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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for November, 2005Nursing Assistant Pleads Guilty to Sucking Medication From Patient’s Pain PatchThursday, November 10th, 2005. Westernport, MD - Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced today that Megan Oglesbee, a Nursing Assistant at Moran Manor Nursing Home in Westernport, Maryland, pleaded guilty in the District Court for Allegany County to one count of neglect of a vulnerable adult for removing a 72-hour pain patch from ... [More >>] Woman Admits To Sucking Medicine From Patient’s Patch; Judge Orders Nursing Assistant To Complete Drug Treatment ProgramsThursday, November 10th, 2005. Westernport, MD - A nursing assistant pleaded guilty on Thursday to sucking medication from a patient's pain patch. The state attorney general's office identified that person as Megan Oglesbee, who worked as a nursing assistant at Moran Manor Nursing Home in Westernport, Md. She pleaded guilty in a plea deal to ... [More >>] Advocates want better protection for mentally illTuesday, November 8th, 2005. Wichita, KS - Advocates for the mentally ill are hoping public indignation over the convictions of two Newton group home owners will prompt lawmakers to strengthen state laws protecting disabled people. On Tuesday, a federal jury ordered Arlan and Linda Kaufman to forfeit $85,187 and four real estate properties, including the ... [More >>] Facility accused of not investigating possible patient pregnancyTuesday, November 8th, 2005. Bloomingdale, IL - A nursing home that employed a man now charged with sexually assaulting a severely disabled woman who became pregnant failed to investigate the pregnancy when it first was suspected, a state report shows. A worker at Alden Village Health Facility for Children and Young Adults said she told ... [More >>] Nursing Home Abuse Should Be Dealt WithWednesday, November 2nd, 2005. Dover, TN - One afternoon, I visited four residents of a nursing home who were in a hospital. In addition to other complications, all four women were dehydrated. Perhaps the other complications could not have been prevented, but dehydration could have been and should have been prevented. Neglect is a ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 475 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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