Protecting SC Nursing Home Residents: Dealing with Financial Elder Abuse and Embezzlement On Tuesday, February 10th, a resident of Chico, California was arrested and charged with financial elder abuse and embezzlement after reports were verified that he embezzled over $80,000 from a nursing home resident. According to police officers at the Chico Police Department, Jeffrey McClure may have … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Resident Victim of Financial Elder Abuse and Embezzlement
February 17, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Financial Elder Abuse Takes Turn As Nursing Homes Seize Patients Like Assets
February 5, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Nursing Homes Force Debt Repayment by Seizing Patients in Strange New Twist on Financial Elder Abuse A new report has uncovered a terrible new form of financial elder abuse being committed by nursing homes, focusing on the Manhattan area of New York City. The study, conducted by Hunter College and The New York Times, investigated 700 cases of guardianship cases filed in Manhattan in the last 10 … [Read more...]
Man Faces Criminal Trial for Nursing Home Abuse Charges
February 2, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Former Caregiver Will Go to Trial for Criminal Nursing Home Abuse Charges Last year, two Scranton, Pennsylvania caregivers who worked in a nursing home with an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s were arrested with criminal nursing home abuse charges. Now, a judge has decided that at least one of the accused suspects will go to trial on the criminal nursing home abuse charges. Joshua Wegielewski, … [Read more...]
Two Former Employees Face Theft, Nursing Home Abuse Charges
January 21, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Alabama Nursing Home Employees Face Theft, Nursing Home Abuse Charges As the Baby Boomer population ages, and more people not only retire but suffer serious health problems, the population residing in nursing homes is growing. Statistics show that there are often not enough trained nurses and nursing assistants in nursing homes, which can lead to emotional, physical, and financial nursing home … [Read more...]
Montana Woman Charged for Financial Elder Abuse
January 15, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Montana Resident Charged with Financial Elder Abuse and Theft A woman residing in Havre, Montana, has been charged with financial elder abuse after she stole $50,000 worth of cash and property from an elderly Hi-Line man. Court documents for the financial elder abuse charges show that Lisa L. Cole, the defendant, was the victim’s power of attorney, which means she had legal control over the … [Read more...]
Omnicare Sought Kickbacks for Nursing Home Prescriptions
January 2, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Omnicare Sought Kickbacks from Abbott Labs for Depakota Nursing Home Prescriptions The US Department of Justice claims that Omnicare, the largest provider of prescription drugs to nursing homes, sought illegal kickbacks from Abbott Laboratories for recommending the pharmaceutical company’s Depakota to nursing homes with dementia patients. Depakota is a drug used to treat epilepsy, especially in … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Abuse Charges Filed Against Former Caregiver
December 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Former Caregiver Faces Nursing Home Abuse Charges for Harm Caused to 96-Year-Old Patient A Florence, Alabama skilled nursing facility employee has been indicted for nursing home abuse committed against a 96-year-old patient that she cared for. Labarbara Deshay Currin, 27 years old, has been indicted for second-degree elder abuse and neglect during a December session of the Lauderdale Grand … [Read more...]
Overuse of Antipsychotics is Nursing Home Abuse
December 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Several Nursing Homes Practice “Chemical Restraint,” Which Could Be Overuse of Antipsychotics, A Form of Nursing Home Abuse Although federal law prohibits “chemical restraint” – using medications to strongly sedate patients with mental disorders or dementia who may engage in disruptive behaviors – recent reports show that several skilled nursing facilities in the United States overuse dangerous … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Bill of Rights Important as Silver Tsunami Approaches
December 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
As Silver Tsunami Approaches, Understanding Nursing Home Residents’ Rights is Important Specific areas of the United States are seen as ideal retirement destinations, including South Carolina. As the Baby Boomer generation ages into retirement, and faces health problems associated with old age, many hope to move to warmer or more temperate environments to make the last years of their lives more … [Read more...]
Texas Facilities with History of Nursing Home Abuse to Lose Licenses
December 3, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Texas Senator Moves to Shut Down Facilities with History of Nursing Home Abuse A Texas state senator is pushing his fellow lawmakers to crack down on nursing home abuse and the skilled nursing facilities that have a history of nursing home abuse and neglect of their residents. In August, Senator Charles Schwertner proposed a bill to crack down on nursing home abuse by revoking the licenses of … [Read more...]
