On Tuesday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced the creation of a $110 million federal fund to prevent nursing home abuse. The money will come from a tax on nursing homes and be used to help homes meet new state requirements that were passed last year in response to a string of nursing home abuse incidents.
Continue Reading...There are many nursing homes that have caring and kind staff that attend to all the needs your loved on has. The kind nursing home workers are often not recognized enough for their dedication and their compassion. One family decided to pay tribute to the nursing home workers that had a great impact on their loved one’s life.
Continue Reading...In many of the larger nursing homes and care facilities, a nursing home employee will sometimes see hundreds of patients a day. They are in charge of giving the correct medications to the patients and keeping track of what different ailments the patients suffer from.
Continue Reading...A group in South Florida wants to ban guns from hospitals and nursing homes by trying to enforce a list of weapon free safety zones that already includes schools, government buildings, and athletic events. The group is stressing that the environments in these areas are emotionally charged and adding a firearm into them would be a bad idea for patients and for the individuals inside the hospitals.
Continue Reading...When nursing home abuse happens, most families feel helpless to their loved ones who were victimized. It is very common for families to not know what course of action to take and feel scared at the thought of seeking justice. In a record breaking-case, $200 million dollars was awarded to a patient’s family in a tragic elderly abuse case.
This week, USA Today reported on the rise of shelters for elder abuse victims. As the elderly population increases rapidly and the economy forces more and more elderly Americans to live with family members, abuse by family members has grown. These shelters provide refuge for victims of abuse by family members.
Continue Reading...According to a study by Syracuse University in New York, obese elderly are far more likely than their thinner peers to suffer a potentially disabling fall. Although those elderly who are more on the severe obese scale may be somewhat protected from injury because of the extra padding and denser bones.
Continue Reading...A 76-year-old man was found dead after a fire in his retirement village had started at around 7am. Neighbors heard the smoke alarms going off and ran to check on the man. The inspector stated that the man was found alone, lying unresponsive on his lounge room floor.
Continue Reading...The hiring process for nursing homes need to be evaluated by the state more closely so that families aren’t victimized by a worker’s negligence or lack of care. A former nurse was sentenced to probation after she was linked to six different deaths from residents at a nursing home.
Continue Reading...Four Nursing homes in Kansas are among 81 that are being targeted for better care after they were cited with ten or more deficiencies for each of the home’s three most recent inspections. The four homes have over 10 deficiencies each, one even having 30. Some of the violations included cases that can cause actual harm and immediate jeopardy and/or deficiencies that can be classified as mistreatment of residents.
Continue Reading...A nursing home in West Virginia received a verdict stating that the level of injuries and neglect caused by the residents must be punished. The nursing home found that the nursing home failed to feed and care for an elderly woman who died in the company’s care.
Prosecutors in the state of Minnesota have argued against the fact that the state does not have a felony statute against elder neglect which resulted in many cases being sent to misdemeanor court for prosecution. In one particular case in 2007, an elderly woman was left in her home with a thin blanket and pajamas in 20-degree weather.
Continue Reading...The Detroit Free Press has chronicled the problems with Michigan's nursing homes in a multipart special report titled "Trust and Neglect." The Free Press is the latest in a string of major metropolitan newspapers to highlight nursing home abuse, bringing growing attention to the problem.
Continue Reading...Nursing home advocates are protesting cuts to the state's Medicaid program that will result in deep cuts in staffing. The advocates claim the cuts will result in a worse level of care and that the cuts in Ohio may be just the beginning of cuts to nursing homes around the country.
Continue Reading...A trial is set to begin in Pennsylvania for three workers at an assisted-living facility who are accused of abuse. The three were arrested after a resident's family member caught them abusing the resident with a hidden camera.
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