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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for March, 2007Heritage House nursing home cited last yearSaturday, March 31st, 2007. Wilkes-Barre, PA - A nursing home where a patient was injured after being left unattended had been cited last May for failing to properly investigate injuries suffered by four residents. Ellis County indicts Putman; Blooming Grove resident charged with Medicaid fraudFriday, March 30th, 2007. Waxahachie, TX - An Ellis County grand jury indicted a Waxahachie nursing home office manager for stealing money from more than 100 nursing home residents. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which investigated the case, is jointly prosecuting with the Ellis County District Attorney’s office. “Texans will not ... [More >>] Incident brings elder abuse into spotlightFriday, March 30th, 2007. Wilkes-Barre, PA - Two local examples of the alleged maltreatment of elderly people by nursing home staff bring to light the problem of elder abuse. “Obviously, any abuse is unacceptable. The frequency of abuse would surprise some people,” Pennsylvania Department of Aging Spokesman Kirk Wilson said. The most recent report from the ... [More >>] Criminal charges possible in veteran home violationsWednesday, March 28th, 2007. Phoenix, AZ - Issues at the Valley’s state veteran’s nursing home continue to snowball. Now the county is looking for possible criminal violations. Nurse’s Aide Convicted Of Neglecting PVS PatientWednesday, March 28th, 2007. Cortland, NY - A Cortland certified nurse aide has been convicted for neglecting a rehabilitation and extended care center resident and falsifying the business records of the facility. This was the first New York State prosecution to go to trial involving evidence produced by a hidden video surveillance camera in a ... [More >>] Abuse alleged at nursing homeWednesday, March 28th, 2007. Georgetown, SC - Georgetown police are investigating another case of reported patient abuse at a local nursing home. On Friday, officers responded to Georgetown Healthcare and Rehab at 2715 South Island Road and met with the director and a representative from the S.C. Department of Social Services. They said the patient ... [More >>] Senator calls hearing on care at Wis. veterans’ homesFriday, March 23rd, 2007. Madison, WI - State senator [Jim Sullivan] said Thursday he would call a hearing to examine the quality of care at Wisconsin's state-run nursing homes for veterans.... Sullivan said he would look into reports by The Associated Press that the King home recently paid $87,500 to settle a wrongful ... [More >>] Nursing home assault brings 60-day sentenceThursday, March 22nd, 2007. Tomah, WI - An employee of the Tomah Health Care Center will serve 60 days in jail for assaulting a resident of the nursing home. Charity Finnigan, 26, pleaded no contest to charges stemming from a Nov. 8 incident in which she was accused of felony abuse of a patient, misdemeanor ... [More >>] 13 SoCal nursing homes accused of elder abuseSunday, March 18th, 2007. Santa Ana, CA - More than a dozen nursing homes run by one of the largest elder care providers in the country were accused of elder abuse and fraud in a class-action lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court. The lawsuit accuses 13 Southern California care centers operated by Life Care ... [More >>] Racine Nursing Home Employee Faces Felony ChargesTuesday, March 13th, 2007. Racine, WI - A nursing home employee accused of twisting an 85-year-old patient's ear hard enough to draw blood faces felony charges. Amelia Clay, 20, of Racine, is charged with abuse and substantial battery with intent to do bodily harm. Bad Behavior has blocked 650 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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