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Being declared dead when you're still alive – why these very rare events occur

An 82-year-old woman who was recently pronounced dead at a New York nursing home was later discovered to be alive by funeral home staff. This follows a similar incident in Iowa where a 66-year-old woman with early-onset dementia was declared dead by a nurse, only to be found gasping for…

The Conversation

Florida nursing homes see spike in serious violations

TAMPA, Fla. — A man in a wheelchair was left outside a St. Petersburg nursing home on a 95-degree summer day. When the nursing home’s staff discovered him two hours later, he was unresponsive. His body temperature had climbed to 106.

Tribune News Service

Long-term care staffing crisis worsens

Experts say opening pathways for care workers to immigrate would help, but policymakers haven’t moved

Salon

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Search for woman missing from nursing home stood down after discovery of body in Carlow

The Civil Defence and the air and sea rescue Sikorsky helicopter R117 based out of Waterford aided in the search

Irish Mirror

Donegal nursing home gave resident almost ten times the recommended dose of morphine

Details of the medical mishap were revealed at an inquest into the death of pensioner Marie Glackin who was from Main Street in Dungloe. Mrs Glackin, who was a resident of the Larissa Lodge Nursing Home in Letterkenny, passed away on May 24th, 2020.

Irish Mirror

Flash flooding and rescues in Sydney, Illawarra as parts of South Coast cop 300mm of rain

Schools, roads and train lines have been closed as an intense storm system has moved from Sydney's south to the Central Coast, with more than 600 calls for assistance.

ABC News

Report finds nursing home legal advice was 'sound, accurate and appropriate'

In his examination of the nursing home charges controversy, Attorney General Rossa Fanning said that a citizen’s choice to enter a private home was “a benefit that the State never agreed to provide”.

Irish Mirror

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Woman, 82, declared dead at nursing home is found breathing three hours later at funeral home

The woman was pronounced dead at 11.15am and found breathing at 2.09pm

The Independent UK

Funeral directors discover woman breathing hours after she was declared dead

The woman was found breathing by staff at the funeral home after being declared dead in the nursing home

Irish Mirror

As long-term care staffing crisis worsens, immigrants can bridge the gaps

When Margarette Nerette arrived in the United States from Haiti, she sought safety and a new start.

Tribune News Service

Age has wearied nursing homes and their residents — a sprightly vision is needed

Australia’s population is ageing, and unless fresh air blows through the residential aged care system our frail and elderly will continue to suffer.

Crikey

New York woman found breathing at funeral home after being declared dead

The 82-year-old was pronounced dead at a Long Island nursing home, only to be discovered alive and then taken to a hospital

The Guardian - US

Hurricane deaths at nursing home: accident or manslaughter?

The trial of a Florida nursing home administrator accused of causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after a 2017 hurricane is underway

The Independent UK

The eerie abandoned orphanage in County Durham which has stood empty since 1998

After closing in 1983, the building was used as a nursing home between 1986 and 1998, however, it has stood empty ever since

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Salon

Private investors gutting nursing homes

At the height of the pandemic, lavish payments flowed into nursing home companies. Then came the cost-cutting

Tribune News Service

Nursing home owners drained cash during pandemic while residents deteriorated

After the nursing home where Leann Sample worked was bought by private investors, it started falling apart. Literally.

Irish Mirror

Nursing home fees controversy: Simon Harris 'comfortable' Government acted in good faith

Speaking in Dublin on Thursday morning, the now-Justice Minister said that he must have been briefed on the matter

Irish Mirror

Taoiseach admits he 'must have been briefed' on nursing home charges issue but says story has been 'misrepresented'

There have been allegations in recent days that some people were “illegally charged” for nursing home stays

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Nursing home owners drained cash while residents deteriorated, state filings suggest

As the U.S. government debates whether to require higher staffing levels at nursing homes, financial records show some owners routinely push profits to sister companies while residents are neglected.

Irish Mirror

Nursing home fees: Everything you need to know about latest government controversy

There have been allegations that an elaborate legal strategy was undertaken by successive Governments to ensure that those who were wrongly charged for nursing homes did not receive a full refund

Daily Mirror

Hotel's classy response to guest who complained 'place smelled like a nursing home'

A Blackpool hotel owner has hit back at disgruntled guest who complained the building was a "disgrace" and needed a refurbishment, saying the claims were 'frankly a lie'

Salon

Staffing crunches in nursing homes

Nursing home closures largely stem from a shortage of workers, including nurses and nursing assistants

Manchester Evening News

Hotel slams guest who complained on TripAdvisor that 'the place smells like a nursing home'

"I totally disagree with this review"

Tribune News Service

Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch

WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for six years.

Reason

For-Profit Nursing Homes Had Less Severe Lockdowns, Lower Fatality Rates During Pandemic

A new paper from Mercatus shows how profit motive helped some nursing homes navigate COVID-19 better than others.

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