Helping you protect your loved ones from nursing home and long-term care facility abuse & neglect
Saturday, July 19th, 2008. Newport News, VA - The sister of a mentally disabled man who police say was sexually assaulted by a staffer at a Newport News assisted-living site is suing the home, accusing it of negligence for hiring the worker in spite of his criminal record. The suit alleges that Cote De Neige ... [More >>]
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008. Fredericksburg, VA - Nursing home corporations are using arbitration to prevent judges and juries from evaluating nursing home abuse and neglect. A Free Lance-Star article ["Elderly want right to sue homes over care," June 21] addresses the troubling practice by nursing homes of requiring patients and their families to sign arbitration ... [More >>]
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008. Williamsburg, VA - The family of a former nursing home client says they're intending to sue the facility over her death. 84-year-old Lorina Wiggins died in April at the hospital a week after being admitted from Ruxton Health. Her family’s charging the facility with abuse and neglect, claiming Wiggins ... [More >>]
Friday, April 25th, 2008. Falls Church, VA - Users of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Nursing Home Compare Web site will now be able to see whether a particular nursing home has recently drawn heightened government scrutiny. In addition to information about staff-to-resident ratios, fire safety deficiencies and quality measures, the entry for ... [More >>]
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007. Richmond, VA - The Virginia Board of Nursing took action Wednesday against an aide accused of abusing elderly patients in Virginia Beach, revoking her right to work in nursing homes in the commonwealth. The former certified nurse aide, Patricia Annette Dukes Moore, worked at three nursing homes and one assisted-living facility ... [More >>]
Sunday, November 11th, 2007. Norfolk, VA - The case of a nursing home aide accused of committing a string of violations in four Virginia Beach facilities is scheduled to be reviewed Wednesday by the Virginia Board of Nursing. The allegations against Patricia Annette Dukes Moore include abuse of residents and span more than five years ... [More >>]
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007. Portsmouth, VA - A local sheriff's office investigates horrifying claims of abuse and neglect against an elderly woman. A Peninsula family takes complaints against a nursing home to police. Now there's a criminal investigation involving the Regency Healthcare Center in York County. Regency has had a good track record of caring for ... [More >>]
Thursday, May 24th, 2007. Fauquier, VA - It could happen in a nursing home. It might also happen in the home. Whether inflicted by a caregiver or self-inflicted, abuse of the elderly is a growing concern. Gov. Tim Kaine designated May as Elder Abuse Prevention Month in Virginia, and many say there is a need for ... [More >>]
Saturday, April 28th, 2007. Rustburg, VA - On Friday, Circuit Judge Samuel Johnston presided over what he called one of the worst cases of elderly abuse he's seen in 30 years. Afterward he left the courtroom, went back to his chambers and threw up. It was the pictures of an emaciated Capitola West, an ... [More >>]
Friday, June 9th, 2006. Portsmouth, VA - The allegations are disturbing and under investigation. An elderly North Carolina man's family is speaking out about his alleged abuse at the hands of a nursing home employee where he resides. Family members say 85 year old Willie Jones was just fine on Monday but couldn't believe their eyes ... [More >>]
