Helping you protect your loved ones from nursing home and long-term care facility abuse & neglect
Monday, June 16th, 2008. Atlanta, GA - It's a growing problem that often goes unreported. Elder abuse includes everything from financial scams to physical abuse. DeKalb County has found a new way to fight back. Flossie Mae Grier almost lost the east Atlanta home she's lived in for 40 years after being scammed by a predatory ... [More >>]
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008. Gainesville, GA - In observance of National Victims’ Rights Week, the Georgia Department of Human Resources is urging people to report suspected cases of elder abuse. "Elder abuse is still underreported," [Barbara Pastirik, aging coordinator with the Department of Human Resources Adult Protective Services,] said. "I think we have a big ... [More >>]
Thursday, November 29th, 2007. Atlanta, GA - Two Georgia nursing homes have been told they're among the worst in the country, according to federal data released Thursday. The Place at Augusta and Shoreham of Marietta were cited for deficiencies and were listed on the Web site of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. They ... [More >>]
Monday, October 16th, 2006. Atlanta, GA - Channel 2 Action News has learned a nursing home worker is charged today with battery for allegedly assaulting an 80-year-old patient. The elderly woman says the attendant hit her, tossed her around and even threw feces at her. The incident allegedly happened at a facility on Butner Road ... [More >>]
Monday, October 9th, 2006. Swainsboro, GA - Elder abuse is a crime, but that doesn't stop some people from abusing, neglecting and exploiting older persons and disabled adults. During fiscal year 2006, the Division of Aging Services' Adult Protective Services (APS) Central Intake investigated nearly 7,000 APS referrals. Abill currently before Congress would help ... [More >>]
Friday, July 21st, 2006. St Marys, GA - St. Marys City Council has ordered an investigation of the city-owned St. Mary's Convalescent Center after getting an earful about problems at the center from former employees and patients' family members. At a special called meeting Thursday afternoon that lasted over three hours, several people emotionally detailed ... [More >>]
Thursday, December 22nd, 2005. Lawrenceville, GA - A Lawrenceville nursing home accused of neglect by family members of three residents who died has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a state and federal investigation, federal authorities in Atlanta announced Thursday. In the agreement, the Lawrenceville franchise of Life Care Center of America agreed to ... [More >>]
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005. Warner Robins, GA - A nursing home worker is accused of assaulting an 81-year-old resident and giving him a black eye, according to Warner Robins police. Alyce Quillin, 59, of Warner Robins, was charged Monday with battery in the Aug. 13 incident at the Warner Robins Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at ... [More >>]
