[ad_1] New figures reveal that more than 1,000 patients in nursing homes have died of malnutrition, dehydration or bedsores. At least one of these conditions has been found on the death certificates …
Read More »CQC: Cumberland Nursing Home and West Cumberland Hospital Trust Must Be Improved
[ad_1] A Chief Hospital Inspector called for further improvements to health services in North Cumbria following an inspection. Concerns were expressed by Professor Ted Baker, Chief Inspector of England Hospitals, following an …
Read More »Adenovirus epidemic: the eleventh child dies of a viral illness transmitted to the Wanaque Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, New Jersey
[ad_1] Latest Updated November 16, 2018 at 1:31 pm EST TRENTON, N.J. – Health officials say that an eleventh patient died in the middle of an outbreak of a respiratory virus in …
Read More »Health Shorts: Mom's Voice, Spanking, Nursing – Entertainment & Life – Sarasota Herald-Tribune
[ad_1] A most effective wake up call: Mom's voice A randomized trial found that a mother's recorded voice will wake a child and get him out of the room much faster than …
Read More »South Loop nursing home one of 2 clusters of Legionnaires’ disease
[ad_1] A South Loop nursing home has been identified as one of two separate clusters of the disease in the Chicago area, the state health department said last week. The Illinois Department …
Read More »Two clusters of Legionnaires' disease traced back to suburban Illinois Walmart and Chicago nursing home
[ad_1] Health officials have identified two new clusters in Legionnaires' disease in Illinois.The cases have been traced back to a Walmart in suburban Johnsburg and the Warren Barr South Loop nursing home …
Read More »New Jersey Nursing Center Has No Place to Quarantine Contagious Patients
[ad_1] TO CLOSE Laboratory tests confirmed the other four cases of adenovirus, bringing to 23 the number of people affected. Scott Fallon, Editor, @NewsFallon Photo of October 24, 2018, Wanaque Center for …
Read More »Family vacations boost nursing care for wealthy new mothers
[ad_1] By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) – Paid leave for new mothers can increase breastfeeding rates, but mostly among high-income women, according to a new study. …
Read More »New Jersey Nursing Center Has No Place to Quarantine Contagious Patients
[ad_1] TO CLOSE Laboratory tests confirmed the other four cases of adenovirus, bringing to 23 the number of people affected. Scott Fallon, Editor, @NewsFallon Photo of October 24, 2018, Wanaque Center for …
Read More »Adenovirus: Common Condition Killed 7 Children at Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, New Jersey
[ad_1] When health officials reported this week that seven children died in a viral outbreak at a long-term care facility in New Jersey, the news focused attention on adenovirus, the bug believed …
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