July 28, 2011 – Elizabethtown, Ky. – According to a news story on WHAS11, a fatal car accident on I-65, near Elizabethtown, killed a toddler and injured 2 adults. A black SUV was traveling south on Interstate 65, Friday, July 22, at about 5:30 p.m….
May 5, 2011 – Bowling Green, Kentucky – Daily Markets reports that according to the 2005 Kentucky Elder Oral Health Survey, 80% of nursing homes in Kentucky are providing inadequate oral health care. Almost one-third of residents in the survey had not seen a dentist…
May 3, 2011 – Hickman County, Kentucky – According to a report from Kentucky.com, a lack of oral care in a Kentucky nursing home led to a life-threatening infection in a resident. A Hickman County nursing home, Arbor Place of Clinton, was given what is…
April 26, 2011 – Paducah, KY – In a report from Fox 19, 1 of the 10 so-called “worst nursing homes in the state” of Kentucky has lost access to Medicare payments, leaving the future of 85 residents up in the air. Back in November…
April 7, 2011 – According to Kentucky.com, state investigations find that 18% of nursing homes with claims of abuse and neglect are valid. This recent report pertained to 2010 cases. The report, Elder Abuse in Kentucky, indicated that out of 7,365 investigations of nursing home…
March 14, 2011 – A report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces that it will soon remove a number of unapproved medicines from the market. According to the FDA consumer update, certain drugs have not been approved, including those designed to relieve…