Woman Embezzled $460,000 from Nursing Home Residents, Faces Felony Financial Elder Abuse Charges A Michigan woman has been charged with felony financial elder abuse after investigators discovered that she had embezzled $460,000 from several nursing home residents, who desperately need their money. Tina Marie Binkley, 44, was indicted on Thursday, October 16th, with two charges of felony … [Read more...]
Woman Faces Felony Financial Elder Abuse Charges for Embezzlement
October 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Financial Elder Abuse Scam Lands SC Man in Jail
October 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
SC Resident Guilty of Financial Elder Abuse Scam on California Man A resident of South Carolina pleaded guilty in September to charges of financial elder abuse in California after he created a fake sweepstakes scam that stole the life savings of a former Catholic priest living in San Diego. Earl Roberts, Jr, 31 years old, pleaded guilty last month to theft from an elderly person, which is a … [Read more...]
Nursing Homes Negligent Installing Sprinkler Systems
October 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Fires at Nursing Homes Reveal Negligence with Building Safety, No Sprinkler Systems Nursing homes have faced heavy criticism in recent years because employees can abuse or neglect residents at these facilities. Vulnerable older adults have been subjected to all types of nursing home abuse from medication neglect to sexual and physical abuse. As more families file lawsuits against these for-profit … [Read more...]
Do Cameras in Nursing Homes Prevent Nursing Home Abuse?
September 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Illinois Debates Nursing Home Prevention Versus Privacy Concerns with Cameras in Nursing Homes Lawmakers in Illinois are currently debating the benefits and detriments of placing cameras in nursing homes, as a nursing home abuse prevention bill makes its way through the state’s senate. Opponents of the bill, many of whom are elder care advocates, raised concerns about seniors’ privacy. If … [Read more...]
Alabama Woman Charged with Nursing Home Abuse
September 5, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Former Caregiver Charged with Nursing Home Abuse for “Slapping Around” Patient A former caregiver at a Hoover, Alabama nursing home has been charged with nursing home abuse for “slapping around” a bed-ridden 80-year-old Alzheimer’s patient. Taneka Kiera Hopkins, a 28-year-old Pinson resident, has been charged with second-degree elder abuse. Investigations into the potential nursing home abuse … [Read more...]
Medicare Star Rating System for Nursing Homes Fails Patients
September 2, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Medicare Star Rating System Not An Accurate Measurement of Nursing Home Quality The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has offered a Medicare star rating system, in the style of hotel ratings, for nursing homes for the past five years. Only one-fifth of the United States’ 15,000 nursing homes achieve a 5-star rating from Medicare, suggesting that the rating system has exclusive … [Read more...]
SC Woman Charged with Nursing Home Abuse
August 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Woman Charged with Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect When selecting a South Carolina Nursing Home for a loved one, you want to ensure that the loved one is safe. Despite your best efforts, abuse can and does happen. Recently, a Summerton, SC resident was charged with nursing home abuse and neglect after investigations uncovered her abuse while working at a nursing home in Sumter, South … [Read more...]
Many Facilities Fail to Report Incidents of Nursing Home Abuse
August 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Senior Care Centers Often Fail to Report Incidents of Nursing Home Abuse A new report from the inspector general for the US Department of Health and Human Services shows that skilled nursing and senior care centers often fail to report incidents of nursing home abuse that occur within their facility. Federal regulations require nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, long-term care … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Abuse Charges for Stealing Medication
August 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Tech Faces Nursing Home Abuse Charges for Stealing Medication from Patients A nursing home worker in Rochester, NY has been charged with nursing home abuse for stealing medication from numerous patients and substituting similar-looking pills, rather than the patients’ necessary prescriptions. Deborah Cleveland, a Rochester resident, was a medication technician at the Heather Heights Assisted … [Read more...]
Telemarketing Scams Are Financial Elder Abuse
August 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Complaints Against Telemarketing Companies Allege Financial Elder Abuse and Telemarketing Scams In 2013, two of the most serious consumer complaints were elder abuse and telemarketing campaigns, with telemarketing scams often the root cause of many cases of financial elder abuse. A report by the Consumer Federation of America and the North American Consumer Protection Investigators asked 40 … [Read more...]
