Blog Posts in August, 2010

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Man Sentenced to Prison for Elder Abuse

A former nursing assistant has been sentenced to three years in prison for raping an incoherent patient in her room. He pleaded guilty to rape of a patient and elder abuse. The district attorney ...

Hidden Camera Assists in Proving Grandmother’s Abuse

In a victim's impact statement, as reported by the Richmond Register, Debra Hamilton spoke on behalf of her family, and her late grandmother, Armeda Fowler Thomas, recounting the separate impacts ...

Elder Abuse Conviction Overturned

In Wyoming, the Supreme Court there has reversed an elder abuse conviction of a man who they now claim his actions didn't meet the state's legal definition of abuse. Ricky L. Dougherty was convicted ...

Man Accused of Elder Abuse has Previous Accusations

Jared W. Buckley has been arrested with others after he reportedly slathered elderly dementia patients with ointment as a prank. However, in 2007, a complaint of misconduct was filed against Buckley ...

Nursing Home Employee Steals Medication from Patients

Alesha Neault has been arrested for reportedly stealing Fentanyl patches that were prescribed to two patients. She was not only stealing from the facility, but she was depriving the patients of ...

One Arrested for Felony Elder Abuse

A registered nursing who works at a hospital in California has been arrested on charges of abusing an elderly patient. Rene Gachon Gotico reportedly refused to help a patient who needed to use the ...

Illinois Nursing Home Employee Accused of Sexual Abuse

An certified nursing assistant in Illinois is being accused of committing some act of sexual abuse on a resident. At this time the investigation is still ongoing, so the details available are minimal. ...

Sexual Abuse Not Reported to Family

A nursing home resident who was allegedly sexually assault on two occasions did not have the matter reported to her family. Now, the home and the administrator are facing criminal charges for failure ...

Nursing Aide Sentenced in Abuse Case

A former nurse's aide has been sentenced in a nursing home abuse case where she allegedly neglected to feed a patient in 2008. Amanda Sallee has pleaded guilty to charges of wanton abuse and neglect ...

Nursing Home Signs Patients UP for Insurance without Approval

An Alabama nursing home is being accused of involuntarily enrolling patients into an insurance program they did not want. Kimberly Bisslessi Eddins was arrested after evidence was found that she ...

Elder Abuse Suspect Turns Self In

Li Ching Liu, who is a suspect in an elder financial abuse case, has turned herself in to police. She has pleaded not guilty to the charge that she abused and robbed a 74-year-old of more than $4 ...

Nursing Home Employee Steals Money from Patients

In the Tampa Bay, Florida area, a nursing home employee, Janice Lynn Smith, has been accused of stealing almost $4,000 from nursing home residents. Smith worked as a receptionist at the location and ...

Former Nursing Home Employee Found Not Guilty

Karen Etter was charged with a misdemeanor offense of attempting to impede or interfere with state inspections at a nursing home while she was director of nursing. State officials had reported that ...

Numerous Nursing Homes in Trouble

In Kentucky, the governor wants to review how nursing home abuse is dealt with. As a result, a nursing home has been charged with abuse, along with the owner being charged with failure to report ...

Plea Deal for Nursing Home Abuse Case

One of two women in Minnesota who was accused of physically and sexually humiliating nursing home residents has pleaded guilty to three of the charges against her. Brianna Broitzman has agreed to the ...

Nursing Home Fined after Patient’s Death

In North Carolina, state regulators are asking for a Chapel Hill nursing home to be fined after a nurse was charged with the murder in the death of a patient. According to tests, about 25 patients in ...

$400G Award in Nursing Home Abuse Case

The stepdaughter of a man who suffered disfigurement and death as the result of a nursing home has been awarded $400,000 in the matter. Marlene Owens' father suffered an eye injury as he was gouged by ...

Fines, and Murder, in Nursing Home

A nurse on their staff charged with murder is not the only thing befalling a Chapel Hill, North Carolina nursing home, reports WRAL. State regulators are asking federal Medicaid officials to fine them ...

Man Accused of Abusing His Mother

A man in the Paducah, Kentucky area has been arrested and charged with elder abuse in regard to his mother. Artie Scott is now facing charges of exploiting an adult for over $300 as well. According to ...

Woman Charged with Elder Abuse

A woman has been charged with a class B felony elder abuse matter. Joan Dollins was arrested for neglecting her elderly mother. According to police reports, Dollins was not taking proper care of her ...

Nursing Home Didn’t Prevent Sexual Abuse

A nursing home has been cited for failing to prevent and report a sexual abuse matter that occurred. An Alzheimer's resident was sexually abused by another resident who would not let her leave the ...

Skin Conditions from Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

As nursing home abuse and neglect increase, patients are suffering from various skin conditions. Bed sores are one of the main concerns for nursing home residents, as when they are left untreated, ...

Warrants Issued for Elder Abuse Case

Search warrants have been served in connection with a suspected financial abuse case involving an elderly man. A warrant was served at the residence of a woman who cares for the man as bank documents, ...

New York Nursing Home Fined

A New York nursing home has been fined due to the quality of care that has been provided. The home was fined $4,550 after it was revealed that the nursing home did not follow quality care requirements ...

Nursing Home Aide Receives 60 Year Sentence

Per a Tri Cities.com report in Bristol, Virginia, a psychological evaluation read at the sentencing of former nursing home aide, James Wright, said that the defendant blamed his four victims for his ...
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