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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for January, 2006Caregiver background checks near: Lawmakers, governor expected to approve billTuesday, January 31st, 2006. All Michigan residents soon could have greater security in knowing their loved ones aren't being cared for by criminals. After almost a year of negotiations, state lawmakers are poised to approve strict guidelines this week requiring state and federal criminal checks on almost all workers at residential care centers as well ... [More >>] Man accused of sexually abusing 80-year-oldTuesday, January 31st, 2006. Watertown, NY - A Watertown man has been accused of sexually abusing an 80-year-old nursing home resident. Police say 60-year-old Eugene Lavancha was visiting Mercy Care Center's Madonna Home at the time. Read the full text of the article >> Nursing Home Employee Found Not GuiltyTuesday, January 31st, 2006. It took the jury less than one hour Tuesday to return a not guilty verdict in the patient abuse trial of Janice Dal Santo. She had been accused of abusing a 99-year-old patient at Manorcare in Kingsford. Read the full text of the article >> Detroit Nursing Home, Medical Director/Co-owner, and Director of Nursing Will Go on Trial in Death of 78-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident, Announces Michigan Attorney General Mike CoxWednesday, January 25th, 2006. Lansing, MI - Attorney General Mike Cox announced today that a Detroit nursing home, its medical director/co-owner, and the director of nursing were bound over as charged and will go on trial regarding the death of a nursing home resident and the abuse of vulnerable adult residents. "This tragic incident ... [More >>] Deposition sought in nursing home suit; Prosecutors: Plaintiff’s health at riskWednesday, January 25th, 2006. Collinsville, IL - Madison County prosecutors want to take a pretrial deposition of an 82-year-old man named as the victim in a case of neglect at a Collinsville nursing home because his health might deteriorate. Prosecutors filed a motion last week seeking permission to take a deposition of Albert Chambers, who ... [More >>] Officials Investigate Nursing Home DeathTuesday, January 24th, 2006. Medford, MA - A Medford nursing home is under investigation after the death of a patient. The question is, why was he able to walk right out of the facility unnoticed? Capt. Scott Graham says when emergency crews pulled into Medford’s Courtyard Nursing Home, 78-year-old John Medeiros was on the ground ... [More >>] Study Finds California Overlooks Serious Nursing Home ViolationsSunday, January 22nd, 2006. California continues to fall behind federal standards in investigating nursing home complaints and addressing serious deficiencies in quality of care, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported last month. In an 81-page report, the GAO, also known as the investigative arm of Congress, stated that the California agency responsible for examining nursing ... [More >>] Aide Charged With Dripping Urine On Nursing Home ResidentSaturday, January 21st, 2006. Wheaton, IL - In a disturbing account of alleged abuse of a nursing home resident, a nursing assistant at the Elmhurst Extended Care Center in Chicago has been charged with dripping urine on the face of an 83-year-old man and then throwing a dirty diaper at his head when he ... [More >>] Embattled nursing home, state begin closure processFriday, January 20th, 2006. The state Attorney General's Office filed a civil suit Jan. 5 asking a judge to shut down Jennifer Matthew [Nursing and Rehabilitation Center] in the wake of an attorney general's investigation that involved a hidden camera being placed in a patient's room to monitor care. Court papers say a 70-year-old ... [More >>] Stop overlooking oversight at nursing homesWednesday, January 18th, 2006. St. Louis, MO - Over the last five years, the number of serious problems detected in the nation's nursing homes has dropped. After decades of stressing the need to protect vulnerable nursing home residents, that seemed like an overdue bit of good news. It wasn't. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office reported ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 224 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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