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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive: Nursing Home Abuse UtahEx-nursing home aide pleads guilty to sexual abuseTuesday, June 17th, 2008. Salt Lake City, UT - A former nursing home aide charged with raping an elderly woman at the South Salt Lake nursing home where he worked has pleaded guilty to forcible sex abuse, a second-degree felony. Man pleads in sex abuse case involving elderly womanMonday, June 16th, 2008. Salt Lake City, UT - A man originally charged with raping an elderly woman at a nursing home where he worked has pleaded guilty to a lesser crime as part of a plea bargain. Jacob Mut Bolith, 31, had been charged with first-degree felony rape, second-degree felony forcible sex abuse and ... [More >>] Nursing home inspection reports not only hard to get, but data lackingMonday, June 16th, 2008. Salt Lake City, UT - State inspection reports describe Utah's elderly languishing in nursing homes ignored by staff. Or senile people getting hit by cars. Or choking to death on a hot dog despite doctors' orders they receive only soft foods. These terrible tales are the exception rather than the ... [More >>] Utah’s Nursing Homes: Compromised CareSunday, June 15th, 2008. Salt Lake City, UT - Alvin Brewster has a hard time taking care of himself. He can't walk very well. His memory slips. But despite his health problems, he could still recognize the conditions he was living in. "It was a dump," says Alvin, 66. He's talking about Pine Ridge Care Center, ... [More >>] Special Focus: Mt. OgdenSaturday, June 14th, 2008. Salt Lake City, UT - At the request of Congress, the federal government has released a list of the worst performing nursing homes in the nation. Mt. Ogden Health and Rehabilitation is the only Utah nursing home listed. These "special focus facilities" have the worst track record over the last three ... [More >>] Nursing home review: Ogden center was cited for drowning, other cases of negligenceWednesday, February 13th, 2008. Salt Lake City, UT - After initially resisting their disclosure, the Bush administration on Tuesday published the names of 131 nursing homes with poor inspection records -- including one in Utah -- and said some were already showing signs of improvement. The list released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ... [More >>] Potential Victims Coming Forward After Arrest of Nurse’s AideFriday, July 13th, 2007. Salt Lake City, UT -Salt Lake Police say more potential victims are coming forward following the arrest of a nursing home worker on sexual abuse charges. Police say in less than a day they've received a dozen calls from people who may not have originally been taken seriously in their complaints ... [More >>] Man is sentenced in sex-abuse caseWednesday, January 17th, 2007. Provo, UT - A man found guilty by a jury of sexually abusing elderly nursing home patients was sentenced to prison Tuesday morning while still maintaining his innocence. Jesus Partida, 35, told 4th District Judge Steven Hansen he was sorry for the pain he caused the victims' families because of what ... [More >>] Worker Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Elderly PatientsFriday, October 13th, 2006. Salt Lake City, UT - A man accused of sexually abusing ten elderly women in an American Fork nursing home has been found guilty of fifteen felony counts by a jury in Provo. The jury deliberated Jesus Partida’s fate late into evening Tuesday night. Police say 33-year-old Jesus Partida confessed in July ... [More >>] Man pleads not guilty to sex abuseThursday, September 14th, 2006. Provo, UT - The Pleasant Grove man who police say sexually abused 10 women at a nursing home facility pleaded not guilty Tuesday, and his attorney has asked a judge to suppress the main evidence in the case: his client's own confession. Jesus Partida, 34, who confessed in the summer of ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 389 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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