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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive: Nursing Home Abuse FloridaAdvocates for the elderly: Florida needs more volunteer watchdogs for long-term care facilitiesWednesday, February 7th, 2007. Sarasota, FL - "It was really quite shocking," said Osenga, one of a small but vital army of volunteer advocates for Florida's 140,000 nursing home and assisted-living facility residents. "It was really a sad, sad case." The room lacked lighting, doors for the closet and a screen to keep bugs out ... [More >>] Florida’s Nursing Home Caregiver Levels Just Meet U.S. StandardsSunday, January 7th, 2007. Lakeland, FL - A promise made by the Florida Legislature in 2001 to raise basic care for nursing home residents to 2.9 hours per day finally is reality.... ...[state Sen. Nancy Argenziano, R-Dunnellon] said the staffing levels should have been bumped to 2.9hours five years ago when Senate Bill 1202 became ... [More >>] Daytona Beach Nursing Home Given Stern Warning By StateFriday, October 27th, 2006. Daytona Beach, FL - The Horizon Healthcare Center on South Nova Road has 120 residents. Soon, the state could force it to stop admitting any more people. According to the Agency for Healthcare Administration, the warning is about as stern as it gets. State officials said they rarely have to crack ... [More >>] Don’t delay in reporting abuseWednesday, September 27th, 2006. In June, a male certified nursing assistant molested an 83-year-old woman, a stroke victim, in her bed at TimberRidge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center off State Road 200. He was hurting her badly and telling her it was supposed to feel good. She shouted: "Stop what you are doing and get the ... [More >>] Former nursing home owner chargedTuesday, July 18th, 2006. Dunedin, FL - Authorities say a St. Petersburg man has been charged with several counts of elderly neglect at an assisted living facility he recently sold. Sixty-year-old Erik Marshall Anderson was charged Friday with 13 counts connected to operations at the facility formerly called Rosalie Manor. A Pinellas County Sheriff's ... [More >>] Florida nursing home owner arrested after ex-patient diesThursday, July 13th, 2006. Port St. Lucie, FL - A nursing home owner was arrested Wednesday on charges of aggravated neglect of an elderly person after her 100-year-old patient developed pressure sores that led to "health deterioration" and eventual death five days after she was moved from the facility. The State Attorney General's Medicaid fraud ... [More >>] Nurse with a history easily hired: Gaps in the law allowed him to get jobs despite probesTuesday, July 11th, 2006. Sarasota, FL - Two state agencies were investigating allegations that registered nurse Billy Blackerby withheld medicine from nursing home residents. The home already had fired him. But within a month, while the investigations were under way, another home had hired him to care for its residents. Blackerby, arrested June 14 on charges ... [More >>] Blake nurse arrested in out-of-state homicide caseSaturday, March 4th, 2006. Manatee, FL - A registered nurse who works at Blake Medical Center was arrested Thursday on a homicide charge related to the nursing home death of a 50-yearold woman in Michigan. Cheryl Lynn Williams, 41, who lives in the 4500 block of 100th Street West, was taken into custody by Palmetto ... [More >>] No third chance: If abuse at nursing home continues, state should revoke licenseFriday, February 24th, 2006. Port Charlotte, FL - Alzheimer's and dementia patients are among nursing homes' most vulnerable residents. Ensuring their safety should be a top priority. A Port Charlotte home's failure to protect residents from abuse, even after a state investigation identified major problems, is outrageous. The problems cited by state inspectors include the ... [More >>] State: Nursing home didn’t report sexual abuseTuesday, February 21st, 2006. Port Charlotte, FL — A Charlotte County nursing home is barred from accepting new residents after state officials say its administrators failed to report and respond to dozens of sexual abuse allegations. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration issued the emergency order. It says the Peace River Nursing and Rehabilitation ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 436 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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