Melanie Byron named administrator of SGMC nursing home
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2022
South Georgia Medical Center has named Melanie Byron nursing home administrator for SGMC Lakeland Villa.
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Mar 14, 2018
NIC co-founder Tony Mullen, heart attack victim, mourned by former colleagues … Nursing home staff, families complain about major problems with Georgia’s online and phone complaint services...
Governor nixes new senior agency amid political turmoil
By
John Hall
May 14, 2015
Georgia’s governor went on a recent veto spree, striking down 11 separate laws, one of which would have created a separate state agency designed to serve older citizens.
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Apr 30, 2015
More protein at breakfast a wise move for diabetics … Nursing home CEO says he is “stunned” at feds request to return $100M in payments … Physical activity needed after a heart...
Federal judge orders the return of $90 million in Medicaid credits
By
John Hall
Feb 18, 2015
The state of Georgia may be the mouse that roared after convincing a federal court last week to force the government to return a bungled $90 million credit, even after ruling Health & Human Services had...
Assisted living worker charged over body buried at GA facility
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 13, 2014
A nurse at an assisted living facility in Georgia has been charged with concealing a body that was buried on the property, according to local news reports.
Leading from the heart
By
John P. Rauls
Jun 23, 2014
As a Methodist minister in the 1950s, my grandfather, along with my grandmother Rauls, set out on a mission to help retirees find housing plus healthcare under one roof. During that time period right in...
Salude to debut in July
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jun 17, 2014
Golden Living has announced it will be operating a new transitional care and rehabilitation facility in Georgia called Salude. The facility will have 64 private rooms and will provide enhanced transitional...
Pest control owner faces possible imprisonment, million-dollar fines for services at Georgia nursing...
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 13, 2013
The owner of a pest control company faces charges of improperly using a pesticide in nursing homes and engaging in a cover-up, which could result in prison time and stiff fines, according to the U.S. Department...
Dozens of Alzheimer’s care workers face more than 70 charges related to abuse and neglect
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 03, 2013
More than 20 current and former workers at a Georgia Alzheimer’s care facility face numerous criminal charges following a three-month investigation, the state’s Bureau of Investigation announced...