Helping you protect your loved ones from nursing home and long-term care facility abuse & neglect
Monday, December 5th, 2005. Southfield, MI - When her aunt died in a nursing home accident, Denise Bryant vowed to turn her grief into something positive. Eight years later, the Southfield woman heads the non-profit Catherine Hunt Foundation. The organization has offices in Detroit and Southfield. It provides services for the elderly, including free and ... [More >>]
Sunday, December 4th, 2005. Farragut, TN - A woman says serious accusations raised about Farragut Health Care Center has her worried about the care of her loved one. 6 News first exposed the allegations of sex abuse and neglect at the center in several reports in October and November. On November 28, the state Department of ... [More >>]
Saturday, December 3rd, 2005. Palm Harbor, FL - By the end of his nursing shift at Countryside Healthcare Center, Fredrick Winfield was slurring his words. Co-workers said he was too incoherent to explain the rubber band around his arm. Or the syringe in his pocket. Or why two of his elderly patients had not gotten their prescriptions. During ... [More >>]
Friday, December 2nd, 2005. Mountain Home, AK - A wrongful death lawsuit filed Thursday in Baxter County Circuit Court against Care Manor of Baxter County alleges abuse and neglect of a patient who died March 2. Vera Jean Burk was in the facility from Nov. 12, 2004, until March 1 and died after being taken ... [More >>]
Thursday, December 1st, 2005. DesMoines, IA - State officials say care-facility complaints during the fiscal year that ended in June 2005 were up 34 percent from 2004 - the biggest one-year gain in at least five years. Industry officials say care in Iowa homes is improving. Dana Petrowsky of the Iowa Association of Homes and ... [More >>]
