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World’s Oldest Known Person, French Nun, Dies at 118

A French nun who was believed to be the world’s oldest person has died a few weeks before her 119th birthday, the spokesperson for her nursing home in southern France said Wednesday. Lucile Randon, known as Sister André, was born in the town of Ales, southern France, on Feb. 11,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Feds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychotics

The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients

The Independent UK

World's oldest person dies at 118 after surviving both World Wars and Covid pandemic

French nun Lucile Randon, who was also known as Sister André, passed away in her sleep at a nursing home in Toulouse yesterday.

Daily Record

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‘For her, it’s a liberation’: World’s oldest person dies in her sleep

Lucile Randon, known as Sister Andre, died in her sleep at nursing home

The Independent UK

World’s oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, dies at 118

Sister André was born in 1904 and survived an outbreak of Covid-19 in 2021 in her nursing home that killed 10 other residents

The Guardian - UK

Search for missing man with dementia last seen at petrol station after leaving nursing home

It is thought he also had mud down one side of his body and clothing when last seen

Manchester Evening News

Nursing home owner faces new lawsuit in Ida storm evacuation

A Louisiana nursing home owner is facing a new lawsuit over evacuating residents to a squalid warehouse to ride out Hurricane Ida in 2021

The Independent UK

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Resident trying to smoke cigarette while using oxygen starts fire at North Carolina nursing home

One person was badly burned when a North Carolina nursing home resident using oxygen tried to smoke a cigarette, officials say.

Tribune News Service

Dozens of beds lying empty and unused at military hospitals as country battles raging trolley crisis

One of these was St Bricin’s in Dublin city centre, which is just a stone’s throw from the Mater hospital in Dublin 7.

Irish Mirror

Generous families raise cash for loved ones at nursing home Christmas fair

Don't miss this week's Courier for more pictures

Daily Record

A resource guide for Alzheimer’s caregivers: tips for home care and nursing homes

Do you know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? How about, in a pinch, how to find a nursing home and research which ones in your area might be good and others less so?

Tribune News Service

22 killed in Russian nursing home fire

MOSCOW: A fire erupted overnight in an illegal private nursing home in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, killing 22 people, Russia's investigative committee said Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Should we move our loved one with dementia into a nursing home? 6 things to consider when making this tough decision

Almost 400,000 Australians are living with dementia. A million or more family members and friends care for and support them. About two-thirds of people with dementia live in the community.

The Conversation

Gippsland aged care home resident's death on footpath sparks calls for national register

The daughter of an Indigenous man who died with "significant" injuries outside his Victorian nursing home pleads for answers about the lead-up to his final moments.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Immigration officials denied a son's wish to visit his sick father in Philly. The man has now died

PHILADELPHIA — Robert Barkat died at a nursing home in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, this week, his last and only wish unfulfilled — to see his son one more time.

WEKU

The holiday season and winter bring with them increased risk of illness in nursing homes

The coming months could find Kentucky nursing home residents at a bigger risk of illness

ABC News

St Basil's managers lose fight against giving evidence at inquest into COVID aged-care deaths

The managers of a Greek nursing home at the centre of Australia's worst COVID-19 outbreak will be forced to give evidence at a coronial inquest after losing an appeal in Victoria's highest court.

The Independent UK

Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors

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Liverpool Echo

Nearly 40 flats approved on old nursing home site in West Kirby

The retirement flats are set to bring in nearly £300,000 to the local economy

Leeds Live

All the care homes across Leeds ranked as requires improvement or inadequate

Choosing the right care home for your relatives can be difficult, but the Care Quality Commission inspections and rankings can give you an idea

Daily Record

Miniature Shetland pony trots along to care home to spread Christmas cheer

Milo helped to kick-start Christmas at Heatherfield Nursing Home

Liverpool Echo

Southport nursing home to become guesthouse after plans approved

The building has lain empty since the nursing home closed last year

The Philadelphia Inquirer

A new, unknown company gets key role at 38 Pennsylvania nursing homes and 7 in NJ

When one of the biggest owners of Pennsylvania nursing homes, Welltower Inc., announced this month that new companies would take over the day-to-day management at 147 nursing homes in 15 states, it was no great surprise.

Chicago Tribune

Remembering the late Michael Butler, who produced ‘Hair,’ dated Audrey Hepburn and was pals with JFK and Jagger

CHICAGO — The 95-year-long life of Michael Butler, which ended on Nov. 7 at a nursing home in California was the stuff of legend and adjectives.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court case could curtail rights of Medicaid patients

Gorgi Talevski did not live long enough to see his case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this month. A Macedonian-born resident of Indiana, Talevski operated a crane for three decades, raised a family and loved to dance before his dementia deepened, and he died last year.

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