in-home, bunk (bed), strangulation, window blinds

USA Today leads with a new report by the Government Accountability Office that says fraud and abuse were partly to blame for the 44 percent increase in Medicare spending on home health services over five years. From 2002 to 2006, people using the home health services increased 17 percent, and the price tag reached $13 billion. The spending increase has continued, and least year Medicare devoted around $16.5 billion to in-home services.

in-home
adj.

Operating in or provided at the home of the customer or patient: in-home shopping; an in-home nursing program.

In Home Tutoring is a form of tutoring that occurs in the home. Tutoring is receiving guidance or instruction by a Tutor. Most often the tutoring relates to an academic subject or test preparation. This is in contrast to tutoring centers or tutoring provided through after school programs. The service most often involves one on one attention provided to the pupil.



Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall of Roman Blinds; Sold Exclusively at IKEA (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09050.html)

Note: CPSC reminds consumers to examine all Roman Blinds and shades in their homes. If looped pull cords are present or exposed inner cords are found on the back of blinds or shades and children are in the home or occasionally visit your home, please consider replacing them with blinds or shades that do not have exposed pull cords or inner cords.

IRIS Roman Blind


ALVINE Roman Blind

Note: CPSC reminds consumers to examine all Roman Blinds and Roll-up shades in their homes. If looped pull cords, exposed inner cords, or exposed lifting loops are found and children are in the home or occasionally visit your home, please consider replacing the blinds or shades with products that do not have exposed pull cords or inner cords.

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bunk (BED) Show phonetics
noun [C]
a narrow bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a boat or a train

bunk (bed)
noun [C often plural]one of two beds fixed together, one on top of the other:
The twins sleep in bunk beds.
Can I sleep in the top bunk?

1. NEWS from CPSCU.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionOffice of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 13, 2007Release #08-131Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 705-8408CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908


Hooker Furniture Recalls Bunk Beds Due to Strangulation Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, incooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntaryrecall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop usingrecalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Bunk Beds

Units: About 1,300

Importer: Hooker Furniture Corporation, of Martinsville, Va.Hazard: The bunk beds have gaps between parts of the upper bunk thatcould allow a child's body to pass through but not a child's head. Thisposes an entrapment or strangulation hazard to children and exceeds thespace allowed by the federal bunk bed safety standard.Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recalled bunk beds come in twin-over-twin,twin-over-full and loft beds with the following model names: "AlbanyPark," "Swedish Accents," "Mariner's Landing," and "Chelsea's Place".


The bunk beds come in cherry, white, and black finishes. Some of thebunk beds are also made of metal.Sold at: Hooker Furniture retailers nationwide from August 2005 throughAugust 2007 for about $1,000.Manufactured in: Malaysia and VietnamRemedy: Consumers should not allow children to use the recalled bunkbeds and contact the retailer where purchased to schedule a free,in-home repair.Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Hooker Furnituretoll-free at (877) 705-8408 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Mondaythrough Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.hookerfurniture.com


To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of therecalled products, please go to:http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08131.html


strangle Show phonetics
verb [T]
1 to kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe:
She had been strangled with her own scarf and her body dumped in the woods.

2 LITERARY to stop something from developing:
For years, the organization was strangled by excessive bureaucracy.
There is a great deal of fear that the new restrictions might strangle the country's economy.

strangled Show phonetics
adjective [usually before noun] LITERARY
describes a weak, high, interrupted or not continuous sound made by an extremely frightened or anxious person:
It came again, a strangled cry from the room next door.

strangler Show phonetics
noun [C]
a person who kills people by pressing their throats so that they cannot breathe:
The newspapers dubbed him 'the Boston Strangler'.

strangulated Show phonetics
adjective
1 SPECIALIZED describes an organ or other part inside the body which has become tightly pressed, blocking the flow of blood or air through it:
a strangulated hernia

2 (US ALSO strangled) describes a sound that is not full or relaxed, but made when your throat is tight, for example because of fear or anger:
He let out a strangulated squeak of outrage.

strangulation Show phonetics
noun [U]
the action of killing someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe, or the act of dying in this way:
The post-mortem showed that the boy had died from strangulation.

Gothic Cabinet Craft Recalls Bunk Beds Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the importers named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Twin, Twin Extra-Large, and Twin Over Full Bunk Beds

Units: About 1,500

Manufacturer: Gothic Cabinet Craft Inc., of Maspeth, N. Y.

Hazard: The bunk beds do not have sufficient headboards, footboards, or guardrails and have gaps between parts of the upper bunk that could allow a child�s body to pass through but not a child�s head. These bunk beds pose a fall, entrapment, and strangulation hazard to children and violate the spacing requirements of the federal bunk bed safety standard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: Both metal and wooden bunk beds are being recalled. The bunk bed styles include dark oak and metal, solid pine, others come with six drawers as part of the base.

Sold by: Retail stores in the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area from June 2000 through October 2008 for between $225 and $850.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these bunk beds and contact Gothic Cabinet Craft Inc. to schedule an appointment and free repair.

Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Gothic Cabinet Craft Outlet toll free at (877) 946-8442 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm�s Web site at www.gothiccabinetcraft.com