Archive for February, 2006
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006.
Dedham, MA - A former nurse's aid was sentenced on Tuesday for abusing Alzheimer's patients at a Franklin facility.
NewsCenter 5's Amalia Barreda reported that Bernadette Stackpole, 54, pleaded guilty earlier this month to 10 counts of assault and battery. Stackpole admitted to abusing patients who ranged in age from 75 ... [More >>]
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Thursday, February 16th, 2006.
How can Iowa's senior citizens get the attention of the state's legislators? One way is to support and participate in the Older Iowans Legislature. Bonnie Shannon, Missouri Valley, serves as the body's secretary.
The Older Iowans Legislature was created as an advocacy group for the less fortunate, principally to try to ... [More >>]
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Thursday, February 16th, 2006.
Chesterrown, MD - A former geriatric nursing assistant at Chester River Manor, located in Chestertown, has been charged with abusing one of the nursing home's patients.
According to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General's, Donishia Wilson, 22, of Potts Road in Worton, Md., was charged in the Circuit Court for ... [More >>]
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Friday, February 10th, 2006.
This is the year. This is it -- the year nursing-home residents have been waiting for.
Five years ago, the Legislature made a promise to nursing-home residents. In exchange for limits on their ability to sue homes for abuse or neglect, Florida promised it would meet federally recommended minimum staffing levels. ... [More >>]
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Friday, February 10th, 2006.
The state of Oregon is threatening to close an east Portland nursing home if the facility doesn’t get its act together.
Citing three bad inspection reports in the last two years as well as several complaints that were found to be valid, the state on Jan. 18 informed St. Jude Specialty ... [More >>]
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Friday, February 10th, 2006.
Standardsville, VA - A Nursing Home in Greene County is facing a lawsuit. They're being accused of allegedly abusing and neglecting residents there and in one case one person died. document.write(''); The Virginia Department Office of Protection and Advocacy, VOPA, is suing the Evergreene Nursing Care Center for ... [More >>]
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Friday, February 10th, 2006.
Brockton, MA - The state Department of Public Health and local police are investigating allegations that a worker at a local nursing home abused a patient earlier this month.
The DPH launched an investigation into St. Joseph Manor, a Brockton nursing home, after getting a complaint about the facility Feb. 4. ... [More >>]
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2006.
Aledo, IL - A hearing is taking place this week as the Mercer County Nursing Home challenges a $5,000 fine from the state. The penalty was announced in November by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The 95-bed skilled care facility in Aledo was cited for failing to provide adequate supervision ... [More >>]
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2006.
Wilmington, DE - Department of Social Services investigators returned to a Wilmington assisted living facility today.
Accusations surfaced last week that residents at the Meadows did not get enough food. There's also evidence that roaches are infesting some of the patients' rooms.
More people are stepping forward with stories about what's happening ... [More >>]
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Monday, February 6th, 2006.
Wilmington, DE - Department of Social Services investigators returned to a Wilmington assisted living facility today.
Accusations surfaced last week that residents at the Meadows did not get enough food. There's also evidence that roaches are infesting some of the patients' rooms.
More people are stepping forward with stories about what's happening ... [More >>]
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