Bungee Jumping Coming To Harpers Ferry This Spring
A Canadian company plans to open a bungee jumping site at an abandoned quarry in Harpers Ferry this May.
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When It's Time To Find A Nursing Home For A Loved One
Many families have to move a loved one into a nursing home because of dementia. The experience often comes with grief and loss and a sense of failure.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew Strike Team Formed To Respond To Coronavirus Outbreaks In W.Va. Nursing Homes
A new strike team has been formed to more quickly tackle COVID-19 outbreaks in West Virginia’s nursing homes. The effort is also aimed at better helping smaller facilities in rural areas.
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Two people have died from a coronavirus outbreak at a West Virginia nursing home, according to Gov. Jim Justice, who also expressed concern Wednesday over…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNursing Home Reporting Virus Outbreak After Weekend Death
A West Virginia nursing home already linked to a coronavirus death is now reporting 66 positive cases.At least 36 residents and 30 staffers of the Wayne…
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Lawmakers Back Limits on Nursing Home Lawsuits
West Virginia legislators have voted to tighten limits on lawsuits alleging poor care by nursing homes.Meanwhile the House has postponed until Saturday…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Supreme Court Reduces Penalties in Lawsuit Against Charleston Nursing Home
The West Virginia Supreme Court has reduced a $91 million verdict to about $37 million against a Charleston nursing home in a former resident's death.In a…
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