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Can Motion Sensors Predict Dementia?By LAURAN NEERGAARDThe Associated PressMonday, June 18, 2007; 11:13 PM WASHINGTON — Tiny motion sensors are attached to the walls, doorways and even the refrigerator of Elaine Bloomquist’s home, tracking the seemingly healthy 86-year-old’s daily activity.It’s like spying in the name of science with her permission to see if round-the-clock tracking…

Today I read that a hedge fund is calling to sell their interest in Sunrise Assisted Living / Nursing Homes – a Virginia Corporation valued at $2 billion. The fund is clearly in the interest of making money for its members – and fears that continued litigation against the health care provider will decrease the…

In New York, authorities are urging 4,500 people who were treated by the same anesthesiologist to be tested for Hepatitis C . Three people who have tested positive for Hepatitis C were treated by the same anesthesiologist during outpatient procedures. The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is trying to notify everyone who…

An article on MSNBC implies that they are. The article describes events in the life of Christa Heck, a 43 year old mother and full time pharmaceutical representative. Heck went to see a chiropractor in 2003 for headaches. The chiropractor adjusted her back and neck. Later that day her head was still hurting and when…

A nursing home corporation has been indicted in the 2004 death of a woman who lived in their Portland, Maine facility. Tennessee-based Life Care Centers of America is charged with manslaughter, abuse and neglect of a long-term care resident. Read the report here. My home state of Virginia also has laws on the books which…

Check out this article: Reuters HealthThursday, June 7, 2007NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -The care of people with diabetes in nursing homes may be falling short in a number of important areas, a new study suggests.The study, of 11 nursing homes in Ohio and West Virginia, found that diabetic residents’ care generally failed to meet several…

Here www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/11/AR2007061101927.html is a great commentary on Washington Post.com…. It’s about a topic many women over 45 think about daily – bone appropriate treatment. The side effects can be serious and many – so is Fosomax appropriate for everyone? First of all, for your nursing home or assisted living resident – it may not be.…

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Alterra Healthcare Corporation, which was one of the nation’s largest assisted living facility operators, had more than 200 residents who experienced neglect, injury, or death because of inadequate care during a four year period. The company paid more than $15.9 million to settle claims from more than 50 lawsuits, with…