Survey Chides Quality of 1 in 10 U.S. Nursing Homes
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About 10 percent of U.S. nursing homes  were found to have consistently inadequate quality since the  year 2000, Consumers Union said on Tuesday.
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Nearly a quarter of workers retire early because of health problems, according to a survey released by Fidelity Investments yesterday, a finding likely to fuel a growing debate over how much Americans need to save for their retirement years.
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Nursing home residents with  Alzheimer's disease who participate in a moderate exercise  program have a significantly slower deterioration than those  who receive routine medical care, researchers have shown.
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A fire swept through a nursing home Thursday and killed at least 10 people, the latest in a series of deadly fires, many of which were caused by rampant neglect of safety rules.
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A quarter of hospital trusts in England are failing to meet new standards on infection control, a survey suggests.
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SUNDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- A new tool to assess the quality of home health care for the elderly and people with disabilities has been developed by an international team that includes University of Michigan researchers.
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A wide variety of experts on long-term care have expressed serious concern that the new Medicare law will be unworkable for most of the 1.5 million Americans who live in nursing homes.
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A report criticises the rules governing which elderly and disabled people are entitled to social care in England.
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Nursing homes, notorious places for voter fraud, need greater guidance on how to help residents vote, senators and elections advocates said Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - While the traditional view of elder abuse in nursing homes involves staff harming residents, new research suggests residents may have more to fear from their peers.
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Pharmacists, health experts and federal and state health officials are expressing &quot;serious concern&quot; about how nursing home residents will receive prescription drugs under the new Medicare law, the New York Times reports.
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Making rounds at a Mount Laurel nursing home, Dr. Brian Little often hears confused, elderly patients complain about feeling like prisoners and wanting to go home.
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A survey conducted by York University researchers shows that conditions in Ontarioâs nursing homes will only improve with the introduction of enforceable standards for care.
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Twenty years after Congress vowed to improve the way we care for the old and the infirm, nursing homes still inspire dread. But some mavericks are working to deinstitutionalize them and make them more like home.
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Inspectors have told Maricopa Integrated Health System officials they need to fix an assortment of problems discovered in a recent survey.
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Fifty-five percent of US citizens have indicated in a national poll they are dissatisfied with the quality of health care in the country.
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WASHINGTON - Nearly all the nation&#39;s hospitals are voluntarily providing information about the quality of care they deliver, the government said Thursday.