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		<title>Nursing Home Abuse:  Use of Antipsychotic Drugs Is A Hidden Peril to Residents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On April 29, 2012, the Boston Globe published an extensive article on the hidden peril of antipsychotic drugs being used by nursing homes to control behavior of residents.  The article reports that federal data show that 185,000 nursing home residents are being given antipsychotic drugs contrary to federal nursing home regulators&#8217; recommendations.  The article reports [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.njelderabuselaw.com/2012/nursing-home-abuse-use-of-antipsychotic-drugs-is-a-hidden-peril-to-residents/</link>
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		<title>Nursing Home Abuse:  Insurance Company&#8217;s Denial of Benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Minnesota woman has been awarded $34 million dollars against her insurance company for failure to pay long term care benefits.  The woman suffered from dementia and the insurance company had been paying for her residence at an assisted living facility.  The insurance company discontinued the payments finding that she was no longer qualified because [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.njelderabuselaw.com/2012/nursing-home-abuse-insurance-companys-denial-of-benefits/</link>
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		<title>Elder Abuse:  Con Men Calling Seniors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Star Ledger reports that in New Jersey, 3,500 seniors were victims of scams by con men in 2010 and 2011. The article discusses a telephone call received by an elderly woman from someone who stated that he was her grandson and that he was in the hospital.  Thankfully, this woman recognized that the call [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.njelderabuselaw.com/2012/elder-abuse-con-men-calling-seniors/</link>
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		<title>Nursing Home Abuse:  FDA Working On Alarm Fatigue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On March 24, 2012, The Boston Globe reported that the Food and Drug Administration is working on alarm fatigue by reviewing medical devices with sound alarms and by providing additional training on alarm standards  and safety. To read more:  http://articles.boston.com/2012-03-24/health-wellness/31237407_1_alarms-medical-devices-maisel If you are looking for a nursing home abuse attorney, Russo &#38; Kieck is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.njelderabuselaw.com/2012/nursing-home-abuse-fda-working-on-alarm-fatigue/</link>
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		<title>Nursing Home Abuse:  Fourteen NJ Nursing Homes Including Woodcliff Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, Dellridge Health &amp; Rehabilitation Center of Paramus Move to Cut Workers&#8217; Benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nursing home employees are among the lowest paid workers and have the ultimate responsibility for caring for the elderly residents.   Woodcliff Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center and Dellridge Health &#38; Rehabilitation Center are among the  14  NJ nursing homes wanting  to institute a wage freeze, loss of 3 sick days, 1 week of vacation and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.njelderabuselaw.com/2012/nursing-home-abuse-fourteen-nj-nursing-homes-including-woodcliff-lake-health-and-rehabilitation-center-dellridge-health-rehabilitation-center-of-paramus-move-to-cut-workers-benefits/</link>
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		<title>Elder Abuse:  Doctor Accused of Fraudulently Certifying Patients For Home Healthcare</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Texas doctor has been charged in allegedly billing medicare and medicaid for home healthcare services that patients did not need.  The doctor certified more than 11,000 patients for unneaded home healthcare and billed $374 million. To read more:  http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120228/NEWS/302289953?AllowView=VW8xUmo5Q21TcWJOb1gzb0tNN3RLZ0h0MWg5SVgra3NZRzROR3l0WWRMVGJWdjhKRWxiNUtpQzMyWmVwNVhRWUpibWk=&#38;utm_source=link-20120228-NEWS-302289953&#38;utm_medium=email&#38;utm_campaign=mpdaily If you are looking for an elder abuse attorney, Russo &#38; Kieck is a full [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.njelderabuselaw.com/2012/elder-abuse-doctor-accused-of-fraudulently-certifying-patients-for-home-healthcare/</link>
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		<title>Nursing Home Abuse:  Federal Government Ratings Have Not Changed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The federal government contracts with states to inspect nursing homes once a year and give star ratings with one star being the lowest.  USA Today reports that more than 560 nursing homes have not budged from a one star rating in the past three years. To read more:  http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-10/nursing-home-federal-ratings/53031094/1 If you are looking for a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.njelderabuselaw.com/2012/nursing-home-abuse-federal-government-ratings-have-not-improved/</link>
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		<title>Elder Abuse:  Elderly Dementia Patient Left At Wrong Location</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lawsuit has been filed in San Francisco on behalf of an elderly dementia patient against a transport company that left him at a wrong location.  The man was missing for ten days and found dead. There was a three hour delay in notifying the family.  By the time the family was notified, it was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.njelderabuselaw.com/2012/elder-abuse-elderly-dementia-patient-left-at-wrong-location/</link>
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		<title>Elder Abuse:  Quality of Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A study published electronically on January 31st in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society finds that quality of life for the disabled elderly is tied to a sense of dignity and control. To read more:  http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2012/02/11483/dignity-sense-control-keys-quality-life-disabled-elderly-study-finds?utm_source=feed&#38;utm_medium=rss&#38;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UCSF+News If you are looking for an elder abuse attorney, Russo &#38; Kieck is a full service law firm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.njelderabuselaw.com/2012/elder-abuse-quality-of-life/</link>
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		<title>Elder Abuse:  Lawsuit Against Insurance Company for Failure to Reimburse Under a Long Term Care Policy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lawsuit has been filed in California against Senior Heath Insurance Co. of Pennsylvania (SHIP) alleging that the insurance company&#8217;s claim process was &#8220;designed to frustrate and confuse policyholders with needless demands for irrelevant information&#8221;.  The lawsuit alleges that SHIP ignored or took an unreasonably long time to respond to claims so as to avoid [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.njelderabuselaw.com/2012/elder-abuse-lawsuit-against-insurance-company-for-failure-to-reimburse-under-a-long-term-care-policy/</link>
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