Across the United States, solitude has become a deadly threat for hundreds of thousands of senior citizens living at home. Read more at www.usatoday.com
Thursday the 29th
A personal representative is suing a Treasure Island nursing home facility, alleging negligence led to the death of a resident. Read more at www.flarecord.com
Tuesday the 27th
A married couple of 60 years is suing several companies, saying the wife fractured her hip while a patient at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Read more at www.thetimesnews.com
Thursday the 22nd
Cook County acting Public Guardian Charles Golbert said Thursday that his office has discovered an additional $150,000 was taken from a 97-year-old woman with dementia by former workers at Lincoln Park nursing home. Read more at www.chicagotribune.com.
Tuesday the 20th
A couple pleaded guilty, each to their own roles, in starving, beating and neglecting an elderly man at an unlicensed group home in Norfolk. Authorities responded to a call for help in April at the home on Hudson Avenue. They found disturbing conditions and several mentally challenged adults in need of care. Read more at www.wavy.com
Thursday the 15th
A warrant has been issued for a certified nurse’s assistant accused of stealing medications from the elderly and dying. Detectives working for the Lakewood Police Department’s “Families Crime Team” are asking for 38-year-old Euphama Jane Martinek to be arrested on at least one count of felony Theft from At-Risk Adult – Position of Trust. Read […]
Tuesday the 13th
Two Port Arthur nursing homes accused of improperly evacuating residents during Tropical Storm Harvey were flagged by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for violating state and federal standards. Read more at www.beaumontenterprise.com
Thursday the 8th
Two West Central Illinois nursing facilities were recently fined $2,200 each by the Illinois Department of Public Health for license violations. The fines were announced in the IDPH’s third-quarter report. Read more at www.wgem.com
Tuesday the 6th
Four nursing homes in Champaign and Piatt counties have been fined by the Illinois Department of Public Health in connection with violations from July through September. Read more at www.news-gazette.com
Thursday the 1st