Ninth Patient Dies In Nursing Home Fire
My heart goes out to the families across the globe who have lost loved ones due to a fire at an Australian nursing home. The death toll now stands at nine, while many other patients at the nursing home remain hospitalized in intensive care from injuries related to smoke inhalation and burns. The nursing home fire was believed to have been intentionally set by nurse at the facility. A task force is presently being assembled to review fire policies and staff screening procedures at nursing homes in Australia. While it has been years since a fire in...
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Fire In Russian Nursing Home Claims The Lives Of 23 Residents
A fire in a Russian nursing homes claimed the lives of 23 of its residents. Nursing homes in the United States are required to install automatic sprinkler systems over the course of the next five years per orders from the Centers For Medicare. Further, nursing homes must have an operable, battery powered smoke alarm in each room. Hopefully, these fire prevention tools will help ensure the safety of nursing home residents. Recent Nursing Home Abuse Blog posts on nursing home fires: Burns In Nursing Homes Ohio Nursing Home Fire Sparks Interest In Resident Safety Resident Who Smoked & Used Oxygen...
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Government Pays $3.2M Annually To 'Crack House' Nursing Home
Despite conditions that would make most fraternity houses seem like the Ritz, Westside Health Care Center and The Terrace at Westside in Ohio continues to receive government payment for providing substandard services in a physically dangerous setting. Authorities have long been aware of problems at Westside, yet the facility continues to operate with government funds. Ohio health inspectors have more than 200 pages of violations at the facilities from 2003 through 2008 and extensive monetary fines slapped on the owners, yet the dangerous conditions remain. A police raid on the facility on March 13th revealed conditions that made the City...
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