Helping you protect your loved ones from nursing home and long-term care facility abuse & neglect
Thursday, September 28th, 2006. Newton, PA - Residents in nursing homes are some of the most vulnerable and helpless citizens in the US, with nearly 1.7 million elderly and disabled persons residing in about 17,000 facilities. And as difficult as it is to believe in this day and age, there is indisputable evidence to ... [More >>]
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006. South Elgin, IL - The "visiting angel" attending to C. Elvan Olmstead went a step beyond his job because he has come to care about "Doc," as the young man calls him.The young man painted the 92-year-old man's home, which had not been done for years, said Bill Petersen, owner ... [More >>]
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006. In June, a male certified nursing assistant molested an 83-year-old woman, a stroke victim, in her bed at TimberRidge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center off State Road 200. He was hurting her badly and telling her it was supposed to feel good. She shouted: "Stop what you are doing and get the ... [More >>]
Thursday, September 21st, 2006. Hillsdale, OH - Two former nursing home executives who have been charged with patient abuse face preliminary hearings next week in Hillsdale Circuit Court. The Michigan Attorney General's Office filed two counts of nursing home patient abuse against Laura Tackett, the former director of nursing at Litchfield Nursing Centre in Litchfield. In ... [More >>]
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006. Modesto, CA - A Turlock nurse's assistant was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a patient. Modesto Police arrested Marvin Ruiz, 29, of Turlock at the Garden City Care home at 11:45 a.m. Wendesday for allegedly abusing a 98-year-old female patient, say police. On September 18, 2006, an employee at the Garden City ... [More >>]
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006. Chalmette, LA - The owners of a nursing home where 35 patients died in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina were indicted Wednesday on charges of negligent homicide and cruelty to the infirm.Salvador and Mabel Mangano were initially arrested about two weeks after the Aug. 29, 2005, storm. They own St. ... [More >>]
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006. Bellvue, WA - We see and hear about horrific abuse targeting the elderly, ranging from scams to neglect. One local case came to light in 2005, and it was a stomach turning investigation. A 75-year old Kirkland woman died after living in filthy conditions. Her daughter was convicted of neglect. The lead cop ... [More >>]
Friday, September 15th, 2006. Union, SC - A former nursing home employee has been charged with sexually assaulting an elderly patient, the State Law Enforcement Division says. John Richard Gregory, 31, of Union, faces two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. The certified nursing assistant sexually assaulted a 74-year-old patient at Ellen Sagar Nursing Home in ... [More >>]
Friday, September 15th, 2006. Missouri is doing a poorer job overseeing private nursing homes than it was three years ago, according to an audit released yesterday by State Auditor Claire McCaskill. McCaskill, speaking at a news conference in St. Louis, said she was discouraged by the new audit, which found a decline in the state’s ... [More >>]
Friday, September 15th, 2006. Lansing, MI - The state has charged two Hillsdale County nursing home workers with abuse. Attorney General Mike Cox charged Laura Tackett, a registered nurse at the Litchfield Nursing Centre, with two counts of patient abuse. He also charged her and Mary Tamlyn, Litchfield's former administrator, with two counts of ... [More >>]
