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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive: Nursing Home Abuse News & InformationElder abuse is frequent, but not investigatedFriday, August 1st, 2008. Casper, WY - Law enforcement faces several barriers in identifying, prosecuting and preventing elder abuse, experts said Thursday. Elder abuse -- including physical abuse, financial exploitation and negligence -- is increasing because the state's population is aging. More people are reaching their 85th birthdays and more senior citizens are living at ... [More >>] Former Bartlesville nursing home worker chargedFriday, August 1st, 2008. Bartlesville, OK - A former admissions coordinator for a Bartlesville nursing home was arrested last week after being charged with eight felony counts of financial exploitation by caretaker, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said in a press release issued Thursday. Bobbie Jo Wilhelm, 53, was charged in Washington County District Court after ... [More >>] Nebraska nursing home responds to state disciplineTuesday, July 29th, 2008. McCook NE - Hillcrest Nursing Home will submit a "Plan of Correction" and provide weekly reports to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services after being placed on a 90-day probationary period beginning Aug. 2. DHHS informed the Red Willow County commissioners of the disciplinary action on July 21. Red ... [More >>] Garrard nursing home, state had multiple problemsFriday, July 25th, 2008. Frankfort, KY - A Covington nursing home at the center of a controversy involving two state employees fired for misconduct has had run-ins with state regulators over the care of residents in recent years. Earlier this year, the Garrard Convalescent Home received a "Type A'' citation -- the most serious issued ... [More >>] VA shuts down Wash. nursing homeThursday, July 24th, 2008. Yakima, WA - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has shut down its 30-bed nursing home in Walla Walla after an outside review raised concerns about the quality of care, and an internal audit validated those concerns. Just 10 nursing beds were occupied. The Long Term Care Institute was contracted by the ... [More >>] Sexual predators among nursing home residentsThursday, July 24th, 2008. Washington, DC - As Baby Boomers enter retirement and the demand for nursing homes swells, sexual predators are among those needing care, putting others in the homes at risk. Sandra Thurston Banning brought the story of her mother’s victimization to Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Her mother, Virginia Thurston, suffered from dementia ... [More >>] Death at C.M. Tucker: Feds Allege Constitutional Violations at State-Run Nursing Home in ColumbiaWednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Columbia, SC - Residents of a Columbia nursing home that the S.C. Department of Mental Health operates have suffered preventable deaths, injuries and illnesses because the department failed to provide them with adequate care. Running afoul of generally accepted professional standards, the inadequate care violated rights of the residents outlined in ... [More >>] Many pushing for laws to protect elderly from sexual predatorsTuesday, July 22nd, 2008. Naples, FL - Sandy Banning has been waiting six years for Florida lawmakers to start protecting frail elders in nursing homes from known sexual predators. The state Legislature considered legislation this past spring to require criminal background checks of all prospective nursing-home residents, and to deny admission to anybody with a ... [More >>] Vets home complaints spark probesTuesday, July 22nd, 2008. Daytona Beach, FL - In less than a year, dozens of [Emory L. Bennett Veterans Nursing home] employees have quit. Complaints by a staffer, nursing home residents and their families and friends have been filed with U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, the Police Department and the State ... [More >>] Advocates for Oklahoma law heading to WashingtonSaturday, July 19th, 2008. Oklahoma City, OK - When Wes Bledsoe's grandmother died in an Oklahoma City nursing home in 2000 because of negligent care, he vowed at her grave site to work to prevent similar deaths in the future. For nearly a decade, Bledsoe has pushed state lawmakers for stricter laws to prevent the ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 595 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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