With the future of Friendship Ridge Nursing Home in Beaver, PA in jeopardy, protesters gathered outside last week’s Beaver County commissioners’ meeting to try and convince the commissioners to keep the facility county-owned. In December, county commissioners asked the union workers at the home to develop a plan to save…
On Fri., Feb. 1, the attorneys and staff of O’Connor Law donned red sweaters, shirts, and scarves in honor of National Wear Red Day to raise awareness of heart disease, the leading killer of women. National Wear Red Day was started 10 years ago by the American Heart Association (AHA),…
The frigid cold weather that’s settled over our area caused water pipes to burst on Sunday at a Luzerne County care center, sending residents to a temporary shelter. Almost sixty residents of Back Mountain Care Center in Dallas Township were moved to the Dallas Middle School when water pipes burst…
On Friday evening, a fire broke out at the Willow Lake Retirement Residence in Willow Grove, Montgomery County, injuring one person. According to an article on 6abc.com, firefighters were able to put out the blaze. The extent of the injuries is unknown. Reports say the fire was coming from one…
This spring, ground breaking should begin on a $1.5 million addition to Providence Place of Pottsville, compliments of former Pennsylvania Gov. George M. Leader. Leader was governor from 1955 to 1959. According to an article on the RepublicanHerald.com, he has worked for more than 50 years as a nursing home…
If you take beta blockers to lower your blood pressure, they could also help to reduce your risk of demetia. According to a new study released by the American Academy of Neurology, people taking beta blockers were less likely to have less cognitive impairment than those that did not. Beta…
The state Department of Public Welfare wants PA residents to know that crisis grants are available for those with heating emergencies. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) offers grants that can be used towards broken heating equipment, lack of fuel, or for those who may be in danger…
If you had any doubt, be warned that flu season is in full swing. For the week ending Dec. 29, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 3,193 confirmed cases of the flu, nearly 1,000 more than the previous week. There were three flu-related deaths in PA that same week. For…
It was a sad Christmas holiday for a family in New York state whose elderly family member was found dead outside of the nursing home where he resided. And now the man’s family is demanding answers. The man was found outside of the Saratoga County facility the Sunday before Christmas…
Golden Living Nursing Homes must pay over $600,000 to settle allegations that two of their Atlanta, GA facilities provided subpar wound care services to residents. According to a press release by the Atlanta Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Attorney General Sam Olens is quoted as saying “Golden Living…