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DOT Promoting Drive Sober App for St. Patrick’s Day
For many Americans, St. Patrick’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate an Irish heritage, or simply a fun day to wear green. Unfortunately, far too often, these celebrations end in drunk drivers getting behind the wheel. The holiday is considered one of the most dangerous of the year. According to…
Read MoreNew Quality Care Measures for Nursing Home Compare Website
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (MDS) has announced they will be incorporating six new nursing home quality measures beginning in July in an effort to better assess nursing home resident care. The agency believes the measure will benefit consumers by providing important for families choosing a nursing home…
Read MoreMild Weather, Low Gas Prices Lead to More Accidents
Unseasonably warm weather combined with record-low gas prices is likely to blame for a significant increase in traffic fatalities throughout Wisconsin in the first few months of 2016. In January and February, 79 people were killed in traffic accidents. That is 19 more than the same period last year and…
Read MoreNursing Home Theft and Abuse Caught on Tape
Three nursing assistants have been charged with abuse and theft at McKinley Place assisted living facility in Cedarburg. If you suspect your loved one is being taken advantage of or abused contact the nursing home abuse attorneys in Milwaukee today for a free legal consultation. The women were caught red-handed…
Read MoreHomicide Charges Filed Against Drunk Driver
Prosecutors in Milwaukee County have filed homicide charges against the drunk driver responsible for killing one person and seriously injuring another in a Valentine’s Day crash in Brown Deer. The drunk driver ran a red light, striking the victims’ SUV. The driver, a 26-year-old woman, was ejected from her vehicle…
Read MoreBlind Woman Attacked in Nursing Home
Detectives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, are investigating an elderly woman’s claim that she was sexually assaulted at her nursing home. The 85-year-old woman has been a resident of Casa Real Health Center for several years. According to police, the woman reported that a man came into her room and…
Read MorePKSD Awards Advanced Learning Scholarship
We are pleased to award Adam Vinz with our 2016 Advanced Learning Scholarship. Vinz is currently a sophomore studying nursing at Marian University in Fond du Lac. Through a brief essay, Vinz has exemplified his commitment to his studies and aspirations for becoming a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. We were…
Read MoreNursing Home Murder Raises Questions About Arbitration Agreements
In 2009 Elizabeth Barrow was found with a plastic bag over her head, strangled and suffocated to death, in her bed in a Massachusetts nursing home. According to police, she was murdered by her 97-year-old roommate. Just months earlier, workers at the nursing home, Brandon Woods, described the roommate in…
Read MoreLatest Estimates Reveal Increase in 2015 Traffic Fatalities
According to the U.S. Department of Transportations National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), early estimates of traffic fatalities during 2015 show a 9.3 percent spike over the previous year. More than 26,000 traffic fatalities occurred during the first nine months of 2015 compared with 23,796 deaths in the first nine…
Read MoreUnderstaffing in Wisconsin Nursing Homes
Understaffing is often a problem in nursing homes. When there are not enough staff on hand, workers are often overworked and unable to devote enough care and attention to each patient, allowing opportunity for injuries and illness to develop. If you have noticed a decrease in the level of your…
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