When you place a loved one in a nursing home, it’s reasonable to trust that they will be safe, cared for, and treated with dignity. Unfortunately, that trust is not…
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Since the 1950s, blood thinning drugs known as anticoagulants have been used to treat heart problems related to blood clots, such as abnormal heart rhythms, pulmonary embolisms and deep-vein thrombosis.…
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If your loved one needs nursing home care in Oklahoma, you’re probably comparing facilities based on factors like location, quality of care, available medical providers, and cost. Experienced Oklahoma nursing…
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A new bill introduced in the Oklahoma legislature seeks to boost accountability for deaths or serious injuries that occur in the state’s nursing homes. House Bill 1110 calls for the…
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When you choose a nursing home for an elderly loved one, you take care to find a place that seems clean, comfortable, pleasant, and capable of meeting your loved one’s…
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The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released an updated set of nursing home rankings on its Nursing Home Compare website. The new rankings saw many of…
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According to a recent NPR article, there is a serious, growing issue of overmedicating nursing home residents. There are around 300,000 seniors in nursing homes today who are receiving anti-psychotic…
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Certified nursing homes in Oklahoma City and throughout the state are required to respect their residents’ rights and protections under federal and state law. Unfortunately, this is not always the…
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On May 9, 2010, Virginia Hicks, a resident at an Oklahoma City nursing home called Epworth Villa, suffered a broken wrist when an aide allegedly grabbed her arm with much…
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Families for Better Care, Inc. is a citizen advocacy group that acts as a watchdog of nursing homes for residents and their families. According to a recent NewsChannel 4 report,…
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