Legal Issues
Overview of APS and its legal issues
APS Legal Issues. APS services are usually administered by state or local health departments. In most states, APS serves those who are 18 and older and fit the above description. In some states, APS provides service only to those age 60 and older. A few programs serve ages 18-59. In all cases, however, the aim is to enable the … [Read more...] about Overview of APS and its legal issues
New Rule Gives Nursing Home Abuse Victims the Right to Sue
Nursing Home Abuse Victims. Thanks to a new ruling, victims of nursing home abuse and neglect will no longer be barred from court due to pre-dispute arbitration clauses. The rule, which takes effect on Nov. 28, prevents nursing homes who receive federal funding from forcing residents to sign admission contracts that contain … [Read more...] about New Rule Gives Nursing Home Abuse Victims the Right to Sue
Nursing Home Coumadin Errors Cause Deaths, Injuries
Injuries Caused By Coumadin Errors. Nursing home residents have suffered serious, sometimes fatal, injuries caused by errors involving Coumadin, a blood thinner known generically as warfarin. Coumadin is given to patients who are at risk for a blood clot, which presents a risk of stroke and heart attack. It is effective at … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Coumadin Errors Cause Deaths, Injuries
What Do I Need to Know about Filing a Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit?
When Should You File A Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit? Elder care is a difficult situation for many families. When our loved ones are unable to care for themselves, we sometimes choose nursing homes and other long-term care facilities to provide for their needs. We trust these facilities to provide around-the-clock care, and nobody truly … [Read more...] about What Do I Need to Know about Filing a Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit?
North Carolina Nursing Home Named in Lawsuit over Resident’s Strangulation
A Woman Died At North Carolina Nursing Home. The daughter of a woman who died 18 days after being strangled at a North Carolina nursing home has filed a lawsuit seeking relief on numerous charges. Mary Bowling did not die at Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the Jacksonville, North Carolina home where … [Read more...] about North Carolina Nursing Home Named in Lawsuit over Resident’s Strangulation
Former Nursing Home Worker Sentenced for Abusing Elderly Resident
Nursing Home Worker Abusing A Resident. A former worker at a nursing home in Pennsylvania has been sentenced to three to 12 months in prison for abusing a resident. According to WNEP16, former certified nursing assistant Joshua Wegielewski was accused of injuring a 76-year-old dementia patient at the Green Ridge Gardens … [Read more...] about Former Nursing Home Worker Sentenced for Abusing Elderly Resident
Nursing Home Resident Develops Bed Sore
Nursing Home Resident Developed Serious Bed Sores. An Illinois nursing home has been accused of providing negligent care to one of its residents to the point that he was forced to undergo a partial amputation of his leg. According to a local Patch.com report, the Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Joliet, … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Resident Develops Bed Sore
Nursing Home Employee Gets 7 years after Hidden Camera finds her Stuffing Latex Gloves in Patient’s Mouth
A Nursing Home Employee Is Facing Criminal Charges. A nursing home employee in Oklahoma City is facing criminal abuse charges this week after she was discovered stuffing latex gloves in the mouth of an elderly dementia patient under her care. According to a report, the family of the 96-year-old woman had suspected that … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Employee Gets 7 years after Hidden Camera finds her Stuffing Latex Gloves in Patient’s Mouth
National Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care
Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers Filed A Lawsuit. Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of nursing home abuse and negligence victims, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a Queens, New York woman who died, allegedly due to the negligence of Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care. … [Read more...] about National Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care
Parker Waichman Files Nursing Home Negligence
Nursing Home Negligence Led To The Death Of A Woman. A New York nursing home is facing allegations that its negligence led to the untimely death of a Nassau County woman under its care for less than two months. The deceased woman, on behalf of her estate, is being represented in a lawsuit against that nursing home by the national … [Read more...] about Parker Waichman Files Nursing Home Negligence
Nursing Home Abuse Arrests in Rochester NY
Nursing Home Abuse Scandal. Two nursing homes in the Rochester, NY area are embroiled in an abuse scandal. Yesterday, one certified nurse aide at the Kirkhaven Nursing Home in Rochester, and another who worked at the Edna Tina Wilson Living Center in Greece, NY, were arrested as part of a state-wide probe into nursing … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Abuse Arrests in Rochester NY
NY Nursing Home Abuse Investigation Yields Arrests
Nursing Home Investigation Yields Arrests Over Neglect And Abuse. New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced the arrests of nursing home employees over charges of resident neglect and abuse, Business First of Buffalo is reporting. According to Business First, three employees were arrested and charged and a … [Read more...] about NY Nursing Home Abuse Investigation Yields Arrests
Former Nursing Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Elderly Patient
Nursing Supervisor Has Pleaded Guilty To Charges. Peggy Couse, 43, who was employed as a nursing supervisor at Twin City Health Care in Gas City, Indiana, has pleaded guilty to charges that she tried to kill an 83-year-old nursing home patient, Virgil Dailey, with a lethal dose of morphine. While Dailey died in January 2003 from … [Read more...] about Former Nursing Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Elderly Patient
Nursing Home Sued After Woman’s Legs Amputated
Nursing Home Poor Care Led To The Amputation. An Omaha nursing home is being accused of providing poor care that led to the amputation of both of an elderly woman's legs and then allowing her to fall out of a wheelchair after the operations. A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court alleges that Eva Robinson was a resident of the … [Read more...] about Nursing Home Sued After Woman’s Legs Amputated
Nurses Admit Elder Abuse In Nursing Home Death
Two Former Nurses Admit Elder Abuse. Two former nurses at a Susanville nursing facility entered guilty pleas last week to charges of elder abuse in the death of Alfred Eilts, 87. On Tuesday, June 22 in Lassen County Superior Court, Former SunBridge Nursing Director Angela Tinsley, of Susanville, pled guilty to felony … [Read more...] about Nurses Admit Elder Abuse In Nursing Home Death
Concord Nursing Home, Doctor Accused of Letting Man Suffer
Concord Nursing Home Mismanaging Pain Treatment. Lester Tomlinson spent his final days moaning in so much agony that his daughter bought earplugs for his roommate in a Concord nursing home. Now two years after his death, the Medical Board of California has filed a complaint accusing his Pleasant Hill doctor of mismanaging his pain … [Read more...] about Concord Nursing Home, Doctor Accused of Letting Man Suffer
Former Nurse Charged With Abuse
A Nurse Is Charged With Abuse. A former nurse is charged with abusing three senior citizens in a local nursing home. The allegations at the Claiborne and Hughes Health Center in Franklin surfaced in August. Since then, the former nurse has been fired and arrested on assault charges. Monday night, Gwendolyn Martin bonded out of … [Read more...] about Former Nurse Charged With Abuse
Worker Says She Reported Abuse
Nurse's Assistant Reported Abuse. Nurse's assistant Ann Chambers said she was shocked when she saw one of her favorite patients, Marshall Rhodes. The elderly man's face was purple with bruises, his lips swollen. It looked like someone had beaten him up on that day in August 1999, she said. She and a co-worker at the St. Charles … [Read more...] about Worker Says She Reported Abuse
Negligence Examined In Nursing Home Death
Authorities Were Looking Into Nursing Home Death. A man was found dead of unknown causes in a bathtub at a Chicago Ridge nursing home Monday, and authorities were looking into why he may not have been checked on for 12 hours, according to police. An employee of the Chicago Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation found the body … [Read more...] about Negligence Examined In Nursing Home Death
Owner of Keystone Heights Nursing Home Charged In Patient’s Death
Nursing Home Charged With Abuse And Neglect. The owner and administrator of an assisted living facility in Keystone Heights has been charged with aggravated abuse or neglect in the death of an 88-year-old resident. Kathleen O. Wells was arrested Friday and charged in the death of Jessie Pauline Lockerman. Authorities … [Read more...] about Owner of Keystone Heights Nursing Home Charged In Patient’s Death
Problems In Nursing Homes Eyed
Problems In Nursing Homes Cited. More than 90 percent of Texas nursing homes don't have enough nursing staff, and 39 percent were cited for violations that could have caused serious harm or even death to their patients, according to a congressional report released Monday by U.S. Rep Ciro Rodriguez. The report said 86 percent of … [Read more...] about Problems In Nursing Homes Eyed
Elder Care Industry Problems Remain
Elder Care Problems Still Remains. The details were grisly. A health aide who allegedly kicked an 83-year-old Alzheimer's patient at the Alterra Clare Bridge assisted-living facility in Lower Makefield, Pa., breaking five ribs and puncturing a lung, was charged with murder. Four co-workers, accused by prosecutors of covering up … [Read more...] about Elder Care Industry Problems Remain
