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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for August, 2006Allegations of elder abuse surface at local nursing homeThursday, August 31st, 2006. Troutdale, OR - Disturbing allegations of elder abuse have surfaced about a nursing home in Troutdale. KATU News has learned that police are investigating possible sex abuse at Alterra Clare Bridge. Administrators say an employee is on leave after someone reported seeing inappropriate contact with one of the residents. Nursing home faces lawsuit; woman’s family claims understaffing at the facility led to her deathWednesday, August 30th, 2006. Rancho Mirage, CA - A nursing home in Rancho Mirage that was cited and fined by state regulators for an incident in which an 82-year-old Palm Desert woman died after not receiving CPR is now being sued by the woman's family. On Wednesday, one year to the day after Gracie E. ... [More >>] Nurse Charged In Edwardsville Nursing Home Patient’s DeathTuesday, August 29th, 2006. Edwardsville, IL - Blanche Rexing, 86, died August 27, 2005, of an apparent overdose of a painkiller. A year after her death, the nurse who delivered the medication has been charged with criminal neglect. A coroner's inquest initially ruled the death was accidental, but the case was reviewed by the elder ... [More >>] Crackdown on Lapses in Patient Care Moves Through California Assembly: For the first time, state inspectors would be able to fine hospitals for problems. Recent scandals at transplant centers provide the impetusSaturday, August 26th, 2006. Los Angeles, CA - Spurred by hospital scandals, the state Legislature is considering granting new powers to California regulators — allowing them to fine hospitals up to $100,000 for serious lapses in patient care. The bill, currently on the Assembly floor, would bring hospitals in line with nursing homes and health ... [More >>] AARP seeks to end payday lending, opposes shields for rest homesThursday, August 24th, 2006. Fayetteville, AR - Members of the Arkansas chapter of the AARP began a statewide tour Wednesday to promote issues in the November election, including ending payday lending and opposing additional legal protections for nursing homes.... The AARP also asked if candidates supported or opposed expansion of a 2003 act, which provided ... [More >>] Former employees say Herrin nursing home mistreating patientsThursday, August 24th, 2006. Herrin, IL - Five former employees of Shawnee Christian Nursing Center staged an informational picket Tuesday, alleging patients are being neglected and abused, an allegation strongly denied by an administrative official at the 159-bed facility.... [Former Supervisor Clyde] Parker declined to discuss any of the details surrounding the allegations because of ... [More >>] Nursing aide on run after rape chargeThursday, August 24th, 2006. Seattle, WA - A King County nursing assistant is on the run after being charged with second-degree rape. Lamin Darboe, a 39-year-old nursing assistant, was working at Kindred Hospital in Seattle. He is accused of taking advantage of a stroke victim who is paralyzed and cannot speak. The 31-year-old woman can ... [More >>] Woman charged with abusing Greenwood nursing home residentsTuesday, August 22nd, 2006. Greenwood, SC - A Greenwood caregiver has been charged with physically and verbally abusing nursing home residents. Forty-nine-year-old Lizette Vernell Henderson faces six felony counts of abuse of a vulnerable adult. Greenwood County authorities allege Henderson abused three men and three women between ages 69 and 94 living at Emerald Gardens. Register Watchdog Report says care home’s license at risk: A lawyer says Paragon Gardens is ‘a good facility,’ despite its 57 citations from state regulators since June 2005Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006. Mission Viejo, CA - The Mission Viejo Alzheimer's facility where a patient disappeared two months ago has been cited 57 times since June of last year, including repeated violations for inadequate staffing, poor care of dementia patients, and lying to regulators and residents' families. State officials told The Orange County Register ... [More >>] Nursing Chain Settles Claims: Beverly Enterprises agrees to pay $20 million to end accusations that its subsidiary fraudulently billed Medicare and Medi-CalTuesday, August 22nd, 2006. Los Angeles, CA - Nursing home operator Beverly Enterprises Inc. has agreed to pay $20 million to settle allegations that it defrauded federal and California healthcare programs, the Justice Department announced Friday. The Fort Smith, Ark.-based company, once the nation's largest nursing home chain with 60 facilities in California, was accused ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 224 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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