Nursing homes cut back on physical restraints on patients

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kcby.com     Mar 27, 2008            

The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on eliminating what once was a common practice. ... Larita Paulsen of the... [read full story]                

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Nursing Home Will Fight Fine Over Sex Offender Who Was Patient

redorbit.com     Mar 27, 2008          

By Edith Brady-Lunny, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. Mar. 26--NEW 12:10 p.m. ... BLOOMINGTON -- A Bloomington nursing home will appeal a $22,500 fine levied by the Illinois Department of Public Health for allegedly failing to protect residents from a sex offender who...                

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Tulsa World Oped on Nursing Home Abuse

injuryboard.com     Mar 24, 2008          

I saw this great oped in the Tulsa World this morning. The article is by Hugh M. Robert and below. For those of us who represent injured Oklahomans in nursing home abuse cases, we realize the importance of getting insurance... ... I saw this great oped in the Tulsa World...                

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Nursing Homes Cut Back on Restraints

newsvine.com     Mar 26, 2008          

The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on eliminating what once was a common practice. ... Overall, about 5.9...                

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Nursing Homes Cut Back on Restraints

nwsource.com     Mar 26, 2008          

The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on eliminating what once was a common practice. ... Overall, about 5.9...                

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Use of physical restraints on patients declines greatly in nursing homes

wsbt.com     Mar 26, 2008          

WASHINGTON (AP) — The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on eliminating what once was a common practice.                

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Nursing Homes Cut Back on Restraints

physorg.com     Mar 26, 2008          

(AP) -- The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on eliminating what once was a common practice.                

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Use of physical restraints drops in nursing homes; Pa. down from 6.4 to 3.7 percent

poconorecord.com     Mar 26, 2008          

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on eliminating what once was a common...                

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Nursing Homes Get Staffing Vow

newhavenindependent.org     Mar 26, 2008          

Nursing home workers like Gloria Plummer finally got a pledge from Democrats for relief from staffing shortages -- a pledge the governor blasted as creating a "huge budget hole." ... Plummer was one of dozens of workers from the SEIU 1199 union who flooded the state...                

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