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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive: Nursing Home Abuse MassachusettsNursing home attacked for firingSunday, March 5th, 2006. Brockton, MA — A certified nursing aide says she was fired from a Brockton nursing home last month for reporting the alleged rape of a patient. Maranda Jorge of Brockton says St. Joseph's Manor fired her on Feb. 13, less than two weeks after reporting the incident to state health officials. "It's ... [More >>] Nursing Assistant Pleads Guilty to Abusing Elderly Franklin Nursing Home PatientsTuesday, February 21st, 2006. Boston, MA - A former certified nursing assistant has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for abusing four elderly patients in five incidents at a Franklin nursing home, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced today. Bernadette Stackpole, 52, of Bellingham, pleaded guilty to five counts each of assault and battery and patient abuse. ... [More >>] Former Nursing Home Worker Sentenced; Victims’ Families Upset With Judge’s DecisionTuesday, February 21st, 2006. Dedham, MA - A former nurse's aid was sentenced on Tuesday for abusing Alzheimer's patients at a Franklin facility. NewsCenter 5's Amalia Barreda reported that Bernadette Stackpole, 54, pleaded guilty earlier this month to 10 counts of assault and battery. Stackpole admitted to abusing patients who ranged in age from 75 ... [More >>] Officials probe nursing home abuse chargeFriday, February 10th, 2006. Brockton, MA - The state Department of Public Health and local police are investigating allegations that a worker at a local nursing home abused a patient earlier this month. The DPH launched an investigation into St. Joseph Manor, a Brockton nursing home, after getting a complaint about the facility Feb. 4. ... [More >>] Officials Investigate Nursing Home DeathTuesday, January 24th, 2006. Medford, MA - A Medford nursing home is under investigation after the death of a patient. The question is, why was he able to walk right out of the facility unnoticed? Capt. Scott Graham says when emergency crews pulled into Medford’s Courtyard Nursing Home, 78-year-old John Medeiros was on the ground ... [More >>] Nursing Home Neglect?Monday, January 16th, 2006. Boston, MA - "I honest to God believed he was going to get better." Mary Curry thought her husband Lou would make a full recovery after hip replacement surgery. "I really thought he was going to get good care." But she says the care he got was far from good at ... [More >>] Residents moved out of nursing homeTuesday, December 20th, 2005. Lynn, MA - The last of 20 Ann Carroll nursing home patients will be moved to new residences this week, one month after the state launched an investigation into sexual assault accusations in the Johnson Street facility. Robert Griffin, the attorney named receiver by a judge ... [More >>] AG REilly, DPH Commissioner Obtain Reciever Over Lynn Nursing Home: Facility had failed to investigate or report allegations of resident-on-resident abuseWednesday, November 16th, 2005. Boston, MA - Attorney General Tom Reilly and Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Paul J. Cote, Jr. have obtained an emergency court order against the owner of a 28-bed nursing home in Lynn based on allegations of physical and sexual abuse of residents by residents.The order, entered by ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 403 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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