An article on the AltoonaMirror.com reported that Grane Healthcare of Pittsburgh is aiming to close the sale of Laurel Crest Rehabilitation & Special Care Center in Ebensburg by Dec. 31. Grane, which currently owns 11 nursing homes in central and western Pennsylvania, is purchasing the home from Cambria County for…
Finding a good nursing home for a loved one can be a difficult and emotional process. There are many factors to consider, including cost, activities offered to residents, staff-to-patient ratios, quality of care, and many others. A recent statistical analysis was done by Scripps Howard on the Centers for Medicare…
A Texas woman was sentenced to 20 months in jail after she was caught on videotape abusing a paralyzed nursing home resident. The nursing home resident had told her husband earlier this year that she was being abused. But because the woman suffers from dementia, she could not properly identify…
On Nov. 13, ThePittsburghChannel.com posted a segment by WTAE’s investigative reporter Paul Van Osdol on two nursing homes in the Pittsburgh area that were rated below average by Medicare. Click on the link below to read the entire article: http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/21608237/detail.html If you suspect that a loved one in a nursing…
A Meyersdale, PA woman faces a misdemeanor charge of neglect of care of a dependent person stemming from allegations that she neglected an elderly woman in the early stages of dementia. According to an article published Nov. 10 on DailyAmerican.com, the caregiver is also charged with recklessly endangering another person…