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Tennessee Equality Project seeks to advance and protect the civil rights of our State’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons and their families in each Grand Division.
Showing posts with label nursing homes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nursing homes. Show all posts

Monday, March 31, 2008

My Old Tennessee Home

Sorry, I'm a native Kentuckian, and the state song of my homeland is all I could think of. Nice piece in the City Paper on the battle over capping lawsuits against nursing homes.

http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=59328

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Editorial in Knox News on Long-term care

An editorial in the Knoxville News-Sentinel discusses a bill in the Legislature that would cap punitive damages in lawsuits against nursing homes and the two sides in the controversy. Also discussed is Gov. Bredesen's proposal for long-term care.

The pieces urges a "go slow approach on the nursing home bill and compromise in other areas.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/mar/25/long-term-care-and-quality-of-life/