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Tennessee
| May 19 2003 |
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State's nursing homes No. 12 in violations |
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State ranked 12th poorest in a four-month Gannett News Service investigation. |
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Tennessean
www.tennessean.com
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Jack Hurst
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| May 22 2003 |
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Party Held for New Nursing Home Law |
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New law sets up system of probation for facilities with two serious deficiencies within 6 months, raises monetary penalties, and requires elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation to be reported to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. |
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News Channel 5
www.newschannel5.com
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| May 22 2003 |
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Bill to improve care at nursing homes OK'd |
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"Nursing Home Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Enforcement Reform Act" signed into law. |
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Knox News
www.knoxnews.com
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Amber McDowell
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| October 25 2003 |
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Rise in elderly abuse cases swamping small state staff |
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"The state department charged with protecting seniors from abuse and neglect received 6,500 complaints last year, but the agency has only a staff of 83 to cover all 95 Tennessee counties," the Division of Protective Services in the Department of Human Services told a legislative panel. |
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The Tennessean
www.tennessean.com
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Duren Cheek
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| October 26 2003 |
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Elderly Abuse and Neglect on the Rise |
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Tennessee's Department of Human Services says reports of elder abuse and neglect have risen 40% in 6 years, to 6500 complaints last year. 79% of the perpetrators were related to the victim -- 15% were spouses, and 37% were adult children. |
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Volunteer 8 TV
www.volunteertv.com
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| March 11 2004 |
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| Title: |
Weekly Update From Capitol Hill |
- Vulnerable Adult Abuse
- Nursing Home
- Legislation
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A bill addressing predatory lending, one authorizing a demonstration project using disabled volunteers in long-term care facilities, and HB 2343, the "Elder Protection Act of 2004," are among the bills listed in this article. |
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The Chattanoogan
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_47881.asp
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| April 01 2004 |
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Democrats Welcome Citizen Input |
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Article briefly discusses HB 3415, which would require smoke alarms in nursing home residents' rooms, and H.R. 2343, the Elder Protection Act of 2004. |
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The Chattanoogan
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_48802.asp
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Matt Kroplin
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| May 30 2004 |
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Tenn. Nursing homes to install sprinklers by 2006 |
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A new law will require nursing homes without sprinklers to install smoke detectors in every patient's room by early August, and have a full sprinkler system installed by November 2006. Residential facilities which provide limited care must have sprinklers by December 2007. |
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WATE
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=1906451
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| June 30 2004 |
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Safety prominent in new Tennessee laws, effective July 1 |
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Lengthy article summarizes new laws, including one specifically on elder abuse that, among other things, defines vulnerable person as someone over the age of 18, "or who, by reason of advanced age or other physical or mental condition, is vulnerable to or has been determined to have suffered from abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property and who was, at the time of the offense, receiving assistance from the state, in the care of a state or other licensed agency." |
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WMG-TV 5
http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=1981281
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