Archive for November, 2007
Sunday, November 11th, 2007.
Chestertown, NY - We would not say it is okay if a nursing home said they only had 100 beds, but they wanted to care for 150 residents.
We would not allow a nursing home to say it only has enough fuel to heat the rooms of 1/2 its residents.
Yet every ... [More >>]
Posted in Laws & Legislation, New York, News & Information, States | No Comments »
Friday, November 9th, 2007.
Bluffton, SC - A former nursing home employee is wanted on an elder abuse charge after allegedly throwing an 89-year-old woman out of a room and into the hallway Dec. 31, 2006.
The victim flew between 3 and 5 feet before landing on the floor at Carolina House of Bluffton, 800 ... [More >>]
Posted in News & Information, South Carolina, States | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 8th, 2007.
Salinas, CA - A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday in Orange County Superior Court against a statewide nursing care facility operator affects a location in Salinas.
The lawsuit alleges that West Hollywood-based Windsor Healthcare Management provides substandard care and neglects the rights of its senior residents. Donald Boone, a resident of a ... [More >>]
Posted in California, News & Information, States | No Comments »
Friday, November 2nd, 2007.
Denison, TX - Allegations of abuse, neglect, poor quality of care, theft, staffing challenges...the list goes on and on. Nursing homes across the country take on the task of caring for our most vulnerable everyday. But, who's there to make sure your loved ones are safe, when you're not?
Posted in News & Information, States, Texas | No Comments »
Friday, November 2nd, 2007.
Madison, WI - After conducting more than 150 interviews, and examining scores of county, state and federal documents and databases, the newspaper found:
One in four nursing homes in Wisconsin were cited in 2006 for jeopardizing the health or actually harming vulnerable residents — well above the national average.
The state cut ... [More >>]
Posted in News & Information, States, Wisconsin | No Comments »