Signs of Elder Abuse: Warning Signs

September 14, 2011

Protecting the Rights of Nursing Home Patients in South Carolina If you have ever been forced to place a love one in a patient care facility, you know that the decision of when and whether to place a loved one in a nursing home or residential care facility is an emotionally and mentally draining decision that many [...]

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Nursing Home Patient Awarded $91.5 Million

September 9, 2011

(Charleston, WV) - The family of an elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s disease and several more conditions, obtained $91.5 million in damages from a Nursing Home in West Virginia The victim was a resident for approximately three weeks.  The Staff failed to feed and care for her appropriately which led to her death one [...]

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22 Arrested in Hidden Camera Nursing Home Operation

September 7, 2011

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has arrested 22 current and former health care employees at two New York nursing homes.  The arrests were made after footage from hidden surveillance cameras showed neglect and other actions that endangered dependent residents. The first case took place at Northwoods Rehabilitation and involved the arrest of 14 individuals [...]

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Kentucky Nursing Home Accused of Medicare Fraud

September 1, 2011

ERLANGER, Ky. – TheU.S. attorney’s office in Erlanger, Kentucky has sued a nursing home for Medicare and Medicaid fraud. According to WLWT-TV in Ohio, Federal authorities claim Villaspring Health Care and Rehabilitation, parent company Care spring Health Care Management and its owner billed for services that “were so inadequate that they were essentially worthless.” The lawsuit [...]

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3 Actions to Take Against Nursing Home Abuse

August 25, 2011

3 Actions to Take Against Nursing Home Abuse There are several ways in which nursing homes can be held liable for injuring others as a result of their negligence, abuse, exploitation, false imprisonment, or violations of criminal statutes, as well as violations of regulations pertaining to their licensing, maintenance, and general operation. An act of abuse, neglect or exploitation of [...]

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Nursing Home Abuse Criminal Charges

August 24, 2011

 South Carolina Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers Some states provide criminal penalties for the abuse, neglect, or other mistreatment of nursing home residents. Historically, prosecution for crimes involving abuse, neglect and exploitation of the elderly were relatively infrequent. This was due in part to: the reluctance of older persons to report incidents or press charges; the fact [...]

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Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Factors

August 22, 2011

Factors in a Nursing Home Lawsuit Building a Case of Negligence Against a Health Care Facility When a South Carolina nursing home or patient care facility places profit over adequate care whether due to inadequate supervision, understaffing or otherwise, and your loved one isinjured or  killed as a result, the nursing home should be held responsible [...]

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Nursing Home Abuse: How to Prevent

August 17, 2011

Reducing Elder Abuse in South Carolina Prevent Abuse & Neglect: Know the Patient Bill of Rights Report Suspicions Immediately Learn the Signs Guard Against Exploitation The promise of a place that offers care and safety for you or a loved one is what nursing homes and long-term care facilities are supposed to deliver. And too [...]

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Nursing Home Resident Abused

August 12, 2011

In January 2009, the family of a 76-year-old woman decided to move her to anursing home facility. Two years later, the now 78-year-old woman started suffering from advanced dementia. She was moved to the dementia unit within the facility. Three weeks after being transferred, the woman told her daughter she was being hurt at the [...]

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Signs of Elder Self Neglect

August 10, 2011

Protecting the Rights of Nursing Home Patients in South Carolina If you have ever been forced to place a love one in a patient care facility, you know that the decision of when and whether to place a loved one in a nursing home or residential care facility is an emotionally and mentally draining decision that many [...]

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