Helping you protect your loved ones from nursing home and long-term care facility abuse & neglect
Tuesday, March 7th, 2006. One of the most serious charges leveled at the Oregon State Board of Nursing concerns how it deals with nurses who commit crimes. When a nurse steals money or jewelry from an elderly patient in a nursing home, a crime has occurred. When a nurse or aide steals drugs from a ... [More >>]
Sunday, March 5th, 2006. Brockton, MA — A certified nursing aide says she was fired from a Brockton nursing home last month for reporting the alleged rape of a patient. Maranda Jorge of Brockton says St. Joseph's Manor fired her on Feb. 13, less than two weeks after reporting the incident to state health officials. "It's ... [More >>]
Saturday, March 4th, 2006. Manatee, FL - A registered nurse who works at Blake Medical Center was arrested Thursday on a homicide charge related to the nursing home death of a 50-yearold woman in Michigan. Cheryl Lynn Williams, 41, who lives in the 4500 block of 100th Street West, was taken into custody by Palmetto ... [More >>]
Friday, March 3rd, 2006. Los Angeles, CA - An attorney known for suing nursing homes filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday charging elder abuse because of insufficient staffing at 31 homes operated by Longwood Management Corp., including 10 homes in the San Fernando Valley. The lead plaintiffs in the case said their mother, Estelle Benkle, was ... [More >>]
Friday, March 3rd, 2006. Grand Rapids, MI - A Big Rapids nursing home, where a woman died last year for lack of oxygen, came within a day of losing its Medicare and Medicaid eligibility because of continuing violations of state and federal standards. During an annual inspection at Metron of Big Rapids in November 2004, ... [More >>]
