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Hospitals cited for abuse, dirty ORs and forcing a homeless vet onto the street
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOver the past 12 months, Iowa hospitals have been cited for dozens of violations, including a dirty...
Oregon bill introduced following homeless woman's death in Salem to spur task force
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn January, 34-year-old Melisa Blake died less than 11 hours after she was discharged from the Salem...
Seniors are flooding homeless shelters that can't care for them
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPHOENIX - Beatrice Herron, 73, clutched a flier offering low-cost cable TV, imagining herself...
Utah’s new homeless board is warned of major mental health bed shortage
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 week agoAs part of Utah’s ongoing endeavor to improve Utah’s homeless system, the 2024 Utah Legislature...
'We want them to feel at home.' Hospital, nonprofit partner to offer respite care for homeless
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA woman living in a homeless camp needed to be hospitalized, but she continued to refuse medical treatment for fear of leaving her son with developmental disabilities without protection. A man ...
Homeless people in Edmonton are dying at 8 times the rate as pre-pandemic
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 months agoChris Jonasson's life started off with great promise. A talented football player, Jonasson was also...
Elliot Hospital sued over jailing of a mentally ill patient
New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 22—Guardians for a mentally ill man with a history of assault have sued Elliot Hospital, faulting the Manchester hospital for improperly having him jailed as he was about to be discharged ...
Budget that expands Minnesota health care, abortion access, heads to governor
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMinnesota lawmakers passed an 844-page "billosaurus" Monday that leans on a $17.5 billion budget surplus to expand medical, dental and child care benefits and fund new shelter options to address ...
Caretakers in need of care
Lewiston Tribune, Idaho via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 25—Every day, when Lorie Ewing wakes up, she has a job she knows she'll be doing from 8 a.m. until the time she goes to bed: caretaking for her adult daughter, Becca Ewing-Ford. Becca, ...
