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		<title>Assisted Living Facility Ordered to Pay 1.3 Million to Abuse Victim</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In September 2011, a Los Angeles law firm won a 1.3 million dollar lawsuit on behalf of an assisted living facility resident who was abused by its employees. The company itself, Greenpark Villa, Inc. of Torrance, California was sued instead of any individuals, and the company is liable for payment of the settlement. Ruby Walters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deter Would Be Con-Artists and Thieves</title>
		<link>http://www.assistedlivingfacilities.org/blog/assisted-living-concerns/deter-conartists-thieves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we think about theft and the elderly, we usually do not think of assisted living facilities. That way of thinking can lead to losses of both cash and valued items. Assisted living does mean that your loved one is still very independent, but there are many people that will be in and out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disabled Residents Ostracized?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you pay several hundred thousand dollars to live in a facility that banned you from the main dining room or from community get togethers? It seems that in some assisted living facilities around the country that is just what is happening. The problem is not limited to assisted living. Skilled nursing facilities and continuing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALF Resident Beaten To Death, No Charges Brought Against Assailant</title>
		<link>http://www.assistedlivingfacilities.org/blog/general-info/alf-resident-beaten-death-charges-brought-assailant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An elderly Tennessee man was beaten to death by his roommate in Elmcroft of Twin Hills assisted living facility, located in Madison, TN. 83 year old Donald Reeder was beaten over the head by 89 year old Orville Hayes. Both of the men suffered from dementia, Mr. Reeder had been a resident of the facility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Assisted Living Residents Evicted</title>
		<link>http://www.assistedlivingfacilities.org/blog/assisted-living-concerns/arizona-assisted-living-residents-evicted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January 2012 over a dozen residents of an assisted living facility in Mesa, Arizona received notices of eviction. Some of the residents have called the facility home for years. The Greenfields Assisted Living Community had been cited on many code violations concerning fire safety and evacuation of residents that are unable to self-evacuate. Instead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Carolina Mandates Infection Control In ALFs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to a high number of deaths due to infection in a Wayne County, North Carolina assisted living facility, the state has begun to adopt new and rigorous measures to ensure good infection control. The deaths occurred in 2009 and after an investigation, it was found that staff had been using sloppy infection control measures. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Couples Re-New Their Wedding Vows at Assisted Living Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.assistedlivingfacilities.org/blog/life-in-assisted-living/couples-renew-wedding-vows-assisted-living-facility/</link>
		<comments>http://www.assistedlivingfacilities.org/blog/life-in-assisted-living/couples-renew-wedding-vows-assisted-living-facility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three married couples in an Inland Valley, CA assisted living facility were asked to renew their marriage vows in a Valentine&#8217;s Day ceremony. The couples had each been married, 38 years, 58 years, and 68 years. Jack and Dorothy Glyfie, Paul and Brooke Kreinbrings, and Gordon and Edith Silver all renewed their wedding vows in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man Sets Fire To Assisted Living Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.assistedlivingfacilities.org/blog/general-info/man-sets-fire-assisted-living-facility/</link>
		<comments>http://www.assistedlivingfacilities.org/blog/general-info/man-sets-fire-assisted-living-facility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 47 year old resident of the Valley View Assisted Living Center in Northfield, MN set a fire that caused the forty residents living in the facility to relocate. Although the relocation is temporary, the residents are all shaken. The fire happened on Sunday, February 5. No one is sure why the 47 year old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Jersey Launches Program To Grade Assisted Living Facilities</title>
		<link>http://www.assistedlivingfacilities.org/blog/general-info/jersey-launches-program-grade-assisted-living-facilities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.assistedlivingfacilities.org/blog/general-info/jersey-launches-program-grade-assisted-living-facilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting in 1993, New Jersey has mandated licensing for assisted living facilities. These facilities must meet a minimum standard set by the state in order to receive a license to operate and are also regulated. There are currently 215 licensed facilities in the state that provide assistance to elderly residents. These residents need assistance with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alcohol and Assisted Living Residents</title>
		<link>http://www.assistedlivingfacilities.org/blog/assisted-living-concerns/alcohol-assisted-living-residents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.assistedlivingfacilities.org/blog/assisted-living-concerns/alcohol-assisted-living-residents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie - AssistedLivingFacilities.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently researchers from the University of Pittsburgh interviewed over 800 aides that work in assisted living facilities concerning the actions of their clients. Results of the study were shocking, to say the least. According to the answers of the aides interviewed, nearly seventy percent of seniors in assisted living facilities drank alcohol. A portion of [...]]]></description>
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