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Archived news for 2006 & 2007.

May 2008:

• 05-06-2008 - Care facility cited in death of resident
  
  Sanction revoking Medicare payments has since been lifted.
  
  Dirk VanderHart
  News-Leader
   

• 05-06-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."
  
  Callao woman arrested for switching meds

  By Ruth Carr
  Moberly Monitor

   

• 05-06-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."
  
  Study finds increases in nursing home, assisted living costs

  By EILEEN ALT POWELL

   

• 05-06-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."
  
  Array of healthcare issues under scrutiny by lawmakers
  
  by Matthew DoBias

   

• 05-06-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."
  
  Report: Government falls short on nursing home emergency preparedness
   

• 05-06-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."
  
  Senior Dementia Patients in Nursing Homes See Faster Decline if Given Incontinence Drugs
  A significant problem because an estimated 33% of people with dementia also take a drug for incontinence
   

• 05-06-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard successful in wrongful death trial in St. Louis

  April 2008:
   

• 04-29-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  NH Compare Website Now Shows If Facility Is On 'Worst-of-Worst' List
   

• 04-25-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."
  
  New charges are filed in fatal group home fire
  
  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  
   

• 04-20-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud in $13.1 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
  Posted Thursday, April 17, 2008 :: infoZine Staff
   

• 04-20-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."
  
  Apr 15 2008, 11:46 AM EST
  Antipsychotic drugs increase risk of developing pneumonia in elderly
  
  Contact: Sean Wagner
  swagner@bos.blackwellpublishing.com
  781-388-8550
  Wiley-Blackwell
  Nursing home patients at particular risk
  Utrecht, The Netherlands April 15, 2008
   

• 04-20-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  Tuesday, April 15, 2008
  
  OIG issues draft guidance for SNF compliance programs

   

• 04-20-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  April 15, 2008
  Anderson Guest Home owner facing money laundering, fraud charges
  By Marcus Kabel
  Associated Press Writer

   

• 04-20-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  Judge blocks patient move at nursing home
  By William C. Lhotka
  ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
  04/13/2008

   

• 04-20-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  April 11, 2008, 1:27 pm
  Nursing Homes Push Arbitration, Reduce Lawsuits
  Posted by Jacob Goldstein

   
• 04-08-2008 - Anti-psychotics may speed Alzheimer's decline
  
  By Kathleen Fackelmann, USA TODAY
   
• 04-04-2008 - National Healthcare Decisions Day in Two Weeks!

  NCCNHR: The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
  
   

• 04-02-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  NH Phys Restraint Use Drops 40% Nationally; 5.9% Restrained Repeatedly
  
  Nursing Homes Cut Back on Restraints
  By KEVIN FREKING
  
  March 2008
   

• 03-22-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributer of many articles to us."

  Senate Budget Includes $160M For Elder Abuse Prevention - National Background Checks
  
  By www.mcknights.com
   

• 03-22-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  MO Nursing Home Worker To Be Sentenced In $160,000 Fraud, Identity Theft Scheme
  
  By www.infozine.com

February 2008:

• 02-27-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."
  
  AHCA Spent $1.7M Last Year to Lobby the Government
  
  © 2008 The Associated Press

• 02-14-2008 - Has anything changed as a result of Anderson Guest House fire?

  — By Derek Spellman and Melissa Dunson
  news@joplinglobe.com
   

• 02-14-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."
  
  Bill would crack down on nursing home abuses
   

• 02-14-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."
  
  Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care Praises CMS Release of Updated Special Focus Facilities (SFF) List

  Author : The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care
   

• 02-14-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."
  
  Backup Generators Not in Every Nursing Home
  By KSPR News
   

• 02-14-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  Nursing home has 23 days to respond to problems
  
  Brittany Carlson
  News-Leader
   

• 02-14-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  Corporate Whistleblower Center Says Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Out Of Control
   

• 02-09-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  Nursing home to lose government funding in Missouri
  By Mary Jo Feldstein
  ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
  02/05/2008

  January 2008:

• 01-16-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."

  Subject: Corporate Whistleblower Ctr Says Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Out Of Control

  http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/1/prweb613891.htm

• 01-14-2008 - Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributor of many articles to us."
  
  Ownership changes for rest home West Village Manor recently labeled as ‘underperformer.’

  By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff

  Elder Abuse and Neglect Hotline Calls  Updated on 1/17/2007 -

  The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is required by law to maintain an Elder Abuse and Neglect "Hotline" (1-800-392-0210) which can be used by any member of the general public. Anyone who has witnessed or suspects the abuse or neglect of an elderly or disabled individual is asked to report the incident to the State by using the hotline number. Read more about the number of calls received the last six years here.

  Aging and Disability Network Update: Governor's Advisory Council on Aging

  Exciting news for Missourians interested in senior issues! Governor Blunt has signed an executive order reorganizing the Governor's Council on Aging, and is now accepting applications from those interested in being considered for the council.

  If you are interested in being considered, please complete the online application and mail or fax it and a current resume to the address below. Full consideration will be given to all applications received by December 20th.

  You can access the application at
  http://www.gov.mo.gov/boards/BoardsApp.pdf.

  Mailing Address:
  Department of Health and Senior Services
  Attn: Keri Dozier
  Post Office Box 570
  Jefferson City, Mo 65102
  Fax Number: 573) 751-6041

• 09-17-2007 - Blunt Announces Renewed Council on Aging to Better Assist Missouri Seniors

  LAKE OZARK – During a keynote address at the Fourth Annual Show-Me Summit on Aging and Health Gov. Matt Blunt issued an executive order that will renew the mission of the Governor's Advisory Council on Aging to improve services for Missouri 's aging population.

“Missourians can be proud of the efforts we are making to secure a better life for Missourians at every stage of their lives,” Blunt said. “We are making our state a better place for seniors to ensure that their retirement years are enjoyable and secure.” Read more here

• 09-12-2007 - FROM THE REPORT
  
  The top 10 metropolitan areas in which blacks are more likely than whites to receive substandard nursing home care:  
  

1. Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wisc.
2. St. Louis, Mo.
3. Baltimore, Md.
4. Detroit, Mich.
5. Indianapolis, Ind.
6. South Bend, Ind.
7. Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Penn.
8. Hartford, Conn.
9. Houston, Texas
10. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.