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• Lincoln County senior facilities must close

  April 26, 2012 in City on Page A5 Deep financial losses are forcing the closure of a nursing home in Davenport and an assisted living facility in Wilbur, Wash. The moves will force 42 elderly residents to find … 1

• State smacks nursing facility

  July 9, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Spokane nursing home that has faced previous sanctions for unsafe conditions has been ordered to stop accepting new residents after the death of a resident last month. State officials … 3

• Independent-minded Dunham dies at 83

  November 16, 2010 in City on Page A5 Paul Dunham, the subject of a Spokesman-Review story Friday on the deeply held desire of many seniors to grow old in their own homes, died Monday. Dunham had lived in …

• Paul Dunham dies at 83

  November 15, 2010 in City, Idaho Paul Dunham, the subject of a Spokesman-Review story Friday on the deeply held desire of many seniors to grow old in their own homes, died Monday. 1

• Health care options expand for when age saps independence

  November 12, 2010 in City on Page A1 A neuromuscular disorder has diminished Paul Dunham’s robust 160-pound frame to a skeletal 83 pounds over the past two decades. Since he was diagnosed with the condition, little pieces of … 7

• Waves of funding cuts imperil nursing homes

  October 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 HARTFORD, Conn. – The nation’s nursing homes are perilously close to laying off workers, cutting services – possibly even closing – because of a perfect storm wallop from the recession …

• Lawsuit dismissed against Extendicare

  May 1, 2009 in City on Page A5 A federal lawsuit alleging consumer fraud against a national company operating homes for the elderly in Washington has been dismissed. Extendicare Homes Inc. operates 16 nursing homes in the state, …

• Nursing home company faces class-action suit

  August 22, 2008 in City on Page B1 A lawsuit filed Thursday in King County accuses a Wisconsin-based nursing home company of cheating thousands of residents out of the care they were promised at 15 Washington state facilities, …

• Nursing homes need to change culture to feel more like home

  June 11, 2007 in Features on Page B3 The Spring 2007 issue of “Ms” magazine highlights an innovative nursing home in Seattle and applauds its new concept. Providence Mount St. Vincent (“The Mount”) is transforming the culture of …