Kentucky News Now – October 12th 2015

NURSING HOMES-REGULATIONS

Ky. nursing home industry seeks less regulation

(Information in the following story is from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's nursing home industry is seeking relief from what it calls heavy-handed state oversight even though a recent review found multiple instances where its residents have been mistreated.

The review by The Courier-Journal of more than 100 reports of state inspections of the state's nursing homes over the past three years found multiple instances where residents had been threatened, ridiculed, slapped, injured, or sexually abused.

However, Kentucky nursing home representatives are protesting what they say is excessive regulation, arguing that statistics show Kentucky inspectors are more likely to cite "immediate jeopardy" violations than regulators in other states.

An immediate jeopardy violation is one that causes harm, serious injury or death, or is likely to do so, and carries fines of up to $10,000 a day.

FATAL SHOOTING

Police investigating fatal shooting of man in parking lot

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a convention center in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.

Officials say KSP troopers were on a traffic stop late Saturday night near Eagle Lake Convention Center when they heard what sounded like multiple gunshots. The troopers went to the scene where they found 18-year-old Damycal Tre Bolton of Lexington unresponsive in the convention center parking lot.

Bolton had apparently been fatally wounded in the exchange of gunfire. The Anderson County Coroner pronounced him dead at the scene.

OFFICER KILLED

Police: Off-duty Memphis officer fatally shot

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say an off-duty Memphis police officer is dead after being shot multiple times.

Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong said 31-year-old Terence Olridge was taken to a local hospital on Sunday where he later died.

Armstrong said officers got a call around 1 p.m. about a shooting at a home in the Memphis suburb of Cordova. He said a male suspect is in custody, but didn't say whether the person has been charged.

Armstrong said the investigation is ongoing and that "details are sketchy."

Olridge is the fourth Memphis police officer to be fatally shot in slightly more than four years.

KENTUCKY-WILLIS INJURY

Willis injures finger

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky forward Derek Willis miss two weeks after injuring a finger on his left hand during Saturday's practice, the second injury to a Wildcats reserve this week.

On Tuesday, junior guard Dominique Hawkins underwent surgery for a broken right hand that will sideline him for four weeks. Though Willis should return in time for Kentucky's exhibition games next month, coach John Calipari expressed disappointment that the 6-foot-9 junior will miss Sunday's televised open practice.

Said Calipari in a statement, "he deserved to show his stuff tomorrow. He's made great strides and will bounce back from this."

Willis played in 19 games last season and has 33 career appearances with the Wildcats. He is expected to add depth to a Kentucky frontcourt that lost four players to the NBA draft.