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...]
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...]
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...]
