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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for March, 2007Woman says care of sister lacking; official says the problems at Green Park illustrate the need for mental health-care funding in nursing homesSunday, March 11th, 2007. Tulsa, OK - During the next two weeks that her sister stayed at Green Park [Nursing and Rehabilitation Center], [Susan] Coman said she was shocked at the treatment she witnessed. "One day I came in and she was laying on the bed with no sheets and her yellow robe on and ... [More >>] Daughter of nursing-home rape victim to push for new state lawWednesday, March 7th, 2007. Jacksonville, FL - A jury awarded [Sandra] Banning $750,000 Feb. 23 in her lawsuit against Southwood [Nursing Center, Inc.], where on July 23, 2002, [Sandra's mother] was raped by a fellow resident and longtime sex criminal.... Now, Banning said she will lobby Florida lawmakers to institute mandatory background checks for all ... [More >>] Tulsa Nursing Home Under InvestigationWednesday, March 7th, 2007. Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Police, the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office, and the state Department of Health are investing an abuse case at the Green Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Authorities say the victim, who is blind and mentally disabled, suffered second degree burns to his torso, legs and genitals, in a ... [More >>] New York Nursing Home Aide Convicted of RapeMonday, March 5th, 2007. Rome, NY - A former aide at a New York nursing home has been found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a 90-year-old resident of the nursing home. A jury convicted William Morrison, 46, of Utica, of three felonies after a five-day trial.... Morrison had been employed by Rome Memorial Hospital, in ... [More >>] Nursing Home ViolationsSaturday, March 3rd, 2007. Carterville, IL - Three nursing homes in southern Illinois are facing some serious violations from the Illinois Department of Public Health. The Illinois Veteran's Home in Anna is fined $5,000 after accusations it allowed a resident to leave the facility. In Harrisburg, the Turner Manor was fined $30,000 after an investigation ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 518 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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