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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for September, 2007Woman, 100, dies after fall: Nursing-home accident under investigationThursday, September 27th, 2007. Lancaster, OH - Fairfield County authorities are investigating the death of a 100-year-old nursing-home resident who fell Sunday in front of the facility. Edith West was sitting in a wheelchair in front of Heartland Fairfield Nursing Center near Pleasantville when she rolled into the parking lot and fell out of the ... [More >>] Nursing Home Sexual Assault Victim May Be PregnantWednesday, September 26th, 2007. Moundsville, WV - A Moundsville man accused of sexually assaulting a mentally handicapped woman at a local nursing home may soon be facing even more charges, because police say they have found new evidence in the case. Roy Shelton denies having sexual intercourse with a 57-year old mentally handicapped woman at ... [More >>] With the Largest-Ever Buyout of a National Nursing Home Chain Pending, New York Times Exposes Harm to Seniors After Private Equity Buyouts of Nursing HomesTuesday, September 25th, 2007. Washington, DC - A stunning front page expose by the New York Times Sunday details how cuts to staffing and operations at nursing homes bought by private equity firms across the country have enriched top executives and buyout firms but left residents worse off. The newspaper's investigation raises serious concerns ... [More >>] Nursing Home Aide Accused Of Hitting Patient Appears In CourtTuesday, September 25th, 2007. Cincinnati, OH - A worker accused of hitting a patient at a Warren County Nursing home faced a judge Tuesday morning. Police said Carrie Marshall hit an epileptic patient at Cedarview Healthcare Center on Oregonia Road in Lebanon. Administrator of Ravenna nursing home where abuse alleged resignsTuesday, September 25th, 2007. Ravenna, OH - The administrator of a county-owned nursing home in northeast Ohio where state investigators determined that a frail female resident was sexually assaulted resigned on Tuesday, a county commissioner said. Portage County commissioners accepted Gary Borrelli's resignation and placed Berea-based Generations HealthCare Management in charge of operations at The ... [More >>] Nurse aides let back into jobs despite ban; Texas recertifies some caregivers who were disciplined in theft and abuse casesSunday, September 23rd, 2007. Fort Worth, TX - The tales found in the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Service's disciplinary files can be savage, sad and stomach-turning. But they are intended to serve an essential purpose: protecting Texas grandparents, disabled children and the terminally ill from abusive or dishonest nurse aides and other ... [More >>] Elder abuse lawsuit filed against Greenbrier nursing homeThursday, September 20th, 2007. Lewisburg, WV - A lawsuit filed against a Greenbrier County nursing home claims the facility’s “abusive” care caused malnutrition and dehydration of an elderly, incapacitated patient who also suffered numerous falls. The suit filed, in circuit court by a Mississippi law firm on behalf of Eloise Gates, says the 84-year-old woman ... [More >>] Charges considered in nursing-home abuse caseThursday, September 20th, 2007. Ravenna, OH - Criminal charges are being considered after state health investigators determined that a frail resident of a county-owned nursing home was sexually abused by a visitor. Ohio Department of Health investigators visited The Woodlands at Robinson facility in mid-August to look into the abuse allegation and concluded that a ... [More >>] Local Nursing Home Closes In Wake Of Sex Assault InvestigationThursday, September 20th, 2007. Moundsville, WV - A local nursing home at the center of a sexual assault investigation has closed, even though the state did not require it. Just one resident remained at the of Dora Allietta Memorial Home on Thursday, officials said. The remaining residents were removed from the nursing home's care ... [More >>] Nursing Home Closes Doors After Rape AllegationsThursday, September 20th, 2007. Moundsville, WV - The Dora Allietta Memorial Home on Eighth Street in Moundsville shut down, but an employee tells 7 News that two residents remain at the home. On Wednesday, Moundsville police arrested 22-year-old Roy Shelton on charges of sexual assault and abuse after he was charged with raping a ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 594 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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