| Use of physical restraints on patients declines in nursing homes
The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on eliminating what once was a common practice. Use of physical restraints on patients declines in nursing homes KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON D.C. — The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on eliminating what once was a common practice. .
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-03-26 00:39 GMT: Taipei shares outlook - Little changed on mixed Wall St
TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices are expected to open little changed, with no direction from a mixed Wall Street after a five-year low in the US consumer confidence indicator and a sharp decline in January US home prices, dealers said. Dealers said profit-taking may continue in the local bourse, although ample liquidity means the declines will be limited. Yesterday, the weighted index closed down 70.26 points or 0.79 pct at 8,795.09, off a high of 8,899.26 and a low of 8,761.01, on turnover of 201.99 bln twd. Foreign investors were net buyers of shares worth 18.67 bln twd, local investment trusts were net sellers of shares worth 1.35 bln twd, while brokers were net buyers of shares worth 1.05 bln twd. "Invetors who built their positions before Saturday's presidential elections could cash out some more," said an analyst with a domestic securities advisory firm.
Alabama Homeowners Insurance Rates Soar
Alabamians are paying a lot more for homeowners insurance. Rates in the state jumped by 69.1 percent between 2001 and 2005 - the second-largest rise nationally - despite the fact that Alabamians have lower incomes and are typically insuring less expensive home than in most other states. According to figures from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the rate pushes the state's average premium for the most common kind of homeowners insurance well above the national norm. Only Minnesota was worse with a 70.3 percent increase. Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell said the pain for homeowners in Alabama's two coastal counties, Mobile and Baldwin, has continued to worsen since 2005, although there have been signs of improvement in the state's other 65 counties.
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