many Florida homes
Florida homeowners whose walls are made of a defective and toxic brand of Chinese drywall have filed a class action lawsuit. The Florida Department of Health has received a flood of complaints from homeowners who suspect problems with their drywall,
Sexual abuse reported at nursing homes, assisted living facilities
Sexual abuse. It is one of the most unimaginable crimes against those who are dependent on others, but yet the reports keep coming. This week in Framingham, Massachusetts, the Boston Herald reported that a former nursing home aide was charged with
Three to stand trail in Kane Glen Hazel abuse case
Three of the five nursing home employees accused of repeatedly abusing a 94-year-old woman will stand trial, another is awaiting a preliminary hearing, and charges were dropped against the fifth employee arrested in the crime, according to MSNBC.
Russian nursing home fire kills 23, proves fire safety lax in country
Only four people managed to escape. But the others – 23 people who were unable to walk or crawl to safety – perished in a devastating fire at a government nursing home in Podyeisk, Russia, according to CBS News.
Nursing aide arrested for burning disabled man
Staff at the Fort Worth, Texas group nursing home run by Medical Case Management couldn’t tell Archie and Helene Kennon why their 27-year-old son Asher had burns down his neck and arm. And neither could Asher. The young man hadn’t spoken
Nursing home worker fired after reporting abuse
Something seems amiss at Montrose Health Center in Iowa. Lora Washburn was following rules when she reported an incident of abuse she witnessed at the nursing home where she worked. But a few days later she was fired, according to
Caregiver leaves patients alone at ball game
When the Manatee, Florida, high school volunteer saw the two developmentally challenged men sitting alone in the gymnasium after a basketball game, she notified sheriff’s deputies. The deputies questioned the two men, ages 51 and 65, but found them both
Tennessee nursing homes lobby for caps on damage claims
Tennessee nursing homes are lobbying the legislature to put a cap on the amount of damages that plaintiffs can collect in court, according to a report in Nashville, Tennessee’s The City Paper. Sixteen states, including Tennessee, do not put monetary
Insurance provider says smoke is pollution to avoid payout
Nearly everyone who has filed an insurance claim has played that exasperating game of tug of war with the adjuster on the other line who digs his feet in and won’t issue a check without a fight. The battle usually
