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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for March, 2008Nursing homes escaping liabilityWednesday, March 19th, 2008. Oklahoma City, OK - In October 2006, Leah Gann of Sand Springs received a dreaded telephone call. Her mother had been injured at The Gardens nursing home in Sapulpa. Hospital X-rays revealed her mother had suffered spiral fractures to both legs, she said. Since that type of injury often is associated with ... [More >>] Cracking Down on Elder AbuseWednesday, March 19th, 2008. Baltimore, MD - It was a disturbing case of elder abuse caught on tape… a 90 year old Baltimore man beaten by his caretaker. The victim’s daughter is now pushing for a law in her dad’s name that would stiffen elder abuse penalties. The victim’s daughter, Jaki Taylor, made the ... [More >>] Many nursing homes lack insuranceTuesday, March 18th, 2008. Tulsa, OK - Increasing numbers of patients are suffering injuries from horrendous abuse and neglect at Oklahoma nursing homes that have dropped their medical liability insurance coverage, a Tulsa consumer advocacy group charged Tuesday. The consumer group called a press conference at the state Capitol Tuesday to push for legislation that ... [More >>] State increases scrutiny of personal-care homeMonday, March 17th, 2008. Erie, PA - State regulators are closely monitoring an Erie personal-care home after its now-fired executive director was charged with obtaining painkillers by writing phony prescriptions for residents a year ago. The defendant, Marilyn Y. DeDionisio, ran Sunrise Assisted Living. She sometimes picked up the drugs at local pharmacies, state drug ... [More >>] Group home license revoked for abuse of residentsSaturday, March 15th, 2008. Yakima, WA - Last summer, an elderly woman living at Carol's Country Touch on South 32nd Avenue in Yakima told invest-igators that the operator of the adult group home launched into "tirades" if she became incontinent, and grabbed her harshly and angrily if she was moving too slowly with her ... [More >>] Vets home care criticized before state lawmakersWednesday, March 12th, 2008. Dover, DE - The Delaware Veterans Home near Milford is not providing quality care to its residents, a joint legislative committee was told today. “The residents are not getting good care because they are falling through the cracks,” said Diane Draper McGuire, a nursing-home administrator who, after a personal investigation, attributed ... [More >>] Hold all caregivers to same standardSaturday, March 8th, 2008. Des Moines, IA - The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals regulates nursing homes and can pursue dependent-adult abuse charges against workers in these homes. If a caregiver sexually abuses or steals from a resident, the state agency can take action. But the inspections department cannot pursue abuse charges against ... [More >>] Man who admitted abuse released; Simons set free after court threw out convictionFriday, March 7th, 2008. Corvallis, OR - Michael Simons ran like a free man after being released out the back door of the Benton County jail on Friday morning. But his first action after spending four years in prison was to dart across the street to see a parole officer. Simons, 27, confessed to the ... [More >>] Nursing home bill ignores quality of careFriday, March 7th, 2008. Murfreesboro, TN - Wake up Tennesseans, seniors and your families! At some point in our lifetime, the pending legislation before the House (House bill 4053) and the Senate (Senate bill 4075) can affect your very lives. Summaries of both these bills can be found at http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills. In essence the nursing home ... [More >>] 3 area nursing homes cited by stateThursday, March 6th, 2008. Utica, NY - Three area nursing homes were cited for deficiencies of care in recent months by the state Department of Health. According to a recent report from the Long Term Care Community Coalition, the three local nursing home facilities failed to pass all aspects of a standard health inspection: ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 439 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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