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...]
Four Facilities Charged with Nursing Home Abuse After Death
April 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Four Connecticut Nursing Homes Charge with Nursing Home Abuse After Resident Dies The Connecticut Department of Public Health fined four nursing homes in the state for serious nursing home abuse after receiving reports that one resident died, another was verbally abused, and several female residents were inappropriately touched by another resident. The Ledge Crest Health Care Center in … [Read more...]
“Stripper Party” Leads to Elder Abuse Lawsuit
April 10, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Nursing Home Sued on Elder Abuse Charges After Family Learns Home Hired Male Strippers A nursing home on Long Island is being taken to court on charges of elder abuse after a resident’s son discovered that his elderly mother had been subjected to a “stripper party,” which the facility planned for its residents. The lawsuit was filed with the New York State Supreme Court on March 13th, and … [Read more...]
Security Director at Nursing Home Accused of Burglary, Elder Abuse
April 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Security Director for Los Angeles-Area Nursing Home Arrested on Financial Elder Abuse and Burglary Charges On March 26th, the security director for a Los Angeles-area nursing home was arrested on burglary and elder abuse charges after reports that he broke into residents’ rooms and stole from them. Michael Glen South, 57, has been linked to several burglary complaints in the nursing home, … [Read more...]
NY State Charges 10 with Nursing Home Abuse
April 2, 2014 By Leave a Comment
10 NY State Nurses Charged with Nursing Home Abuse New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed criminal charges for nursing home abuse against 10 suspects who were employed at the Blossom North Nursing Home in Rochester, NY. Schneiderman said that the criminal nursing home abuse charges stemmed from allegations that the employees abused one of the facility’s … [Read more...]
