Helping you protect your loved ones from nursing home and long-term care facility abuse & neglect
Thursday, April 12th, 2007. Tulsa, OK - There is an arrest warrant out for a Tulsa nursing home worker. Prosecutors believe Paula Drew is responsible for second-degree burns on two patients in her care. News On 6 anchor Terry Hood reports that investigators say the patients were burned because they were left in a ... [More >>]
Thursday, April 12th, 2007. Phoenix, AZ - A federal inspection of the state's nursing home for veterans turned up shortcomings in care and other areas, including some problems already publicly reported from a separate survey conducted soon afterward. A 42-page checklist produced by a 13-member team from the Department of Veterans Affairs from a routine ... [More >>]
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007. Santa Monica, CA - The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights made public today internal memos and agreements between Andy Stern's Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and nursing home operators that show just how Stern sold nursing home workers out. The nursing home workers lost their rights to strike, complain ... [More >>]
Monday, April 9th, 2007. Riverside, CA - The daughter of a Corona nursing-home resident has sued the owners, accusing them of compromising the 86-year-old woman's care, which resulted in her death after a fire. Maria Ybarra died at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton four days after the fire. She lived at Pleasant Care Convalescent ... [More >>]
Monday, April 9th, 2007. Pekin, IL - The Pekin Police Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health are investigating a complaint at a Pekin nursing home. Police say a resident at Timbercreek Rehab and Health Center was injured late last month.
Saturday, April 7th, 2007. Phoenix, AZ - While I am saddened to hear about the alleged abuse and neglect of residents living in the Arizona State Veteran Home, I am glad the issue of nursing-home abuse and neglect is making the front page. This is not a new or isolated incident, yet is something most ... [More >>]
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007. Sacramento, CA - The Nursing Home Complaint Investigation Improvement Act (AB 399), authored by Assemblymember Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles), was approved last week in the Assembly Health Committee by a vote of 10-0. The legislation would fight abuse and neglect by improving the quality and timeliness of nursing home complaint ... [More >>]
Sunday, April 1st, 2007. Waxahachie, TX - A former office manager at Renfro Healthcare Center in Waxahachie has been indicted, accused of stealing money from the center’s residents, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office announced Friday. An Ellis County grand jury charged Judy C. Putman, of Blooming Grove, Texas, with diverting funds that belonged ... [More >>]
Sunday, April 1st, 2007. Waxahachie, TX - A former office manager at Renfro Healthcare Center in Waxahachie has been indicted, accused of stealing money from the center’s residents, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office announced Friday. An Ellis County grand jury charged Judy C. Putman, of Blooming Grove, Texas, with diverting funds that belonged ... [More >>]
Sunday, April 1st, 2007. Walla Walla, WA - The elderly can be victims of abuse in many of the same ways as the young, but with fewer eyes watching and more perceived social taboos, professionals say. Data indicate only a a quarter of all senior abuse cases are referred for help - the rest remain ... [More >>]
