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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for September, 2005Sex abuse offender charged in Freeport; The man is accused of fondling three fellow nursing home residentsFriday, September 16th, 2005. Prosecutors want probation revoked for a convicted sex offender who reportedly groped three fellow residents at a Freeport nursing home. The sex offender, identified by police as Herbert Martz, 75, was admitted to the home because the facility believed he was terminally ill. He then got better, said a police official. A ... [More >>] Atascadero nursing home deaths probed; Three died after coldlike symptoms struck 12 of the residents; state and county are investigatingFriday, September 16th, 2005. San Luis Obispo, CA - State and county health officials are investigating the deaths of three elderly residents of a skilled-nursing facility in Atascadero in recent weeks. They died after contracting coldlike symptoms that spread through the Danish Care Center, said Char Hill, the center's director of clinical services. Nine other residents ... [More >>] Settlement Reached With Burlingame Nursing HomeThursday, September 15th, 2005. Sacramento, CA - California Attorney General Bill Lockyer Wednesday announced a $2.5 million settlement with a company that operates 18 nursing homes in the state. The agreement with Sun Healthcare Group stems from an October 2001 prosecution of the company for elder abuse stemming from the care given to elderly residents ... [More >>] Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox Charges Lansing-Area Nurse With Abuse of 95-Year-Old Nursing Home PatientWednesday, September 14th, 2005. Lansing, MI – Attorney General Mike Cox announced today the filing of two criminal charges against a Lansing registered nurse for abusing a 95-year-old nursing home patient and recklessly placing false information in the patient’s medical chart. “More than 100,000 Michigan citizens reside in nursing homes around the state and my ... [More >>] Nurse Accused Of Taking Drugs From Alzheimer’s PatientsTuesday, September 13th, 2005. Middletown, OH - A Middletown nurse is in jail, accused of stealing pain medication from Alzheimer's patients. The arrest comes after an investigation that spanned three nursing homes in two communities. Investigators call the Jennifer Helton, a 28-year-old licensed practical nurse, a drug addict. Read the full text of the article >> Nursing home fails to pay massive fineTuesday, September 13th, 2005. Tulsa, OK - A nursing home group that has eleven homes in Oklahoma continues operating despite not having paid a more than $450,000.00 fine last year. The state Health Department proposed the fine against Oklahoma Nursing Homes because of abuse and neglect inspectors found at the Hominy Nursing Home. The home ... [More >>] County home addresses problems, but financial woes persistMonday, September 12th, 2005. Goshen – Already coping with a high vacancy rate and growing deficits, officials at the county's 520-bed nursing home spent the summer correcting more than a dozen problems highlighted in a recent health inspection. During a weeklong visit in May, state and federal inspectors found residents who weren't ... [More >>] Sex abuse alleged at nursing homeSunday, September 11th, 2005. Springfield, IL - A registered sex offender living at a Freeport nursing home sexually abused three female residents, according to a state report released Friday. The Illinois Department of Public Health, which documented the alleged incidents during an investigation completed in June, fined the facility, Provena St. Joseph Center, $30,000 for ... [More >>] State sues Oahu nursing home; The complaint stems from the care of a patient two years agoThursday, September 8th, 2005. Oahu, HI - A skilled nursing facility in Kapolei should be held responsible for failing to provide basic nursing care to an 82-year-old resident, the state attorney general alleges. The state filed a lawsuit Friday in Circuit Court against the operators of Ka Punawai Ola, seeking as much as $14,000 in ... [More >>] Four officials quit amid veterans home violations; Health Department order cites 28 deficiencies in late JulyFriday, September 2nd, 2005. Minneapolis, MN - Four Minneapolis Veterans Home administrators resigned this week after receiving an order from the state Health Department to correct 28 deficiencies in nursing home care. The remaining staff has roughly one week left to fix most of the problems. The violations generally involved poor supervision or care of ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 475 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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