News Tagged ‘veteran

Lawmakers question veterans home officials about schedules, salaries

veterans 100x100Iowa state lawmakers put officials from the Iowa Veterans Home on the hot seat last week about a decision made by the home to switch doctors to an on-call system for nights, weekends and holidays, resulting in a generous boost for the center’s four doctors, according to the Des Moines Register.

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Veterans home cited for putting residents at risk of harm

A U.S. Justice Department report claims that residents at William F. Green State Veterans Home in Bay Minette, Alabama, suffered significant harm and risk from the facility’s inadequate medical and nursing services, accoding to the Mobile Press Register.

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decorated veteran abuse victim

A daughter was horrified when she found that her 82-year-old father had been badly neglected while in a Florida nursing home. The WWII veteran entered the at the recommendation of hospice workers, due to serious lung problems and the inability to use his legs. They recommended the more constant care provided in a environment. Unfortunately, the man’s condition deteriorated in the facility due to apparent .

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