Oklahoma Bill to Help Prevent Nursing Home Abuse Goes to the Governor A bill in Oklahoma that would place surveillance cameras in nursing homes, to help prevent nursing home abuse problems, is headed to Governor Mary Fallin’s desk. On Monday, April 29th, Bill 587, aka the “Protect Our Loved Ones” Act, passed the Oklahoma Senate 44-0, with no debate. The measure allows a nursing home resident, … [Read more...]
South Carolina Man Seeks Justice for Mother’s Nursing Home Abuse, Death
May 4, 2013 By
90-Year-Old Mother Died Because of Nursing Home Abuse, Son Says David Christmas lost his mother in October 2012, after she lived in a nursing home for a mere six months. He alleges she died because of serious and severe nursing home abuse. Christmas cared for his mother for years at his home, but her health deteriorated to the point that he was unable to continue to help her alone. After much … [Read more...]
Florida Nursing Home Fined for Mishandling Sex Abuse Claim
May 1, 2013 By
Nursing Home in Florida Fined $36,000 After Failing to Report Claim of Sex Abuse The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration on April 18th fined a nursing home $36,000 for failing to report sex abuse allegations at their facility. An investigation at the nursing home uncovered that Avante, at Ormond Beach, did not properly report an allegation that an employee of the facility crawled … [Read more...]
Former Nurse Convicted of Patient Abuse in Nursing Home
April 22, 2013 By
Former Toledo Nurse Convicted of Felony Patient Abuse On Friday, April 12th, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict in the case of a nurse’s aide who was arrested for serious patient abuse. Tacarra Bryson was convicted of one felony count of patient abuse. The defendant worked at the Liberty West Nursing Center in Toledo, Ohio, when she engaged in … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Put on Federal Watch List Due to Serious Elder Abuse
April 22, 2013 By
Nursing Home Among Worst in US for Elder Abuse A nursing home in Ohio has been put on a federal watch list and is at risk of losing its ability to accept Medicare and Medicaid patients because it has a terrible track record for elder abuse. The East Galbraith Health Center, a 140-bed facility run by Cleveland-based Provider Services, underwent three inspections in 2012 that showed the facility … [Read more...]
Assisted Living Facility Slammed with $23 Million Verdict in Nursing Home Abuse Case
April 12, 2013 By
Corporate Assisted Living Facility Charged with Nursing Home Abuse, Concern Over Money Instead of Patient Welfare In Sacramento, California, a jury awarded $23 million in punitive damages to the family of an 81-year-old woman who died because the assisted living facility operator Emeritus focused on profits over care, leading to serious nursing home abuse problems. The verdict came on March 8th, … [Read more...]
Elder Abuse Increases Risk of Hospitalization
April 12, 2013 By
New Study Shows that Elder Abuse Increases Risk of Physical Problems and Hospitalization While it might be obvious that elder abuse in the form of physical abuse and neglect can lead to hospitalization, a new study shows that psychological and financial elder abuse are also factors in illness that leads to hospitalization. The Chicago Health and Aging Project is a community-based longitudinal … [Read more...]
Report Finds South Carolina Residential Care Facilities Still Inadequate
April 12, 2013 By
Four-Year-Long Study Shows SC Residential Care Facilities Make No Progress A major study released on Tuesday, April 9th shows that, after four years of study, South Carolina residential care facilities are still dirty and inadequate, which puts their residents at risk of abuse and neglect. The 60-page report was released by Columbia-based advocacy group Protection & Advocacy for People … [Read more...]
California Nursing Home Fined for Overmedicating Patient
April 7, 2013 By
Nursing Home in California Fined for Overmedicating Patient Which Led to Death The California Department of Public Health fined a Lincoln nursing home $100,000 for overmedicating an 82-year-old stroke patient, who died from complications in 2011. The citation was a Class AA citation, the strongest that the California Department of Public Health could impose on a nursing home. The department’s … [Read more...]
Connecticut Nursing Home Fined for Patient Neglect
March 29, 2013 By
Nursing Home in Connecticut Fined After Patient Neglect Led to Festering Wounds The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) cited the Candlewood Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in New Milford for patient neglect – specifically, failing to provide adequate care to a resident who needed wound treatment. The patient, who was diagnosed with dementia and depressive disorder after a … [Read more...]
