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Nursing Home Resident Dead After Pants Caught Fire While Smoking

October 9, 2023

KVRR Staff,

LAKOTA, N.D. (KFGO) — A nursing home resident in Lakota, North Dakota is dead after his pants caught fire. Nelson County Sheriff Kurt Schwind says the unusual incident happened Friday. Schwind says the man went outside to smoke and started a fire on the ground. He then attempted to put it out by driving over the flames with his mobility…

ND settles with Justice Dept. over ADA complaint

The state was completely willing to comply with the investigation into the complaint

December 14, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Justice Department has reached a settlement over a lawsuit claiming North Dakota unnecessarily places people with disabilities in long-term care facilities. The agreement expands services to people with physical disabilities who live in, or at risk of, entering a nursing facility to give them the option to live at home. The state will provide more…

Sanford Healthcare Provider Tests Positive For COVID-19

Sanford has been contacting people who may have come into close contact with the provider

March 28, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- Thoes at Sanford say the provider first had symptoms on March 23rd and is self-isolating at home. Eventide officials say that healthcare provider had been at the assisted living facility in Moorhead this week. Sanford says the exposure was limited to the nursing home setting and no more than 10 people were in contact with the provider. Sanford…

Rebuilding After Fire Will Take a Minimum of One Year

It's been one week since a fire broke out at Elim Rehab and Care Center in Fargo

January 30, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. — Repairs at a Fargo nursing home will take much longer than expected. It’s been one week since a fire broke out at Elim Rehab and Care Center on South University Drive. The care center will close during construction. They are giving each resident $100 to help them purchase new items that may have gotten left behind. Those…

22 Nursing Homes In Region Cited for Health and Safety Violations

The 11 facilities identified in Minnesota for stricter oversight are just 3 percent of the state's nursing homes

June 17, 2019

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Eleven Minnesota nursing homes are on a list of facilities cited by federal officials for patterns of health and safety violations, including Moorhead Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. The list, which includes 6 facilities in North Dakota and 5 in South Dakota, has 400 nursing homes across the country that are in need of tighter oversight. The facilities…

Nursing Home in Twin Valley, Minn. to Close

They say staying open isn't financially viable

October 3, 2018

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TWIN VALLEY, Minn. — Twin Valley Living Center, a nursing home, is set to close. There was a community meeting at Twin Valley Community Center to discuss the situation. The center was packed with people who wanted to voice their concerns. The mayor and city council were also in attendance. There has been talk of embezzlement and other misuse of money….

Two Dead After Car Slams into People Outside a South Dakota Nursing Home

Some of the victims have already been treated and released

July 24, 2017

TJ Nelson,

ALCESTER, SD — Two people are dead and six others hurt after a car slammed into a group of people outside a South Dakota nursing home. Officials say the 81-year-old female driver stepped on the gas instead of the brakes, hitting the people and the Alcester Care and Rehab Center. South Dakota Highway Patrol officials say the fatal crash was…