A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Vian Nursing Home in Sequeoyah, Oklahoma on behalf of the estate of one of its former patients – Raymond Foreman. Foreman died almost two years ago while he was a resident in the facility from December 2006 through July 2008. On July 20, 2008, Foreman died as a result of a maggot infestation.
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The website woai.com has reported that they have received several complaints about a San Antonio nursing home that reportedly has not had air conditioning for several weeks. The complaints stem from the fact that residents have been asked on numerous occasions to remain out of the dining room area and eat in their rooms because of the lack of air conditioning.
Continue Reading...The Illinois Government News Network has posted a report on their website discussing a bill that Governor Pat Quinn has signed that will protect elderly individuals in Illinois from suffering elder financial abuse. The report states that this new law will call for financial institutions to set stronger methods in place to identify and report financial abuse of elderly individuals.
Continue Reading...A Michigan group home for mentally disabled adults and adults with traumatic brain injuries has faced a series of investigations due to several complaints that have been made. According to the report, 21 complaints have been made to police in one year.
Continue Reading...Justicenewsflash.com reports that the family of a Florida woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a residential treatment center where the woman was being treated for depression. The woman was found drowned two weeks before she was set to be released by the facility.
Continue Reading...According to a report on citizen-times.com, The 30th Judicial District Domestic Violence-Sexual Assault Alliance is currently sponsoring training sessions in North Carolina to recognize and prevent elder abuse. According to the report, training will not only be for the public but for law enforcement, medical personnel and agencies as well.
Continue Reading...A deadly fire in a Vallejo, CA retirement home killed 3 residents that were staying in the home. Five people pleaded not guilty in Superior Court on Tuesday. All five people own or operate the retirement home and each one faces two counts of manslaughter, two counts of elder abuse causing death and one count of elder abuse.
Continue Reading...An Illinois man has filed a lawsuit against a nursing home in the premature death of his mother. 66-year-old Neida Niles died after a fall in 2007. The suit claims that the nursing home did not properly assess her risk of a fall and did not treat the bed sores and skin infection that developed because of the fall.
Continue Reading...A New Jersey hospice worker has been accused of stealing money from a dying patient. Tristan Chang, 23, allegedly used the hospice patient's ATM card and PIN number to withdraw $700, the full amount the patient had in their account.
Continue Reading...Following a series of newspaper stories on the prevalence of nursing home abuse in Kentucky, an advocacy group is calling for the governor to appoint a special task force to combat the problem. A series in the Kentucky Herald-Leader has reported that Kentucky nursing homes have had more than 100 citations for serious violations over the past three years, but that few have been prosecuted as crimes.
Continue Reading...A former worker at an assisted living facility has withdrawn her guilty plea in an elder abuse case. The former worker, Iindia Weatherly, had originally plead guilty to a fourth-degree felony in the death of an 87-year-old resident at her facility last summer. Weatherly will now stand trial, as she admits she was careless but denies intentionally injuring the victim.
Continue Reading...While society has made great strides in highlighting and fighting abuse against women and children over the last 30 years, elder abuse has not gained the same amount of attention. A first-of-its-kind center at the University of California-Irvine is hoping to change that. The Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse & Neglect provides technical assistance, best-practices information, multidisciplinary training, and research to elder care professionals throughout the state.
Continue Reading...The state of Rhode Island has shut down a group home for teenage boys with behavioral or emotional problems amid allegations of inadequate facilities and improper confinement. The group home's license has been placed on probation pending further investigation and the boys have been moved to different homes.
Continue Reading...A Sacramento Superior Court judge has upheld a $29 million judgment against a Northern California nursing home. The judgment stems from the 2005 death of patient Frances Tanner and the judge ruled that there was "overwhelming" and "devastatingly powerful" evidence to support the large punitive damages judgment.
Continue Reading...According to the website newsobserver.com, a nurse at a North Carolina nursing home is facing murder charges following the death of one of her patients due to high levels of morphine. The facility where the nurse worked is also facing a lawsuit from two other patients because they suffered injuries resulting from negligence on the part of the facility.
Continue Reading...According to Newyourkinjurynews.com, a Florida woman has filed a lawsuit against a man claiming to be a doctor after she suffered burns to her underarms following inferior laser hair removal treatment. According to the report, 22-year-old Monica Jimenez is suing Larry DeJesus after she suffered second and third-degree burns from the treatment
Continue Reading...A 19-year-old worker at a Virginia hospice facility has been arrested for overmedicating a patient. Julie Ann Fischer is accused of putting a crushed pill into the patient's food in order to put him to sleep. The charge is a class three felony and carries up to 20 years in prison. This case highlights the prevalent problem of overmedication in nursing homes, hospices, and assisted living facilities.
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Jean Engstrom, a 51-year old woman living in Chicago, IL died as a result of a tragic drowning in her bathtub at a Rogers Park nursing home on Sunday night. She was taken to Saint Francis Hospital and at 9:15pm was pronounced dead according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
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