Elderly at risk in nursing homes
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Elderly people were put at risk at two substandard nursing homes in Halifax, according to the homes watchdog.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- Caregivers who provide help with such tasks as managing money and medication experience more stress than those who mostly assist with the physical needs of an aged or disabled relative, says a University of Arkansas (UA) study.
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV  MOSCOW - A fire swept through a nursing home Thursday and killed at least 10 people, the latest in a series of deadly fires, many of which were caused by rampant neglect of safety rules.
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A dangerous, drug-resistant staph germ may be infecting as many as 5 percent of hospital and nursing home patients, according to a comprehensive study.
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NEW YORK  - Nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease who participate in a moderate exercise program have a significantly slower deterioration than those who receive routine medical care, researchers have shown.
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The elderly risk accidentally harming themselves by taking potentially lethal mixtures of medicines, an expert warns.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- In all the excitement of the holidays, families can overlook the fact that the more frail and elderly among them are no longer able to take part in traditional holiday tasks, such as decorating or cooking.
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Germs found in dental plaque can  make their way into the lungs and cause potentially fatal  pneumonia in elderly nursing home patients, U.S. researchers  reported on Tuesday.
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Elderly and ill blacks in the United  States are more likely to live in poor-quality nursing homes,  researchers said on Tuesday in a study that shows clear  patterns of segregation persist.
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ROCKVILLE, Ind. -- Two staff members at a nursing home abused demented residents, encouraging one to expose her breasts and another to hit himself in his genitals, a state agency said.
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ROCKVILLE, Ind. -- Two staff members at a nursing home abused mentally ill residents, encouraging a woman to expose her breasts and a man to hit himself in his genitals, a state agency said.
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TORONTO -- Nursing home workers say they&#39;re often overwhelmed or injured on the job and feel frustrated that they&#39;re unable to deliver the level of care elderly residents need, a new survey says.
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Almost half of care homes for the elderly and a third for children fall short of national standards, experts claim.
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Fear of misinterpreting a case of elder abuse may stop some nurses from reporting it, a survey suggests.
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Getting plenty of vitamin D can  help prevent falls among people living in nursing homes, a new  study confirms.
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MONDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Nursing home residents treated intermittently with drugs for common ailments such as depression, arthritis or sinus problems over a three-month period were almost 90 percent more likely to die at the end of that period than were patients who didn't take such drugs, new research shows.
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The Sept. 26 slaying of Thomas Mullen and the arrest of his roommate John Tamkun, a retired cabinetmaker who suffers from dementia, have cast a spotlight on a growing problem at nursing homes across the country: violence among residents.