Helping you protect your loved ones from nursing home and long-term care facility abuse & neglect
Wednesday, 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 >>]
Thursday, April 13th, 2006. DE - In response to hours of testimony about negligence and abuse, the Joint Sunset Committee has made about 30 recommendations to change the state agency that monitors nursing homes. Among possible changes are increasing pay for nursing home inspectors, adding more quality assurance personnel positions, and forming a subcommittee to ... [More >>]
Sunday, March 12th, 2006. Wilmington, DE - The state's investigation started in late January 2004. A registered nurse who inspected nursing homes for the state for four years spent several weeks at Shipley Manor, checking out the complaint. She surveyed the facility, interviewed staff, checked records and talked to a sample of its residents. Dianne ... [More >>]
Friday, February 24th, 2006. Smyrna, DE - Two of five nurses charged this week with fraud and abuse at a Smyrna nursing home used to inspect nursing homes for the state, officials said Thursday. Sandra L. Edwards of Lewes and Mary L. Yarrington of Magnolia worked as compliance nurses or "surveyors," who visit nursing facilities ... [More >>]
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006. Wilmington, DE - Department of Social Services investigators returned to a Wilmington assisted living facility today. Accusations surfaced last week that residents at the Meadows did not get enough food. There's also evidence that roaches are infesting some of the patients' rooms. More people are stepping forward with stories about what's happening ... [More >>]
Monday, February 6th, 2006. Wilmington, DE - Department of Social Services investigators returned to a Wilmington assisted living facility today. Accusations surfaced last week that residents at the Meadows did not get enough food. There's also evidence that roaches are infesting some of the patients' rooms. More people are stepping forward with stories about what's happening ... [More >>]
Thursday, December 15th, 2005. Dover, DE - A 72-year-old Dover man died in December 2003 because a registered nurse at Green Valley Pavilion nursing home near Smyrna inserted a feeding tube into his abdominal cavity instead of his stomach, according to a lawsuit filed by family members. Michael J. Malkiewicz, attorney for the plaintiffs, said ... [More >>]
