News for February 18th, 2009

Nursing home advocate says to heed warning signs of neglect, abuse

Wes Bledsoe, founder of the victim’s group A Perfect Cause, cautioned Norman, Oklahoma, residents to heed the warning signs of neglect in patients in the state’s nursing homes, citing a study by the national coalition Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes. The study found that nursing home residents in Oklahoma had more compared to the national average, according to NewsOK.

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