Helping you protect your loved ones from nursing home and long-term care facility abuse & neglect
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008. Albany, NY - The Eddy, a Troy, N.Y. network of senior services, will be announcing a program to address and prevent elder abuse. The Eddy Haven for Abused Elderly, details of which will be provided at a May 8 press conference, is being called a first of its kind in the ... [More >>]
Friday, April 25th, 2008. Falls Church, VA - Users of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Nursing Home Compare Web site will now be able to see whether a particular nursing home has recently drawn heightened government scrutiny. In addition to information about staff-to-resident ratios, fire safety deficiencies and quality measures, the entry for ... [More >>]
Friday, April 25th, 2008. Sandusky, OH - Concord Care and Rehabilitation Center could pay more than $4,000 as penalty for an abuse citation issued to the nursing home by the Ohio Department of Health. The citation, along with recent violations for failing to notify a guardian of a resident's health changes and another for ... [More >>]
Thursday, April 24th, 2008. Edgefield, SC - Claims of elder abuse have surfaced at an Edgefield nursing home. An 81 year old man says a nurse punched him in the eye. "I'm feelin' bad," said 81 year old Venson Rodgers. He says a nurse at the Trinity Mission Health and Rehab Center punched him. "I think ... [More >>]
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008. Portland, OR - Three former employees of a Northeast Portland nursing home have been criminally accused of failing to summon help for a 60-year-old resident who suffered two broken legs when she was dropped. Five days passed in fall 2006 before Linda J. Ober was transported to the hospital, where she ... [More >>]
Monday, April 21st, 2008. Oklahoma City, OK - A bill to place registered sex offenders in secure long-term care facilities cleared another legislative hurdle today. The Oklahoma Senate a measure introduced by Shawnee state Representative Kris Steele without opposition.... Eldercare advocate Wes Bledsoe says several sex offenders now live in nursing homes and other ... [More >>]
Saturday, April 19th, 2008. Ashtabula, OH - Most elderly people who are victims of a scam never tell their children, according to Paul Greenwood, deputy district attorney for San Diego County, Calif. “They are afraid they will stick them in a nursing home,” he said. “They rather lose $50,000 than lose their independence.” Greenwood’s expertise is ... [More >>]
Friday, April 18th, 2008. Clarksville, TN - The state has suspended new admissions to a Palmyra-based nursing home after multiple violations were discovered earlier this month. Palmyra Health Care Center has until April 25 to submit a plan of correction on multiple safety violations, have it approved at the federal level and demonstrate it's being ... [More >>]
Friday, April 18th, 2008. Buffalo, NY - A statewide probe into the home health care industry is reaching into the Buffalo region. At his Buffalo office Thursday, State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced that subpoenas were issued to seven local home healthcare providers. Investigators are looking into recent complaints of phony certifications and home aides ... [More >>]
Thursday, April 17th, 2008. Clarksville, TN - Palmyra Health Care Center nursing home is forbidden from accepting new residents until it corrects multiple violations, as sanctioned by Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper. The suspension has been in effect since Monday, according to a media release. The nursing home, located at 2727 Palmyra ... [More >>]
