Colorado

Colorado considers mandatory flu shots for nursing home workers

January 27, 2012

Officials from Colorado's state health department have proposed mandatory flu vaccinations for all nursing home employees, regardless of religious or personal exceptions.
 

Obesity rates top 25% in about 40 states, new report finds

July 01, 2010

Obesity rates in 28 states ticked upward over the last year. Two-thirds of states report adult obesity rates above 25%, according to a new report.
 

What to do with unused meds

March 10, 2010

There is more and more talk in state legislatures of finding new ways to dispose of unused medications at healthcare facilities. This is an idea whose time has come.
 

Proxies cannot sign nursing home arbitration agreements, Colorado court rules

December 08, 2009

A Colorado court recently ruled that a healthcare proxy does not have the authority to sign an arbitration agreement on behalf of a nursing home resident.
 
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