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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for February, 2007Family sues St. John’sMonday, February 12th, 2007. Jackson Hole, WY - The family of a woman who was allegedly fondled at St. John’s Living Center in 2004 and 2005 is suing the nursing home. In a federal civil lawsuit, the family of the woman, who is now dead, is seeking more than $75,000 in damages. Nursing home aide to face patient-abuse chargesSunday, February 11th, 2007. Xenia, OH - A former nursing home aide accused of hitting a male resident in the face is scheduled to be in Greene County Common Pleas Court next week on a charge of patient abuse. Keyetta Keller, 22, is free pending arraignment Feb. 16. The charge stems from a report by ... [More >>] Health official: Kingston Commons had ’standard violations in the past’Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Wilkes-Barre, PA - Kingston Commons, site of a recent alleged sexual assault on a resident by a certified nurse’s aide, had a number of federal citations for patient care deficiencies last year. Although three of the nursing home’s 29 deficiencies were classified as doing actual harm to some residents, the state ... [More >>] 2 Nurses Accused Of Withholding Medication At Nursing HomeWednesday, February 7th, 2007. Dowling Park, FL - Two nurses who worked a Suwannee County nursing facility were arrested Wednesday, accused of several counts of neglect after an investigation found they withheld medication from elderly patients, according to the Florida Attorney General.... "Knowing that elderly patients were denied essential medications is heartbreaking," Attorney General Bill ... [More >>] Advocates for the elderly: Florida needs more volunteer watchdogs for long-term care facilitiesWednesday, February 7th, 2007. Sarasota, FL - "It was really quite shocking," said Osenga, one of a small but vital army of volunteer advocates for Florida's 140,000 nursing home and assisted-living facility residents. "It was really a sad, sad case." The room lacked lighting, doors for the closet and a screen to keep bugs out ... [More >>] Nursing home lapses precede killing; Request to examine suspect fizzles outSunday, February 4th, 2007. New Orleans, LA - About 36 hours before Bernice Mayeaux was killed at a Mandeville nursing home, staff members had decided to seek a psychiatric evaluation of her roommate, Karolina Glover, 71, whom police say bludgeoned Mayeaux, 95, with a metal drawer handle. But Pontchartrain Health Care Center failed to get ... [More >>] Nursing home lapses precede killing; Request to examine suspect fizzles outSunday, February 4th, 2007. New Orleans, LA - About 36 hours before Bernice Mayeaux was killed at a Mandeville nursing home, staff members had decided to seek a psychiatric evaluation of her roommate, Karolina Glover, 71, whom police say bludgeoned Mayeaux, 95, with a metal drawer handle. But Pontchartrain Health Care Center failed to get ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 636 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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