Harold Edwards is accusing the Meadowlawn Health Care Center of Davenport, Iowa of wrongful discharge and being dropped off into an unfurnished apartment with only $30 and four days worth of medications. He is suing the parent company, Petersen Health Care of Illinois. Edwards lived at the center from November 2006 through March 2007.
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The state Health Department of Oklahoma has cited the Whispering Pines Nursing Center in Norman, Oklahoma, for failing to fully investigate abuse allegations and endangering patients’ health by not providing condoms to a sexually active, HIV-positive nursing home resident. These were just two of the 16 deficiencies cited in a 370-page report released last week.
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Developed in the 1970’s as a community project to keep elders in their homes, PACE is now caring for more than 16,000 elderly persons nationwide. PACE which stands for Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, provides continuous care and services offering individuals eligible for nursing home care the option of continuing to live in [...]

An innovative new motion sensor robot computer system is in development to keep seniors living in their homes longer. The new technology will involve robots scooting from room to room to wake homeowners in the morning, remind them to eat and send for help if someone falls. Also, sensors embedded throughout seniors’ homes will detect [...]