Coroner recommends database for healthcare workers

DALLAS: A coronial inquest into a deliberately-lit fire at a skilled nursing home has recommended setting up a database for healthcare workers to make it easier to do background checks.

The deputy coroner recommended the establishment of a database for healthcare workers detailing the background Read More »

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Germaine Greer claims skilled nursing home residents have lost their civil rights

PORTLAND: Speaking at the All About Women festival marking international women’s day, Germaine Greer claimed people in residential care were “locked in” and had lost their civil rights. “They are incarcerated and they have committed no crime,” she said.

Greer also said women working in Read More »

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Dementia patients twice as likely to suffer avoidable complications in hospital

PHOENIX: Hospital patients with dementia are more than twice as likely to experience preventable complications such as pressure ulcers and pneumonia, according to a new study by the University of Canberra.

The study found four complications in the treatment of patients aged over 50 cost Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The hundred and fourth entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

The Clapham Old Town Regeneration Project has been submitted by London Borough of Lambeth. Read More »

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