Blog Posts in March, 2010
Posted on Mar 31, 2010
A woman is begin held for stealing money from nursing home residents. The Attorney General's Office received a complaint about the woman that led to the investigation. The investigation revealed that ...
Posted on Mar 30, 2010
It is being decided in Iowa that nursing home workers have the right to be notified if state inspectors are investigating allegations that they abused a resident. The bill that has been passed will ...
Posted on Mar 29, 2010
The Drug Enforcement Administration is probing allegations that nursing staffs at some nursing homes were illegally dispensing powerful medications without doctor authorization. The DEA was informed ...
Posted on Mar 29, 2010
Myers Injury Law becomes a member of Find a Nursing Home Abuse Attorney. We are pleased to inform you that St. Louis Law Firm , Myers Injury Law, has become a member of our directory. If you need the ...
Posted on Mar 28, 2010
A woman who worked at a Berkeley, California nursing home has been charged with kidnapping a patient with Alzheimer’s disease and stealing her pension and Social Security checks. The woman has stolen ...
Posted on Mar 27, 2010
Three nursing homes have been fined for elder abuse situations. The nursing homes stayed silent when abuse was occurring, which is against the law. The abuse at some of the facilities included various ...
Posted on Mar 26, 2010
A South Elgin, Illinois nursing home has had a nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuit filed against it on behalf of a family of a man who required constant care. A hospital found that he was possible ...
Posted on Mar 25, 2010
Two nursing homes were fined for a number of deficiencies that agencies uncovered. One nursing home had problems with its system for denoting patients with do-not-resuscitate orders, deficiencies the ...
Posted on Mar 24, 2010
Two nursing homes have been fined by state regulators. The nursing homes are being fined for various reasons which include threatening, demoting or firing employees who reported concerns about ...
Posted on Mar 23, 2010
All About Bed Sores / Fogel & Associates has become a member of Find a Nursing Home Abuse Attorney. We are pleased to inform you that Sherman Oaks Nursing Abuse Attorney , All About Bed Sores / Fogel ...
Posted on Mar 23, 2010
With physical, sexual, mental and emotional abuse at nursing homes, AARP is trying to make sure that there is reform at nursing homes. AARP is supporting the state Senate in a measure that would bring ...
Posted on Mar 23, 2010
Brown Law Offices, P.A. becomes a member of Find a Nursing Home Abuse Attorney. We are pleased to inform you that Minneapolis Law Firm , Brown Law Offices, P.A. , has become a member of our directory. ...
Posted on Mar 23, 2010
Saffa Law Group, P.L.L.C. becomes a member of Find a Nursing Home Abuse Attorney. We are pleased to inform you that Knoxville Law Firm , Saffa Law Group, P.L.L.C., has become a member of our ...
Posted on Mar 22, 2010
It’s important that families properly research nursing homes before choosing one, as well as reading the fine print of the agreements they are signing. Predispute arbitration agreements which ...
Posted on Mar 21, 2010
A nursing home worked was convicted of forcing a resident to perform a sex act. The nursing home resident suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and was unable to communicate in any way. The man has been ...
Posted on Mar 20, 2010
In Illinois, psychiatric patients who are in nursing homes will likely be moved out and into community-based settings under a new landmark legal agreement. The agreement will allow for mentally ill ...
Posted on Mar 19, 2010
A former aide has been sentenced to 10 years of probation for sexual abuse of a nursing home patient. The man pled guilty to attempted first-degree sexual abuse for allegedly fondling a woman who was ...
Posted on Mar 18, 2010
Almost 40% of the nursing homes in Massachusetts have received below-average scores during the most recent inspections. These low scores are mostly due to a catalog of lapses and abuses that are ...
Posted on Mar 17, 2010
At a Wisconsin nursing home, a nurse had her license suspended because she has a substance abuse problem. The registered nurse was suspended for six months after a series of incidents that included ...
Posted on Mar 16, 2010
Veterans Nursing Home in Daytona Beach has had quite a bit of trouble the last two years, with many complaints, police reports and investigations. With a number of complaints of nursing home abuse, ...
Posted on Mar 15, 2010
A nursing home in Indiana was ordered to close, but now the owner o Northlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has filed a suit. Northlake was reportedly not up to standards to properly care for ...
Posted on Mar 12, 2010
In Carlsbad, California, Election Day has brought out the worst in some individuals, including a 53 year old man who was charged with elder abuse. According to reports, the man was arrested after it ...
Posted on Mar 3, 2010
Pacific Attorney Group has become a member of Find a Nursing Home Abuse Attorney. We are pleased to inform you that Los Angeles Nursing Abuse Attorney , Pacific Attorney Group, has become a member of ...
Posted on Mar 2, 2010
According to news sources, a jury trial for a woman charged with elder abuse has been rescheduled for the month of July. The woman, Brianna Broitzman, is one of two young ladies who were charged as ...