Hospices Dumping Patients While Escaping Millions Owed to US - BusinessWeek

Hospices Dumping Patients While Escaping Millions Owed to US BusinessWeek She had more than 30 Sojourn Care patients in a half- dozen nursing homes when the hospice shut down. “My patients were dumped out in the cold,” said Dimmitt, a former Sojourn Care medical director. “How can you close one Medicare license, open another ... and more »

hospice for ailing cats (and dogs) - Cincinnati.com

hospice for ailing cats (and dogs) Cincinnati.com She ended up here when her owner went to a nursing home. “Everybody else was going to euthanize her,” Kinne says. That's the case with many of the sanctuary's dozen dogs and three dozen cats. A separate room houses cats with FIV, the feline version of ... and more »

Talk Back: George King, college budget solutions, Live Oak pot ban - Appeal-Democrat

Talk Back: George King, college budget solutions, Live Oak pot ban Appeal-Democrat Medrick "George" King has been keeping nurses busy during his stay at Rideout Memorial Hospital to treat a severe case of sepsis. I'm so glad to hear how he is doing. It would be nice for AD to keep us updated a little more often.

ZEC Pastoral letter - Times of Zambia

ZEC Pastoral letter Times of Zambia In this vein, while approaching the recent doubling of doctors' salaries, we urge that this be holistically extended to other professions in the civil service such as nurses and teachers. This we hope will bring an end to private tuitions by teachers ...

Proposed labor law change for home health aides arouses worry - Tulsa World

Proposed labor law change for home health aides arouses worry Tulsa World By CASEY SMITH World Staff Writer The US Department of Labor's proposal to extend minimum wage and overtime protections to home health and personal care aides could limit seniors' access to home care and could actually result in smaller paychecks for ...