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- 455 Deficiencies Found In 72 Kentucky Nursing Homes In Fourth Quarter Of 2011
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- 18 Percent Of Kentucky Nursing Homes Had 10 Or More Deficiencies In July-sept.; 42 Exceeded State Average Of Six
State inspectors found 20 of Kentucky's nursing homes, 18 percent of the total, had 10 or more deficiencies during the third quarter of 2010. Kentucky nursing homes have an average of six deficiencies, according to Medicare's nursing-home...
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Free seminar on guardianship to be offered Feb. 26 in Lexington
Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform will provide the opportunity to learn from experts about guardianship Feb. 26. More than 23,000 Kentuckians live in nursing homes.
Lexington attorneys Carolyn Kenton and Robert McClelland will speak, along with Virgiel Clayton, director of the Division of Guardianship in the Department of Aging and Independent Living.
The seminar, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Tates Creek Branch of the Lexington Public Library. For more information, click here.
- Public Forum On Nursing Homes Set Friday At 2 In Lexington
A public forum on nursing-home care will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Lexington Senior Citizens Center on Nicholasville Road next to the University of Kentucky campus. The forum "may reveal what, if anything, is being done in Kentucky to improve care...
- Confused Or Concerned About The Impact Of Health Reform On Kentucky Businesses? There's A Seminar For That.
To address possible confusion or concern of business people and the public about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare," health-care reform experts will address its impact on small and large companies across Kentucky at half-day...
- 531 Deficiencies Found In 80 Kentucky Nursing Homes In First Quarter Of 2012; Worst One Had 29; Five Had None
State inspectors found 531 deficiencies in 80 Kentucky nursing homes in the first quarter of this year, with one facility accounting for 29 of them alone: Life Care Center of Morehead. In five nursing homes, no deficiencies were found. The information...
- 455 Deficiencies Found In 72 Kentucky Nursing Homes In Fourth Quarter Of 2011
State inspectors found 455 deficiencies in 72 Kentucky nursing homes in the fourth quarter of 2011, with one facility accounting for 25 of them alone: Kindred Transitional Care & Rehab-Fountain Circle in Winchester. The information was released...
- 18 Percent Of Kentucky Nursing Homes Had 10 Or More Deficiencies In July-sept.; 42 Exceeded State Average Of Six
State inspectors found 20 of Kentucky's nursing homes, 18 percent of the total, had 10 or more deficiencies during the third quarter of 2010. Kentucky nursing homes have an average of six deficiencies, according to Medicare's nursing-home...