Helping you protect your loved ones from nursing home and long-term care facility abuse & neglect
Saturday, July 28th, 2007. Dallas, TX - An elderly parent or relative living in a substandard nursing home is one of the saddest moments in a life. It's an indignity that betrays trust in unspeakable ways. Last week, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services issued a scathing report on conditions at the Amberwood ... [More >>]
Saturday, July 28th, 2007. Hillsdale, MI - Acquitted — a sweet word coming to the ears of two former nurses charged with abuse and failure to report neglect at the former Litchfield Nursing Centre. The center has since closed, following a state investigation and logging of 21 deficiencies. On Friday morning, following a one–and–a–half day trial, ... [More >>]
Friday, July 27th, 2007. Celina, TX– A trustee has been appointed to run a Celina nursing home where inspectors found "grossly inadequate medical care" and "squalid conditions," the state says. The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services inspected the Amberwood Care Center in the 600 block of Ohio Street last week and found a ... [More >>]
Friday, July 27th, 2007. Raleigh, NC - State Medicaid investigators are looking into more than 80 criminal allegations of fraud, forgery, or theft by workers or companies who offer personal care services such as bathing, dressing and feeding people in their homes. The state Attorney General's Office said this week that half the investigations were ... [More >>]
Thursday, July 26th, 2007. Cambridge, MA - A Tennessee nursing home corporation indicted in the 2004 death of a woman who lived in their facility in Acton, Massachusetts, pleaded not guilty today. Life Care Centers of America, based in Cleveland, is charged with manslaughter, abuse and neglect of a long-term care resident. The company is also ... [More >>]
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007. McKinney, TX - Attorney General Gregg Abbott has taken action responding to a report the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) provided after investigating Amberwood Care Center in Celina. DADS inspectors responded to a complaint about the facility, and their findings were represented by the Texas Office of the ... [More >>]
Friday, July 20th, 2007. Ottawa, IL - An Ottawa care facility has been fined $10,000 and is included in a state report on serious violations. The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a type "A" violation for Kanthak House, a 16-bed intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled at 724 Second Ave. Type ... [More >>]
Friday, July 20th, 2007. Providence, RI - The Health Department has ordered the Park View Nursing Home, in Providence, to immediately correct the inadequate staffing that led to repeated falls by a patient. The patient, who suffered three injuries in 11 falls between October and the end of May, was declared in “immediate jeopardy” late ... [More >>]
Thursday, July 19th, 2007. Springfield, IL - Continuing the state’s effort to increase awareness and visibility of elder abuse during Elder Abuse Awareness Month, the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) hosted the 21st Annual Elder Rights Conference in Lincolnshire this week. The conference, entitled “Elder Rights... Family Matters,” educated providers and professionals on ... [More >>]
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007. Santa Cruz, CA - Reports of financial elder abuse in Santa Cruz County have spiked this year, after a law took effect Jan. 1 requiring bank tellers to report suspect behavior. Local staff with the state's Adult Protective Services already have restored or prevented $36.5 million in the past year, following ... [More >>]
