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