A nursing home in Lafayette, Indiana is in trouble. Despite being part of the town’s landscape for more than 80 years, the buildign has beenvacant for 7. The building is owned by the school district, who at one point used it for an annual haunted house. They closed the house permanently in 2003, after bat droppings made visitors ill.
The school district says the building isn’t usable. Preservationists say it should be restored. The school district says that, even if resorted, it would not serve any notable function for the school. They don’t, after all, need a nursing home at a high school.
Out in California, six nursing home workers have found themselves under arrest. What they believed would be a funny prank actually turned out to be cruel form of elder abuse.
What did they do? They put cream all over several elderly patients in an attempt to make them slippery when other co-workers attempted to move them. All of the patients involved suffered from dimentia and, as such, could not object to being covered with the cream.
All of the employees involved were fired, and all have had a myriad of charges pressed against them.
The Fletcher Allen Health Care center is one of the largest hospitals in Vermont.
One day, during a normal shift, a nurse noticed that narcotics has been dispensed from the automatic machine, supposedly on behalf of a maternity ward patient. The patient, of course, had never had the medication.
Investigations led to the discovery that Traci Hull, an RN, had been stealing narcotics. The drugs she took included oxycodone, hydromorphine, and morphine. She has been charged with felony level prescription drug fraud, but has pled not guilty.
Rules, regulations, and hospital procedures around the country have made drug theft less appealing than ever for hospital employees – but it does still happen. Unfortunately, in this case, it’s now easier to identify.
The other day we read a great article on the Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Blog. About 7 years ago, a 76 year old woman livingin a nursing home in Florida died. Two weeks after movign into the IHS facility in Auburndale, Florida, Juanita Jackson suffered a fall, breaking her arm and causing severe head injuries.
Juanita Jackson remained in the facility for only a few months. By May, she had several bedsores and showed signs of malnurishment. Her family removed her from the home but she died early in July.
The family alledges that Ms. Jackson had always been at risk of falling and that the nursing home did not take proper precautions. They contend that Juanita Jackson would not have died had she not fallen and suffered from the subsequent health issues associated with that fall.
Nursing home negligence is a huge deal, and fall risks are not uncommon. Whether or not the nursing home was at fault is no longer a question, as the $114 million judgement clearly showcases.
The Lowell and Hosmer Schools have a proposed plan to soundproof the school cafeterias, at a cost of about $33,000. Several people have stepped forward to voice concerns, stating that children should be playing outside and that there is no reason to soundproof a cafeteria.
Yes, kids should play outside, but what about when they can’t? What about the sounds they’re making while nearby classes are still in session? What about rainy days? What do you think? Is it necessary or not?
Just last week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors decided to approve a $1.4 million project in order to soundproof a series of homes and appartments near LAX. The proeject will include up to 70 residences that are located in the Lennox and Athens sections of the city. The homes will receive new window panels, heavy doors, and other great soundproofing materials designed to keep the noise of passing jetliners down to a dull roar.
The FAA is funding the project along with the Los Angeles World Airports group and a block grant. Win for the residents of the LAX area!
It seems like everywhere we go we’re faced with construction. We either run into some sort of road work or some sort of building project. After talking to a few construction gurus we learned one thing – people are willing to pay for silence.
They pay over $1,000 for a washing machine tagged as “super-silent.”
They’ll pay thousands of dollars extra for an apartment with extra soundproofing. In New York City, soundproofing is one of the most sought after commoddities in any condo or apartment.
Whether they use Green Glue or some other material – the truth remains the same. People are willing to live in quiet places – even as the world gets louder.
Even though soundproofing materials like Green Glue and mass loaded vinyl are relatively inexpensive, we do understand how the economy is impacting most households. If you don’t have the cash to get the job done, you simply don’t have the cash.
A budget option for soundproofing your home is to use drywall. The following video briefly explains how soundproofing with drywall may help. It’s not the best solution, but it’ll certainly make a difference.
The Roosevelt Elementary School in the Park Ridge neighborhood recently received great news. They’ve received about $4.5 million in federal funding to be used towards soundproofing and other renovations. They’ll receive new windows, a new boiler, and central air conditioning.
The school is taking great safety precautions, too. All workers on the project must be fingerprinted and undergo criminal background checks before they’ll be allowed on school grounds. Soundproofing won’t take the place of safety – that’s something we can respect.
We know what you’re thinking. If you want to soundproof your birdcage, why do you have pets to begin with?
Here’s the reality. Birds are great pets, but you won’t think so at 5am when they start sqwaking at the crack of dawn.
So what can you do to remedy that problem? Simply get some Sonex Acoustical Panels and create a frame you can place around the bird cage at night. Make sure it has plenty of ventilation, of course.
Sound coming from inside the cage will be absorbed by the panels. All you have to do is remove them when you wake up in the morning, and your family of winged friends will be happy to see you!