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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for May, 2007Free adult abuse, neglect prevention seminarWednesday, May 16th, 2007. Battle Creek, MI - Alternative Choices, a home health service company, is hosting a free seminar: Adult Abuse & Neglect Prevention. This informative program will help direct access staff to: Recognize situations and triggers that could lead to abuse; Identify potential situations of abuse, neglect, and/or misappropriation of property; Implement practical tools to aid ... [More >>] Nursing Home Accused Of Deadly Abuse, NeglectFriday, May 11th, 2007. Erlanger, KY - Investigators in Kenton County are looking into a nursing home in Erlanger, where several complaints have been filed against Villa Springs Nursing Home. As many as five patients may have died as a result of abuse and neglect, authorities said. “It is of grave concern, (the) things that are ... [More >>] Pierce County nursing home accused of abuse, neglectFriday, May 11th, 2007. McKenna, WA - A Pierce County nursing home is under fire after a patient died from an overdose of morphine. Seventy-nine-year-old Florence Pierpoint was diagnosed with lung cancer, but that's not what killed her. According to a Pierce County medical examiner, she died from acute morphine poisoning administered by health care providers ... [More >>] Nurse guilty in elder assaultFriday, May 11th, 2007. Franklin, NH - A former licensed nursing assistant at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen has been convicted of simple assault for allegedly trying to silence the screams of a resident with dementia. Joanne E. Chase, 58, 20 Longmeadow Drive, Concord, was convicted of the Class A misdemeanor charge in ... [More >>] Tacoma Nursing Home Death Ruled Homicide by CoronerTuesday, May 8th, 2007. Tacoma, WA - The family of Florence Pierpoint, a 79-year old nursing home patient who died while in the care of a Tacoma nursing home, today filed a lawsuit against the home operator after a Pierce County medical examiner ruled her death a homicide caused by a morphine overdose. The complaint ... [More >>] Nursing home sued over death; Suit faults reporting of woman’s fallMonday, May 7th, 2007. Waukesha, WI - A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Monday against a Menomonee Falls nursing home, contending that an older woman died from complications caused by broken bones in both legs that she suffered during a fall that was not properly reported. Dorismae Burgardt fell while a nursing assistant at Menomonee ... [More >>] Nursing home advocates are neededSaturday, May 5th, 2007. Poughkeepsie, NY - Ombudsmen (advocates) are needed for residents in local nursing homes and adult homes. Ombudsman investigate, and resolve residents’ concerns with independence and confidentiality. They inform residents of their rights and help uphold them. I-Team: Horrors at Nursing HomesSaturday, May 5th, 2007. Milwaukee, WI - A Big I-Team investigation uncovers nursing home residents at risk. Serious risk of abuse, neglect and dangerous living conditions. The I-Team's Aaron Diamant found it's a widespread problem: where will mom, dad and your grandparents be safe? I-Team: Nursing Home ProblemsSaturday, May 5th, 2007. Milwaukee, WI - From suspected abuse, to neglect, to care givers in court. The I-Team discovered deficiencies at dozens of area nursing homes. State inspectors give every nursing home in the state a top to bottom inspection every nine to 15 months. We shared the results of those inspections. Bad Behavior has blocked 518 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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