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Humans' love for robots may be hard-wired in the brain, studies say
Have you loved R2-D2 and C-3PO since you were a kid? Do you have a soft spot in your in your heart for WALL-E? Did you used to play with Furbies and care for a Tamagotchi digital pet? Can the sight of a Roomba roaming your living room bring a tender smile...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Long Term Care, Autism, Medical Research, Nursing
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LETTER: Nursing Home Prison Poses Risk To Rocky Hill
I am compelled to voice my disgust over the recent court ruling striking down Rocky Hill's lawsuit against the opening of the nursing home for inmates [April 25, Page 1, "Rocky Hill Prisoner Suit Dismissed"]. This facility is 50 feet from a park, homes...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Rocky Hill, Medical Specialization, Long Term Care, Prisons
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READER SUBMITTED: McLean Health Center Celebrates Nursing Home Week With Open House May 14th
SimsburyCome to a McLean Health Center Open House to celebrate our residents, dedicated staff and the families who work together to make McLean a very special community. McLean is consistently a 5 star nursing home under the Medicare and a leader in person...Tags: Medical Specialization, Long Term Care, Nursing
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Rocky Hill Appeals Dismissal Of Nursing Home Lawsuits
The Hartford CourantMoving felons into the nursing home at 60 West St. will cause "irreparable harm'' to the Town of Rocky Hill and its residents, attorneys said as they urged the State Appellate Court to fast-track their appeal of the dismissal of the town's lawsuit against...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Judges, Lawyers, Nursing
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State Raises Financial Penalties For Nursing Homes
The Hartford CourantLast summer, the state Department of Public Health fined a Danielson nursing home $580 after a resident whose feet were not properly secured to a wheelchair suffered a hip fracture. This January, a Waterbury nursing home was fined double that amount --...Tags: Punishment, Health and Safety at School, Medicare, Fines, Medical Specialization
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'Gen Silent': LGBT aging documentary is back
"Gen Silent," a documentary first screened in South Florida in August, sheds light on the issue of discrimination against LGBT people as they age and must live in care facilities. Now the one-hour film — which opens the doors of nursing home rooms...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Long Term Care, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Hallandale Beach, Gays and Lesbians
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Uninsured health-care workers push for Medicaid expansion
It's an expensive irony: Health care workers who can't afford health insurance, but in Florida that is the plight of some full-time employees of local nursing homes and other smaller or independent health-industry players. As the number of employers...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Unions, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Government Health Care, Nursing
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State's health workers deserve protection from violence
Workplace violence is a serious occupational hazard in hospitals and other health care facilities, a fact that has escaped an unsuspecting public. Nationally, nursing assistants employed by nursing homes have the highest incidence of workplace assault...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Memorial Day, Hospitals and Clinics, AFL-CIO, Nursing
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Railroad embankment, quick evacuation, likely saved lives in Texas blast
ReutersBy Tim Gaynor and Colleen Jenkins WEST, Texas, April 25 (Reuters) - When Dr George N. Smith saw a plume of smoke rise from a Texas fertilizer plant, he rushed to the nursing home where he worked to save the elderly residents. He and others quickly moved...Tags: Railway Transportation, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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Judge Dismisses Rocky Hill's Lawsuit Seeking To Block Nursing Home For Prisoners
A Superior Court judge has dealt a devastating setback to efforts by Rocky Hill to prevent a state-backed nursing home for inmates and mental patients from opening. By dismissing the town's lawsuit against iCare Management LLC and its subsidiary,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Paul R Doyle, Government, Realty, Judges
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LETTER: APRNs Lighten Doctors' Workloads
I thank Dr. Ross Winokur for taking the time to respond to my April 13 op-ed in which I supported advanced practice registered nurses' desires to practice independently [April 16, letter, "Family Docotrs mean best Care"]. In 1969 when the specialty of...Tags: Medical Specialization, Long Term Care, Diabetes, Arthritis, High Blood Pressure
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Burbank's Omnicare facility to close its doors
Omnicare – a business that provides pharmaceutical services to long-term care institutions – will close its Burbank facility next month. Company spokesman Ed Loyd said Omnicare's Burbank facility, located at 7565 San Fernando Road, will shut...Tags: Omnicare Incorporated, Pharmaceuticals, Walmart, Google Inc., Long Term Care
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