Former Head Nurse Faces Felony Elder Abuse Charges, Trial Date Finally Set The former head nurse of a nursing home in Placerville, CA, will officially stand trial on felony elder abuse charges, after a judge on Friday, April 26th, rejected the defense’s motion to dismiss the case. 59-year-old registered nurse Donna Darlene Palmer, and her coworker, 39-year-old nurse Rebecca Smith, originally … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Abuse Monitoring Bill Heads to Oklahoma Governor’s Desk
May 7, 2013 By
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
