DEWEY — A local nursing home has been awarded a five-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Medicalodge of Dewey has been given a top rating, ranking the facility in the top 9 percent of the more than 16,000 nursing homes in the United States.

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Glitches in evacuating thousands of people from nursing homes and hospitals remained a headache during Hurricane Gustav. Although better than three years ago when Hurricane Katrina struck, Louisiana health-care leaders said there’s still room for improvement.

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The check is in the mail, officials are telling Deborah Portela. Deborah Portela, who operates Casa Coloma Health Care Center in Rancho Cordova, talks with resident Charlotte Girard. Portela expects to get about $1.2 million from the state as she and other small nursing home operators try to get back on their feet. Deborah Portela, operator of Casa Coloma Health Care Center, …

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Two important bills for residents of nursing homes have just been approved by the Senate Finance Committee. Both bills seek to prevent nursing home neglect and abuse. S. 1070 known as the “Elder Justice Act” amends the Social Security Act and resolves to “prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.” Senate Bill S. 1577 the “Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007″ requires screening, including a national criminal history background check

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