Archive for July, 2006
Monday, July 31st, 2006.
Toledo, OH - A nursing home has agreed to pay a fine of about $60,000 and correct problems found by the state after the death of a patient who was beaten with a bathroom towel bar.
Correcting the problems means the Foundation Park Care Center can receive payments for new ... [More >>]
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Saturday, July 29th, 2006.
Grand Rapids, MN - An employee of a Grand Rapids, Minn., nursing home emotionally abused one of its residents this spring, telling a woman suffering from dementia that he would "kill" her baby doll, according to the results of a state investigation released this week.
The employee, a certified nursing assistant, ... [More >>]
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Friday, July 28th, 2006.
Murfreesboro, TN - After allegations of physical and verbal abuse and neglect, veterans’ nursing home administrators and the families of veterans defended a Murfreesboro home Wednesday that has been the target of the charges.
Recently, the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro came under attack from three families for allegations of ... [More >>]
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Friday, July 28th, 2006.
Wilmington, NC - The arrest of a Wilmington nursing home worker could lead to another investigation involving the facility itself and whether it followed procedures.
Nursing Assistant Brenda Harper turned herself in to police Monday to face charges of patient abuse. Detectives say she hit a 90-year-old patient in the head ... [More >>]
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Friday, July 28th, 2006.
Austin, TX - Before he was charged in the Hill Country monastery case, Samuel Greene was staying at an Austin nursing home, a home that just evicted him after the new charges.
But he's not the only sex offender living in close quarters with your loved ones.
In a KXAN investigation, Jenny ... [More >>]
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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006.
Toledo, OH - A nursing home has agreed to pay a fine of about $60,000 and correct problems found by the state following the death of a patient who was beaten with a bathroom towel bar.
Correcting the problems means the Foundation Park Care Center can receive payments for new patients ... [More >>]
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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006.
Toledo, OH - A Toledo nursing home where a patient was beaten to death has agreed to pay a fine of about $60,000 and correct problems found by the state.
The Foundation Park Care Center must fix deficiencies ranging from abuse to housekeeping problems. Once they do, they are again eligible ... [More >>]
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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006.
Wilmington, NC - There is a warrant out for the arrest of a Wilmington nursing home worker accused of abusing an elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease.
The woman worked at the Oakdale Heights Senior Living Center on 17th Street.
In mid-June, co-workers told administrators they saw her hit a 90-year-old woman over ... [More >>]
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Saturday, July 22nd, 2006.
Oxnard, CA - For the second time in five years, Oxnard's CareMeridian assisted-living home is in the midst of a wrongful-death lawsuit.
But unlike the previous civil lawsuit, the recent incident involves criminal charges against two nurses formerly at the facility on top of a civil suit claiming the wrongful death ... [More >>]
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Friday, July 21st, 2006.
St Marys, GA - St. Marys City Council has ordered an investigation of the city-owned St. Mary's Convalescent Center after getting an earful about problems at the center from former employees and patients' family members.
At a special called meeting Thursday afternoon that lasted over three hours, several people emotionally detailed ... [More >>]
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