Former Nursing Home Assistant Pleads Guilty to Nursing Home Abuse Charge A man from Randallstown, Massachusetts, will spend a year in prison for a charge of nursing home abuse after an incident last year. On Thursday, October 31st, Raphael N. Asinyang pleaded guilty to a nursing home abuse charge that alleged he hit an elderly resident of the care facility where he worked as a nursing assistant. … [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...]
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...]
Some Nursing Homes Open Emergency Rooms for Elder Abuse Victims
March 12, 2013 By
As Elder Abuse Problem Grows, Some Nursing Homes Open Rooms for Emergency Placement As the elderly population increases, concern has been growing about abuse and neglect in nursing homes. However, elder abuse is also a growing problem among in-home caretakers, particularly with relatives of the elderly victims. Now, some nursing homes are setting aside bedrooms specifically for temporary … [Read more...]
Six Charged in Indiana Nursing Home Abuse Investigation
March 11, 2013 By
Report of Nursing Home Abuse in Indiana Leads to Charges Against Six Employees On Monday, February 11th, six people were received charges in a nursing home abuse investigation, led by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Indiana Attorney General’s office. A complaint triggered the nursing home abuse investigation. According to the complaint, a resident of Providence Home Health Care Center, … [Read more...]
CA Independent Living Facility Shocks Public with CPR Refusal Policy
March 8, 2013 By
Woman Dies in CA Independent Living Facility when Staff Refuses to Give Her CPR An elderly woman at an independent living facility in Central California died last week after collapsing in the dining room. According to the facility’s policies, staff are not allowed to perform CPR on residents, but they do call emergency services when the residents are ill. However, the public has been shocked … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Neglect Leads to Death in Minnesota Facility
February 21, 2013 By
Nursing Home Neglect Led Directly to Patient’s Death in Minnesota Last May, an 86-year-old patient died in Minnesota due to nursing home neglect. The Minnesota Department of Health investigated Luvern Kraft’s death, and determined that the CNA’s negligence was the cause. According to her own self-reporting, the nurse claimed that she was “too tired,” and wasn’t thinking clearly at the time of … [Read more...]
