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Staffing Shortage May Have Been Responsible for Boy’s Death at Maryland Group Home

A true tragedy unfolded earlier this month in a group home charged with caring for severely disabled foster children. According to a report by the Baltimore Sun, a 10-year-old boy died at the care facility because there were not enough caretakers to provided the required one-on-one care that the boy…

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North Carolina Cites Nursing Home for Inadequate Care and Abuse

In yet another story of nursing home abuse, a North Carolina nursing home was recently cited by the State in relation to a patient’s death caused by injuries he sustained while fighting with a nursing home staff member. According to a report by a local news source, the nursing home…

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Kitchen Fire in Towson Assisted Living Facility Raises Concerns Over Resident Safety

Earlier this month, a two-alarm fire in a Towson assisted living facility threatened to evacuate a multi-story building. According to a report by a local news source, the fire occurred in an assisted living facility on Joppa Road shortly after 7:30 in the morning. Evidently, fire officials say that they…

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New Studies Consider the Effect of Nursing Home Staff Turnover on Resident Care

Two studies were recently released by the American Medical Directors Association and the Journal of Nursing Administration that looked at the relationship between higher nursing home staff turnover and the quality of care being provided to residents. Not surprisingly, both studies found an adverse relationship, meaning the higher the turnover…

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