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Missouri
| August 25 2003 |
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Nursing Home Staff Alleging Wrongful Discharge May Sue State |
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"Staff members of a state-run nursing home may sue the state for wrongful discharge if they are able to prove that their firing was retaliation for reporting abuse and neglect of residents, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled last month." |
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Elder Law Fax
www.tn-elderlaw.com/elderfax.html
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Timothy L. Takacs
ttakacs@tn-elderlaw.com |
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| August 25 2003 |
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183 new laws to take effect in Missouri Aug. 28 |
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"Senate Bill 556…increases penalties to $25,000 for abuse and neglect in nursing homes. It also creates a fund to improve nursing homes, requires increased background checks of care providers and shields nursing home employees from retribution if they report suspected abuse or neglect." |
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St. Louis Business Journal
http://stlouis.bizjournals.com
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| April 29 2004 |
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DHSS has new partnership with Ameren |
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced a renewed partnership with utility provider Ameren to provide gatekeeper services to their elder clients in an effort to identity and get services to elder abuse victims. |
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Moberly Monitor-Index
http://www.moberlymonitor.com/articles/2004/04/28/news/news3.txt
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| August 05 2004 |
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State health department announces statewide hot weather health advisory |
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As part of a public education campaign to warn people of the dangers of high heat, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reminds "Missourians that the state's toll-free adult abuse hotline can be used to report any elderly persons who may be suffering from the heat and need assistance." |
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Moberly Monitor-Index
http://www.moberlymonitor.com/articles/2004/08/05/news/news5.txt
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| October 17 2004 |
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For-profit homes are cited for higher number of violations |
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"In their most recent inspections, for-profit facilities averaged 10.2 minor and serious violations per home compared with 7.4 violations at non-profit institutions…. That's nearly 40 percent more violations…. [A]nalysis of records for Kansas and Missouri shows that residents of nonprofit homes receive an average of 20 minutes more nursing care each day than those in for-profit homes…. Medicaid recipients [on which facilities say they lose money] accounted for 65 percent of the residents in for-profit homes compared with 53 percent of those in nonprofit homes." |
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Kansas City Star
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/special_packages/frail_and_forgotten/9938614.htm
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Mike Casey
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| October 17 2004 |
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Nursing home errors punish the vulnerable |
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"The Star's analysis identified 11 nursing homes that were each hit with at least seven violations for harming residents or jeopardizing their safety. Inspection records for the 11 homes documented the deaths of three residents, amputations of residents' legs twice, 24 injuries from preventable falls and 37 avoidable or poorly treated bedsores…." Of 132 area homes, "35 percent failed at least once to prevent falls and other accidents. 30 percent did not prevent avoidable bedsores or treated them poorly. 27 percent failed to treat severe burns properly, give pain medication or perform other necessary medical services." Lengthy article. |
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Kansas City Star
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/9938610.htm
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Mike Casey
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| October 17 2004 |
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What's behind the problems? |
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"Staffing shortages, poor training and communication breakdowns. Those were the main causes of problems at the 11 area nursing homes with the highest number of serious violations of health standards, according to an analysis by The Kansas City Star…. The Star's analysis found that Missouri and Kansas homes with less-than-average staffing had about 12 percent more violations per home than those with average staffing or better." "…Missouri only requires aides to have 75 hours of training and 100 hours of on-the-job supervision. Kansas requires 90 hours of training, which includes on-the-job supervision. Missouri manicurists need 400 hours, and those in Kansas need 350." |
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Kansas City Star
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/special_packages/frail_and_forgotten/9938613.htm
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Mike Casey
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| October 17 2004 |
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About the Series |
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"Reporter Mike Casey spent eight months this year examining the records of nursing homes in the metropolitan area. Casey reviewed thousands of pages of lawsuits, congressional reports, government audits and other public records. He conducted hundreds of interviews with nursing home residents and administrators, nursing care experts, government officials, families and others." |
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Kansas City Star
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/special_packages/frail_and_forgotten/9938609.htm
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