Blog Posts in June, 2010
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Posted on Jun 30, 2010
Another nursing home was raided in the Midwest where a drug fugitive was found hiding. In these new searches, twelve Illinois homes have been searched and fugitives have been found in all twelve of ...
Posted on Jun 29, 2010
A man has pleaded not guilty to the elder abuse charge of punching his 75-year-old father in the face. Randolph Bennedict Stein is facing the felony charge while he is being held on $10,000 bond. ...
Posted on Jun 28, 2010
A jury has found that Bryson Vanderbilt is not guilty on charges of elder abuse . Vanderbilt was accused of abusing and injuring veterans and the elderly at the Lamun-Luske-Sanchez Veteran's Home in ...
Posted on Jun 27, 2010
In the Forest Grove, Oregon area, police believe that one man is responsible for numerous scams against elderly victims. They further believe that the man has been using various names throughout ...
Posted on Jun 26, 2010
Nursing home negligence at Homewood Residence has lead to a poisonous death where an elderly resident died after ingesting a poisonous sodium hydroxide solution from a nearby dishwasher. The staff ...
Posted on Jun 25, 2010
As of now, the Department of Health and Human Services is looking into abuse at Britthaven nursing home in North Carolina after a patient died and others were hospitalized. The police have charged ...
Posted on Jun 24, 2010
A former Richmond, Kentucky nursing home aide has been ordered to 12 months in prison for violating the conditions of her probation on adult abuse charges after being convicted of rape and sodomy in ...
Posted on Jun 23, 2010
Two people from Rodeo, California have been arrested for their part in an elder abuse case that resulted in a man's death. The man's death was the result of severe neglect, as evidenced by the ...
Posted on Jun 22, 2010
Another lawsuit has been filed in the Albert Lea, South Dakota elder abuse case against the Good Samaritan Society. The lawsuit is seeking damages as it claims that the supervisors in Albert Lea were ...
Posted on Jun 21, 2010
A settlement of $690,000 has been reached in a Chicago nursing home abuse lawsuit. Reportedly, the victim was admitted to the nursing home after suffering from a stroke that caused her left-sided ...
Posted on Jun 20, 2010
In the Apopka, Florida area, a 26-year-old man who suffers from cerebral palsy may have been abused by caregivers at his nursing home. Officials are looking into allegations that the man had his arm ...
Posted on Jun 19, 2010
In Sacramento County, California, a Rocklin nursing home will pay $29.1 million in punitive and compensatory damages in the matter of a tenant who died there. During the deceased tenant's stay at the ...
Posted on Jun 18, 2010
A case in the Nashville, Tennessee area could set a precedent that helps prosecutors pursue cases of elder abuse . The judge on this case took up the question of whether prosecutors could present ...
Posted on Jun 17, 2010
A Magalia, California woman has pleaded no contest to multiple counts of abuse for stealing from her elderly and dependent in-home care clients. Tammy Bumgarner allegedly took one woman's ATM card and ...
Posted on Jun 16, 2010
A jury has found that Bryson Vanderbilt is not guilty on charges of elder abuse . He was originally accused of abusing and injuring veterans and the elderly at a veteran's home in 2007. Two other ...
Posted on Jun 15, 2010
A Pigeon Forge nursing home aide has pleaded guilty to taking photos and video of nude patients in Tennessee. Mary Ann Burgess entered guilty pleas to health care abuse and will learn at her next ...
Posted on Jun 14, 2010
A Stockton, California man has been arrested for burglary and financial elder abuse after meeting his alleged victims through church. The man reportedly met with elders regarding "investments," but ...
Posted on Jun 13, 2010
A nurse in Chapel Hill, North Carolina has been charged with six counts of patient abuse , as well as second-degree murder. Reportedly, the nurse was involved in given some patients painkillers when ...
Posted on Jun 12, 2010
A nursing home in Clemmons has been put on notice and will face federal and state claims that it isn't properly caring for residents. Investigators report that a staff member injured a patient by ...
Posted on Jun 11, 2010
Two people from Rodeo, California have been arrested for their part in an elder abuse matter that left a man dead. Charles Frank was living in an unlicensed board and car home when he died of his ...
Posted on Jun 10, 2010
Police are concerned that the public needs to become more knowledgeable about elder abuse as the crime goes on the rise. From physical to financial abuse, as the baby boom generation ages, more abuse ...
Posted on Jun 9, 2010
Often, nursing homes will neglect the signs of abuse that are apparent day-to-day. It's important that you are able to notice them in case the abuse is occurring. Some signs will include a patient ...
Posted on Jun 8, 2010
A woman who suffered from dementia was abused for a period of three months before her eventual death. She was force fed, had water squirted at her through a syringe, food flicked at her and was ...
Posted on Jun 7, 2010
A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that the nursing home providing care caused a man's death as the staff failed to treat his decubitus ulcers. The man reportedly developed a urinary tract ...
Posted on Jun 6, 2010
A nursing home employee was caught on camera dumping an elderly woman from her wheelchair and onto the floor. Due to this fall, the elderly woman broke her hip. The state's attorney general is ...
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