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DOJ on Nursing Home Abuse
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Seniors in nursing homes are among the most vulnerable to scams. McNights reviews the DOJ annual report.

https://www.mcknights.com/news/nursing-homes-singled-out-in-annual-justice-report-on-elder-abuse



Richmond Shreve

NaCCRA Board Member & VP

Forum Moderator

Bert

When you click on the "mcknights.com" URL provided here you have to agree to the cookie/privacy policy of somebody called HayMarket to get behind the wall to read the article. You will have agreed to:


"III. What Categories of Personal Information Do We Collect About you?


The different categories of Personal Information we may collect and process are as follows:


Identity Details (e.g. UIDs, cookie IDs)

Approximate geolocation data (e.g., IP address)

Personal Details (e.g. first name, last name)

Contact Details (e.g. email address, phone number, physical mailing address)

Professional Demographic Details (e.g. job title, profession, specialty, employer name)

Transactional Details (e.g. website registration, subscription purchase, date time stamp)

Permission Details (e.g. marketing preferences)

Interaction with Offerings (e.g. emails, chat messages, social media forums)

Payment Details (e.g. payment card info)

Online Activity Details (e.g. page visit, email event)

Education and Training Details (e.g. course name, date attended)

Audio Recordings, Video Recordings and Images (e.g. speakers at podcasts and events, awardees/attendees at events)

Inferences based on the categories listed herein above


As a general matter, we do not collect sensitive information from our customers (e.g., social security numbers, racial or ethnic origins, religious beliefs) and request that no such sensitive information be provided to us."


Does this not seem like a scam to read about a scam? Do you really want to give up this kind of personal information for a single article? How about more care before referencing any web sites on these forums.


Bert Laurence

Richmond

Thanks for raising the concern. It’s always wise to be cautious about what we click on.

In this case, though, McKnight’s is a long-established, reputable trade publication in the senior-living field, and Haymarket is its parent media company. The cookie/privacy banner you saw is the standard disclosure required under U.S. and international privacy laws. The list of data categories they might collect looks broad because it is written to cover all of the services they offer (subscriptions, events, newsletters, podcasts, etc.), not because they are harvesting all of that from someone reading a single article.

If you’re uncomfortable, an easy option is to open the link in a private/incognito window, which prevents cookies from being stored.

For people who follow industry news, McKnight’s is considered a mainstream and reliable source—not a scam. But your reminder to use care online is appreciated.


Richmond Shreve

NaCCRA Board Member & VP

Forum Moderator

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