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I Know a Lady Who Runs an Assisted Living Facility in Her House.?

Question by : I know a lady who runs an assisted living facility in her house.?
[rewrite]One of the residents has Parkinson’s disease and the owner has Power of Attorney for the resident. He has no family and has almost no function of is body or is lucid for very long. He doesn’t have much longer to live and has lived in her house as a resident for almost twenty years. I just found out that she has activated many credit cards and has put him in horrible debt, which is illegal. Her son is a teenager and uses and sells drugs which I am sure he has inside the house. She has left them with unqualified caregivers who don’t give medications properly and even one who has abused the residents. One of her residents’ recently passed away and I heard that she had two women who were her other son’s girlfriends watching the residents while she was out of town. The lady had a stroke in the morning and neither of the women who were supposedly watching the residents felt any need to call the owner or for medical help and resident showed visible signs of having a stroke, they left her alone in her room ignored. Is there a way to anonymously report the owner? How would someone go about doing this in the State of Maryland…please help! Thank you
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Maryland Drug Treatment Programs 1-800-303-2938

Maryland Drug Treatment Programs 1-800-303-2938 — Think about the changes you would like to have in your life. Perhaps they include a better job or doing well with the one you have, happier relationships, go…


Growing Number of States Moving Away from Juvenile Solitary Confinement
[rewrite]When attorney Lydia Milnes began investigating the West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth in 2012 as preparation to file a lawsuit, she says, she encountered a boy who had been held in solitary confinement for six straight months as a 15-year-old. The …[/rewrite]
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DOH Crews Work to Repair Potholes

DOH crews work to repair potholes
[rewrite]A local drug rehab home is holding their annual dinner to raise awareness on Thursday, March 10. Brian's safe house has … The turn in the weather doesn't mean a break for crews with the West Virginia Division of Highways. Workers are trading in snow …[/rewrite]
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HEALTH BRIEFS
[rewrite]Prom-goers taking advantage of the offer will be asked to sign a pledge that they will not use alcohol or illegal drugs on prom night, will use their seat belts and will not be distracted drivers. … Genesis nurses selected for the 2014 award are …[/rewrite]
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Shopping Addiction 2013

Shopping Addiction 2013


Editorial: Maine adds pain pill limits for Medicaid to cut supply
[rewrite]Illegal doctor shopping adds to the problem, but so do the millions of pain pill prescriptions provided by Medicaid and other public health programs. That can be a particular concern for low-income states such as West Virginia and Kentucky, which not …[/rewrite]
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Opiate abuse: The physician's perspective
[rewrite]The treatment of pain is complex and individualized for each patient, and the addictive potential of any medicine that could be harmful gives any caring physician pause. And while some physicians have been found to prescribe painkillers for financial …[/rewrite]
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Women: J&J Trashed Records in Product Injury Suits

Women: J&J trashed records in product injury suits
[rewrite]Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Cheryl Eifert in southern West Virginia, who is handling most of the implant lawsuits, concluded J&J destroyed thousands of documents regarding development of its pelvic mesh implants, but said there was no proof …[/rewrite]
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Newport News: Woman facing manslaughter charge let out on bond due to health
[rewrite]In late February, Circuit Court Judge H. Vincent Conway Jr. allowed Mangum out of jail to get emergency hospital treatment for her leg and abdomen swelling. And last week, he held a bond hearing on whether she … ordered that Mangum stay at her mother …[/rewrite]
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Anyone Who Has Dealt With or Been Effected by Drug Addiction, Will You Please Answer?

Question by ddti: Anyone Who Has Dealt With or Been Effected By Drug Addiction, will you please answer?
[rewrite]I’ll spare you most of the details and get to the question. Brother: Addict, has lost EVERYTHING!! form job, car even 1 week old new born son & girlfriend, who left yesterday!! All because he chooses his addiction over anything & anyone. My question is: Do we leave him at his house (of which is getting evicted of in 3 days) to just let reality hit & Him as an ADULT figure out what he’s going to do?? Or is that wrong should we STILL be trying to be there convincing him to go to rehab. He has been to 4 rehabs and doesn’t seem to WANT help at this point, though I am sure that is the addict talking or thinking, not the TRUE person underneath. ADVICE? 🙁
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