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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for December, 2005Death of aunt inspires woman to establish senior serviceMonday, 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 >>] Woman concerned about her family member in nursing homeSunday, 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 >>] Did nurse take patients’ painkillers? Deputies arrest a registered nurse after he’s found incoherent, his elderly patients lacking drugsSaturday, 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 >>] Care Manor faces lawsuit in death of 80-year-old womanFriday, 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 >>] Complaint count up on nursing home care; The number in Iowa increased 34 percent in the last fiscal yearThursday, 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 >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 1031 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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