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89-year-old wandered away and died after Marietta senior care home failed to check on her
New report says assisted living facility with previous staffing citation didn't notify police for nearly two hours after she went missing.
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Still unprotected: Senior care homes skate by with few fines
In 2020, Georgia passed reforms to better hold assisted living and personal care homes accountable for violations — four years later, the sector looks much the same.
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Dozens go missing from Georgia senior care homes, some with deadly results
AJC investigation: Three residents wandering off from senior care facilities have died since November 2023. Such "elopements" often result in low fines from state regulators.
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Video raises concerns about a father’s final days in senior care home
A 78-year-old veteran's final days at a Georgia senior care home, Savannah Court of Lake Oconee, raise troubling questions about care at the facility and the state's oversight
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Georgia senior care homes struggle to rebound after pandemic
The senior housing industry says unless it gets more taxpayer help, some assisted living communities and nursing homes will be forced to close.
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Warnock, Johnson seek investigation of Georgia’s nursing home death data
Some Georgia nursing homes failed to report accurate information on COVID-19 cases and deaths to the Department of Community Health.
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‘Granny cams’ bill disappoints senior advocates
Long-term care industry is pushing bill that would limit families from placing cameras in patient rooms.
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Nursing home residents finally get to see their loved ones face to face
A year after nursing homes in Atlanta and Georgia halted visitors because of COVID restrictions, the state of Georgia eased those limits this week, although the visiting rules...
Within days, Georgians could be visiting loved ones in nursing homes
Indoor visits could start within days at Georgia nursing homes.
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Georgia House votes to allow visitors at hospitals, nursing homes
The Georgia House on Monday passed legislation that would require the state’s hospitals and nursing homes to allow visitors inside, even if there is a public health emergency ...