Blog Posts in November, 2010

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Nursing Home Employee Won’t Get Jail

A former Pittsfield, Masschusetts nursing home employee who reportedly assaulted a resident will not be going to jail. Sandra E. Yankey reportedly assaulted an elder patient who suffered from "severe ...

Woman Charged with Nursing Home Abuse in Illinois

A Belleville, Illinois woman is being charged with nursing home abuse after she was accused of stealing the identities of three women at the home. The theft was reported after one of the women ...

Health Aide Faces Jail for Elder Abuse

In the New York area, a home health aide currently faces up to a year in jail for elder abuse in relation to a patient with Alzheimer's disease. According to reports, Elizabeth Peters was abusive ...

Elder Abuse Allegations Investigated

In the Cape Coral, Florida area, the Department of Children and Families is reportedly investigating some elder abuse allegations. The allegations reportedly include and man who suffered from ...

Nursing Home Facing Abuse Allegations

A nursing assistant at the Clare Bridge nursing home is reportedly possibly facing accusations of physical abuse. A family member of one of the alleged victims noticed bruises on the man's face and ...

Plea Hearing for Nurse in Tampering Case

A plea hearing has been set for a Kansas nurse who is involved in a tampering case. The nurse has been accused of diluting drugs at a nursing home. She may have now reached a plea deal with ...

Nursing Home Worker Charged with Sexual Abuse

A nursing home worker has reportedly been charged with sexual abuse of an elderly patient. According to reports, the nursing home worker had his genitals exposed as he approached the elderly female ...

Nursing Home Worker Charged with Sexual Abuse

A nursing home worker has reportedly been charged with sexual abuse of an elderly patient. According to reports, the nursing home worker had his genitals exposed as he approached the elderly female ...

Plea Deal Upheld in Elder Abuse Case

In the Palm Springs, California area, a judge has upheld a plea deal for a woman and her son who have been accused of elder abuse . The two reportedly took almost $1 million from an elderly couple. ...

Couple Arrested on Suspicion of Elder Abuse

A Grass Valley, California couple has been arrested on suspicion of elder abuse after they allegedly forged checks to loot the bank accounts of others. The couple was investigated for about a month ...

Fine in Nursing Home Death

A fine has been imposed on a Carmichael, California nursing home due to a death that occurred there in 2008. The $80,000 fine is due to the woman who reportedly fell and fractured a vertebra in her ...

Family Awarded $42.75 Million in Nursing Home Abuse Case

A family in the Madisonville, Kentucky area has been awarded $42.75 million in a nursing home abuse case where they lost their father. According to reports, Joseph Clint Offutt died due to neglect ...

Nursing Home Patient’s Neglect Results in Amputation

A nursing home patient who has reportedly suffered from neglect ended up having his penis amputated as a result. The lawsuit reportedly claims that the man's negligent care resulted in a severe delay ...

Nursing Home Patient’s Neglect Results in Amputation

A nursing home patient who has reportedly suffered from neglect ended up having his penis amputated as a result. The lawsuit reportedly claims that the man's negligent care resulted in a severe delay ...

Man Indicted for Elder Abuse

A man in the Lawrenceburg, Tennessee area has been indicted on the charge of neglect his mother. Stephen Timothy Owens is reportedly being accused of elder abuse and harassment as he lived and was ...

Neglect Cited in Death of 23 year-old Nursing Home Patient

Staff at DFW Nursing and Rehab spent seven minutes deciding whether or not to revive the lifeless Evan Fleming, 23, before they began life-saving CPR efforts, as reported by the Star Telegram in Fort ...

Elderly Man Abused at Nursing Home

In the Hazelhurst, Mississippi, a daughter is claiming that her father was abused while at a nursing home. According to reports, Shela Blanton's father's health has declined while at the home and now ...

Health Aide Faces Jail for Elder Abuse

In New York, a home health aide is facing up to a year in jail for elder abuse . According to reports, Elizabeth Peters endangered the life of a patient who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Peters ...

Nursing Home Resident Found to be Abused

A nursing home resident at Camelot Terrace in Illinois has reportedly found to be abused as she had bruising near her thighs, anal area and perineum. Those working at the nursing home claim a family ...

Woman at Nursing Home Found in Freezer

A woman at a California nursing home, Silverado Senior Living, has been found in a freezer. When the nursing home realized a resident was missing, she was later found at the home's walk-in freezer ...

Chicago Nursing Home Accused of Abuse

Alden Village North has reportedly been accused of nursing home abuse in Chicago after 13 children have allegedly died at the home in the last 10 years. According to reports, many of the problems that ...

Nursing Home Fined Over Sexual Abuse

A nursing home in Ames, Iowa has reportedly been fined for failing to protect its mentally disabled residents from sexual abuse. Residents were allegedly subjected to sexual abuse and threats ...

Adult Home Care Owner Pleads Guilty to Abuse

The owner of an adult home care facility that is now closed has pleaded guilty to felony elder abuse in regard to a patient who died. Ariana Lucica Catuna now faces a year in jail. She was formally ...

Woman Charged with Elder Abuse of Mother

A woman in Novato, California has been charged with assault and elder abuse in relation to her mother. Despina Perivolaris reportedly beat her ailing mother despite knowing that she was being taped by ...

Trial Begins in Elder Abuse Case

The trial has started in the case of Arthur L. Heffelfinger who is being accused of exploiting and elderly person. He is reportedly facing felony elder abuse charges in relation to the financial ...
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