Blog Posts in May, 2010

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Investigation of Elder Abuse Accusation

An Omaha man has been removed from his home as he was found lying on the couch with cat and human feces all around his home. The elderly man told officers that he sleeps on the couch because he cannot ...

Nursing Home CEO Heads to Prison

A woman who was convicted of stealing from the nursing home is being sent to prison for tax evasion. The former CEO neglected patients by denying them baths and clean sheets. One patient even jumped ...

Court Date for Woman in Elder Abuse Case

A woman in Independence, Missouri will face her court date on accusations that she abandoned a mentally handicapped woman in a car while she went gambling. The woman has been charged with one count of ...

Man Arrested for Elder Abuse of Mother

Police have arrested a man in Brevard County, Florida in an elder abuse matter. Reportedly, Richard Cassin was caring for his mother, but had her in deplorable conditions. She was unresponsive and had ...

Woman Indicted in Elder Abuse Case

Beverly Raspberry Stone is now free on bond after being indicted on two counts of injury to an elderly person. The woman operates Stonecrest Senior Care ad was arrested on allegations that a resident ...

Judge Order New Trial In Elder Abuse Case

In the Nampa, Idaho area, a judge has ordered a new trial in an elder abuse case where a man is being charged with criminally neglecting his bedridden mother. This is due to the jury not being able to ...

Nursing Home Accused of Sexual Abuse Coverup

A Coralville, Iowa nursing home has been fined more than $92,000 for a coverup of sexual abuse . As well as the fine, criminal charges have been filed against the former director of nursing, Karen ...

Nursing Home Resident Suffers Injury

A Cahokia, Illinois nursing home resident has suffered an injury as the result of an employee's error. The patient is claiming that one of the employees allowed her to sustain numerous injuries. The ...

Nurse Abusing Elderly Man

A nursing home nurse has been charged with abusing an elderly man at Brookview Nursing Home. Reportedly, the nurse got mad at the nursing home resident and scratched him on his face numerous times. As ...

Program to Help Nursing Home Residents

In Kentucky, there is a program that is working toward getting volunteers who can help those residents in need. Some ways in which people can help is to make a commitment to visit an assigned facility ...

Man Sentenced to 60 Years for Abuse

James Wright, a former nursing home aide, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison in a nursing home abuse case. Reportedly, the man sexually assaulted a number of residents at a nursing home. The man ...

Elder Abuse Suspect Faces Forgery Charges

Royce Dillard, Jr., who has been arrested for elder abuse, is now facing seven counts of forgery for cashing Social Security checks written to an elderly woman. Reportedly, Dillard lived with the ...

Jury Awards $28 Million for Elder Abuse Case

A jury in Sacramento, California has awarded $28 million in punitive damages to the family of a former nursing home patient who died in 2005. The nursing home was found guilty of the woman's death. ...

Nursing Home Sued Over Wrongful Death

A nursing home in the Louisville area is being sued by a woman whose mother suffered abuse and neglect before her death. Two days after the woman's mother entered the nursing home, she fell and broke ...

Auburn Nursing Home Dealing with Death of Patient

An Auburn nursing home is under scrutiny because of the death of an elderly patient. A civil case is now underway involving a woman who suffered from broken hip after a fall and then died because of ...

Woman Pleads Guilty to Abuse

An Austintown, Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to patient abuse. She could now face spending 18 months in prison. Iindia Weatherly has been charged with felony abuse of a patient after it was discovered ...

Nursing Home Closes Due to Acts of Negligence

A nursing home in Illinois was found to have miserable condition that resulted in 37 pages of violations. Reportedly, patients were left in beds that were unmade and had soiled sheets. The linens were ...

Nursing Home Worker Arrested for Abusing Disabled Woman

A woman who worked at a Jacksonville, Florida nursing home has been arrested for abusing a disabled woman . The certified nursing assistant was witnessed and reported for striking a disabled adult ...

High Morphine Levels Detected in Patient

A nursing home patient who passed away in February has now been found to have had toxic levels of morphine in her body, according to medical examiners. Several other residents at the Chapel Hill ...

Former Nursing Home Nurse Charged with Drug Theft

A licensed practical nurse has been arrested and charged for stealing narcotics intended for patients. Summer Brook Lane has been charged with one count of abuse, neglect or exploitation of a ...

County’s Nursing Home Rated Low

Kitsap County's 11 nursing home are rated lower than the state average with four of them being fined for failing to meet standards. Three of the nursing homes have had Medicare and Medicaid payments ...

Woman Facing Nursing Home Abuse Charges

A woman is facing charges that she abused patients at a Roselawn nursing home in Ohio. It is alleged that Monica Smith abused two patients. Reportedly, the woman became angry, grabbed a resident by ...

Worker Accused of Assaulting Patient

A Wake Forest, North Carolina man is accused of sexually assaulting a patient at a rest home. Reportedly, the man accused of the abuse has a criminal background and should never have been hired at the ...

Elder Abuse On Rise in Sacramento

According to the Volunteers of America, elder abuse is on the rise in Sacramento, California. VOA is hearing about 50 reports of elder abuse a week as they have people showing up to the shelters. The ...

Nurse Arrested for Numerous Abuse

A licensed practical nurse has been arrested on a number of charges involving abuse to patients at a nursing home. She has been charged with one count of abuse, neglect or exploitation of a dependent ...
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