Blog Posts in August, 2009

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 ...

Woman Pleads Guilty for Killing Senior with Hot Cereal

In Montgomery, Alabama, Alvador Thompson (55) recently pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Montgomery County court. Thompson was charged after being accused of causing the death of 79 year old ...

Mother and Son Charged with Elder Abuse in California

In California, a 91 Catherine Bautino's death has been ruled as a homicide according to authorities. Authorities say that they have charged both Bautino's daughter and grandson for her murder. It is ...

Colorado Nursing Home Sued For Neglect in Resident's Death

A Colorado nursing home has been named as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of an 84-year-old woman who died from multiple health complications while residing in the home. ...