Blog Posts in 2009

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Family of Elder Abuse Stroke Victim Awarded $7.75 Million in California

In Ventura County, California , a jury recently awarded the family of a 71 year old stroke victim $7.75 million. The jury concluded that the woman, Maria Arellano, endured abuse while residing at a ...

Man Posed as Licensed Contractor to Scam the Elderly

In Chula Vista, it is reported that a man posed as a licensed contractor so that he could scam the elderly. Reports indicate that the man stole hundreds of thousands of dollars. He even went with one ...

Kentucky Nursing Home Ranks Among Worst in the Nation

A video surveillance camera has captured staff members at a Kentucky nursing home abusing an 84-year-old Dementia patient. Not only were the nursing assistants at Richmond Health and Rehabilitation ...

Lawsuit Filed Against Nursing Home for Bedsore Related Death

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against an Illinois nursing home where a woman died due to Sepsis caused by untreated bedsores. The lawsuit was filed against Caseyville Nursing and ...

Financial Elder Abuse: Signs & Prevention

Did you know that every year, tens of thousands of senior citizens become victims of elder abuse in the United States? The truth is, elder abuse is quite prevalent in our society. Years ago, elder ...

County in Illinois to Launch Anti-Elder Abuse Campaign

In DuPage, Illinois, law enforcement agencies have officially announced the launch of a partnership last week that is geared toward raising awareness about elder abuse. The police say that elder abuse ...

Mother and Daughter Found Guilty of Elder Abuse in Florida

This past Wednesday, a mother and daughter were found guilty of elder abuse in Camel. Their case was presided over by Monterey County Superior Court Judge Terrance Duncan. On January 15, 2010, 53 year ...

Man Charged with Felony Elder Abuse

This week, 47 year old David Ribarchik was charged with one count of first degree vulnerable adult abuse in Flint Township. If convicted, he will face up to 15 years in prison for this serious ...

Registered Sex Offender Working in Nursing Home Accused of Groping Female Resident

Evidence suggests that a registered sex offender working at Asta Care Center of Toluca in Illinois groped a mentally impaired woman residing in the nursing home. Despite the nursing home's assurance ...

Nursing Home Aide Charged for Stealing Patient's Credit Card

A New York nursing home aide faces criminal charges for stealing a patient's credit card information to pay bills and purchase personal items. Latoya Harding, 28, is accused of stealing a 90-year-old ...

Colorado Nursing Home Sued for Neglect

A lawsuit has been filed against Parkmoor Village Healthcare Center by a man who claims his friend was neglected in the nursing home. Paul Johnson filed the lawsuit against the nursing home for ...

Man Says Relative was Sexually Abused by Another Resident

La Salle County Nursing Home has been sued by a man who claims his relative was being sexually abused by another resident at the nursing home. In the lawsuit, Henry Elzer claims the nursing home ...

Nursing Home Aide Sentenced for Taking Sexually Explicit Photos

A nursing home aide in Plattsburgh, New York has been sentenced to jail and probation for taking sexually explicit photos of a patient suffering from a traumatic brain injury. Shane Spooner's actions ...

Neglect Leads to Deadly Penis Infection

A nursing home in Everett, Washington is being sued for neglect after doctors discovered that a man's penis had rotted off. The family of the 97-year-old man claims the Everett Rehabilitation and Care ...

Nursing Home Worker Accused of Sexually Assaulting Female Patients

An employee at the Texas Terrace Care Center in Saint Louis Park, Missouri has been accused of sexually assaulting a patient suffering from dementia. The victim, who despite having dementia has a ...

Serious Elder Abuse Case in South Florida

In Wilton Manors, Florida, a serious elder abuse case was reported after some neighbors called police. The neighbors were prompted to call police after they noticed that a 78 year old woman was ...

Different Types of Nursing Home Abuse

Many people associate the term " nursing home abuse " with physical abuse. While physical abuse in nursing homes continues to affect thousands of nursing home residents each year, there are other ...

Elder Abuse Prevention Group Given $500,000 in Maine

In the state of Maine, a grassroots group that specializes in the prevention of elder abuse throughout a loca city was rewarded $500,000 from the U.S. Justice Department. The money was given to help ...

San Bernardino Nursing Home Director Arrested for Elder Abuse

In California, the director of a San Bernardino nursing home has been arrested for elder abuse . According to officials, the man arrested was named Tony Dalton and he oversaw a facility that cares for ...

Nursing Home Administrator Allowed Staff to Drug Patients

A nursing home administrator in Central California is facing criminal charges after it was discovered that she allowed her staff to drug unruly patients in an effort to keep them quiet. Pamela Ott, ...

Woman Arrested for Nursing Home Abuse in New York

In Somers, New York, is being reported by LoHud.com that a nursing home employee has been placed under arrest for having sexual contact with a 60 year old patient. 28 year old Carolyn M. Wheeler was ...

Signs of Elder Neglect

All too often, the people that are supposed to be caring for the elderly are the very same people who neglect or abuse them. Reports indicate that elder neglect is on the rise in the United States. As ...

Signs of Physical Elder Abuse

Each and every year, thousands of senior citizens are abused in nursing homes, by caregivers and even by their close family members. Physical abuse can be devastating, painful, embarrassing and ...

Nursing Home Employee Takes Explicit Photo

In Plattsburg, New York, a local man by the name of Shane Spooner (33) has admitted to taking a graphic photo of a male patient that was living in the Clinton County Nursing Home. Spooner, a former ...

Two Brothers Plead Guilty to Elder Abuse in Utah

Today, two brothers in Salt Lake City, Utah pled guilty to charges of elder abuse . The brothers, Christopher Eugene Hansen (22) and Michael Levi Hansen Jr. (20) were charged with elder abuse after ...
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