Helping you protect your loved ones from nursing home and long-term care facility abuse & neglect
Monday, February 27th, 2006. Attorney General Troy King announced the conviction of a former bookkeeper at the Atmore Nursing Care Center for stealing $18,905 from the nursing home's patient trust fund on Feb. 22. Peggy Joyce Dagen, 62, of Century, Fla., pleaded guilty this morning in Escambia County Circuit Court to first-degree theft. Judge Joseph ... [More >>]
Monday, February 27th, 2006. Big Rapids, MI - Eight employees of Metron Nursing Facility of Big Rapids are charged in connection with the death of 50-year-old Sarah Comer. Comer's oxygen tank was allegedly never changed and ran out, causing her death. It is also alleged her death was covered up. What allegedly happened ... [More >>]
Sunday, February 26th, 2006. Des Moines, IA - The Iowa attorney general's office has accused the director of a major state agency of engaging in vindictive, unethical and illegal behavior in the investigation of crimes against the elderly. The attorney general's office — which typically defends state agencies sued for misconduct — is openly accusing ... [More >>]
Friday, February 24th, 2006. Port Charlotte, FL - Alzheimer's and dementia patients are among nursing homes' most vulnerable residents. Ensuring their safety should be a top priority. A Port Charlotte home's failure to protect residents from abuse, even after a state investigation identified major problems, is outrageous. The problems cited by state inspectors include the ... [More >>]
Friday, February 24th, 2006. Concord, NH - Three nursing home health-care workers have been charged with stealing narcotics from their patients. Attorney General Kelly Ayotte said Tuesday that Kristin Clough, 34, of Portsmouth, and Katelyn Cynewski, 22, of Kingston, have been indicted on felony drug possession and misdemeanor patient abuse charges. Read the full text of ... [More >>]
Friday, February 24th, 2006. Smyrna, DE - Two of five nurses charged this week with fraud and abuse at a Smyrna nursing home used to inspect nursing homes for the state, officials said Thursday. Sandra L. Edwards of Lewes and Mary L. Yarrington of Magnolia worked as compliance nurses or "surveyors," who visit nursing facilities ... [More >>]
Thursday, February 23rd, 2006. San Diego, CA - An Escondido nursing home yesterday received the state's most serious citation and a $100,000 fine after a resident receiving oxygen was left alone while smoking a cigarette. He caught fire and burned to death. It is the fourth state accusation in three years against the 98-bed facility, ... [More >>]
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006. Boston, MA - A former certified nursing assistant has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for abusing four elderly patients in five incidents at a Franklin nursing home, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced today. Bernadette Stackpole, 52, of Bellingham, pleaded guilty to five counts each of assault and battery and patient abuse. ... [More >>]
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006. Las Vegas, NV - Every year an average of 20,000 nursing home patients become victims of abuse according to a recent government survey. The most common complaint is physical abuse -- a warning to families to take an active role in the quality of care your loved ones receive. I-Team ... [More >>]
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006. Port Charlotte, FL — A Charlotte County nursing home is barred from accepting new residents after state officials say its administrators failed to report and respond to dozens of sexual abuse allegations. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration issued the emergency order. It says the Peace River Nursing and Rehabilitation ... [More >>]
