Tweet Beat: Local watering holes meet Twitter, Facebook
By Michelle Hagopian/For CU-CitizenAccess -- Local bars and restaurants embrace social media If you’re wondering what kind of deal you can get at Radio…
Bed Check: Safety violations cloud Central Illinois nursing homes
An elderly man with Alzheimer's disease leaves a local nursing home without staff noticing and is found wandering into traffic on Mattis Avenue in Champaign. A patient in an Urbana nursing home is left unattended on a bed pan for hours until the bed pan creates a deep pressure sore in its shape.
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The courtyard at the County Rehabilitation and Care Center in Gifford on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011.
Finding a good nursing home: A primer
Finding a nursing home or long-term care facility can be challenging. Read advice from advocates and nursing home administrators on what you should look for, recommended websites for comparison and questionnaires to use when looking for a nursing home.
Nursing home care different today from yesterday
Nursing home care is much different today than it was a decade ago. “Assisted living, supportive living (and) home health options have certainly made a big change within the last 10 years,” said Ben Craft, social services director at Colonial Manor in Danville.
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Ardith Orr recites the Pledge of Allegiance after devotions at the County Rehabilition and Care Center in Gifford on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011.
State officials overhaul nursing home care
In July 2010, Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law two bills that introduced broad reforms for the state’s nursing homes. The laws strengthened the screening process to keep residents with histories of violent crimes separate from vulnerable, elderly residents; instituted tougher quality and staffing requirements; upped fines for violations; increased the number of state inspectors by nearly 50 percent; and added new requirements for quicker reporting of fraud, neglect and abuse, among other changes.
Tweet Beat: CU neighborhoods use Facebook to engage communities
By Michelle Hagopian/For CU-CitizenAccess -- With so many neighborhoods in Champaign County, it can be difficult to track how residents communicate and reach out…
Students, parents find help with financial aid process
By Christen Grumstrup/For CU-CitizenAccess -- Financial aid might be somewhat overwhelming to future college students and parents, but with the new College Illinois! Corps…
Tweet Beat: Zero Percent uses app, social media to reduce waste
By Michelle Hagopian/For CU-CitizenAccess -- Want to help eliminate food waste? There's an app for that. Zero Percent, a project started in May by…
Tweet Beat: Local nonprofits using Facebook to raise awareness
By Michelle Hagopian/For CU-CitizenAccess -- Two Champaign-Urbana organizations that might be overlooked during the holiday season are using social media to spread awareness about…
Tweet Beat: C-U music scene most popular of area Facebook sites
By Michelle Hagopian/For CU-CitizenAccess -- CU organizations, groups and businesses are increasingly using Facebook to share or promote their purpose. Here are five of…