Ohio Nursing Home Owner Faces Medicare Fraud Charges, Theft, Abuse The owner of a nursing home in Zanesville, Ohio has been arrested on 39 criminal and federal charges that were uncovered by a patient abuse investigation, including Medicare fraud charges. Steven L. Hitchens, 58, was indicted on Thursday, June 26th on multiple federal charges including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Owner Faces Medicare Fraud Charges, Other Federal Charges
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Nursing Home Rapist Convicted on Felony Elder Abuse
June 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Former Nursing Home Employee Convicted on Felony Elder Abuse and Rape Charges A former nursing home employee in Ohio was convicted on felony elder abuse charges after an incident at a facility in November 2013. Samuel Onyenweaku, 22, was convicted on felony elder abuse charges, rape, and felonious assault, after the nursing supervisor discovered his illicit actions in a 92-year-old resident’s … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Abuse Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
June 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Nursing Home Abuse Suspect in Andover Charged, Pleads Not Guilty In May of this year, the family of nursing home abuse victim Donna Colcher took her case to court. Now, nursing home abuse suspect Geofrey Nyanswego has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Butler County Attorney’s Office filed one charge of felony nursing home abuse against Nyanswego in May, accusing home of mistreating an … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Death Results in Criminal Charges
June 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Nursing Home Resident Death Leads to Indictments for Nursing Home Abuse Nine employees from the Medford Multicare Center for Living, including the facilitator’s top administrator, have been indicted on nursing home abuse charges after a resident died. The 72-year-old resident, who was required to be on a ventilator as ordered by her doctor, entered the Medford facility for temporary … [Read more...]
Kansas Facility Investigated for Nursing Home Abuse
May 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Kansas Nursing Home Faces Serious Nursing Home Abuse Charges A skilled nursing facility in Andover, Kansas faces serious allegations of nursing home abuse after a family experienced an unthinkable tragedy. Ed and Donna Colcher met at the tender age of 24 and married after a 9-month courtship. After 24 years of marriage, Donna suffered a stroke and soon her family was unable to care for her. … [Read more...]
Man Charged with Elder Abuse for Being Drunk at Facility
May 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Man Charged with Elder Abuse After He Was Found Drunk in a Patient’s Room A Minnesota resident has been charged with elder abuse after he was found drunk and passed out on the job at a group nursing home. Everett Charles Stiner, 58 years old, was arrested on elder abuse charges on May 9th after police were called to the Treasure State Group House. He faces one felony elder abuse charge in … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Nurse Admits to Nursing Home Abuse
May 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Woman Admits She and Second Employee Committed Nursing Home Abuse A woman in Framingham, Massachusetts admitted to police that she and a fellow employee at a local nursing home had committed nursing home abuse because they “thought it was funny.” Damaris Diaz, 18, and Samuel Ayekple, 25, were arrested on Monday, May 5th, after an investigation that led Diaz to confess. Diaz was charged with … [Read more...]
Texas DA Launches Elder Abuse Prevention Campaign
May 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Harris County Launches Elder Abuse Prevention Campaign in May District Attorney Devon Anderson launched a countywide elder abuse prevention campaign on May 4th. “Our Office prosecutes financial and physical abuse against the elderly. However, we know that to get to the root of the problem, awareness and prevention are key to stopping this conduct,” said DA Anderson. “Elder abuse is under … [Read more...]
17 Former Employees Charged with Nursing Home Abuse
May 2, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Felony Nursing Home Abuse Complaints Filed Against Former NY Caregivers The New York State Attorney General’s office filed charges against 17 former employees of the HighPointe Nursing Home on Thursday, April 24th, for felony nursing home abuse. The felony nursing home abuse complaints, filed in a Buffalo City Court, allege serious mistreatments at the facility, which is operated by Kaleida … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuits Filed After Hepatitis C Outbreak
April 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Hepatitis C Outbreak Leads to Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuits in North Dakota Two elderly residents who contracted Hepatitis C at a nursing home in North Dakota in 2013 filed nursing home abuse lawsuits against the facility, and a federal nursing home abuse lawsuit might eventually cover all 44 patients who contracted the disease. John Fenner, 78, and Lilas Guttormson, 84, filed a nursing home … [Read more...]
