The influx of felons into main-stream nursing homes. It may be legal, but does it pose a threat to granny?
In California, the never ending quest to chop money from state budgets has taken a new turn as state prison officials have initiated a new medical parole program which allows medically incapacitated felons to utilize the services of private nursing homes. Starting in 2010, the California Correctional system placed 29 inmates--- not parolees or people whom have already served their time--- but real, hardened criminals--- whom have suffered form some type of medical incapacity that they now require medical care; into the hands of skilled nursing facilities throughout the state. Under a medical parole policy chronicled recently in a New...
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Where Will Criminals Go When They Need Skilled Nursing Care?
Like it or not, many of us will rely on skilled nursing facilities-- commonly known as nursing homes-- to provide us with the medical care that we may not be able to provide for ourselves at some point in our lives. Similarly, there is a sizable group of convicted felons who will require similar care for their needs. So where will they go? In most jurisdictions, the answer is quite vague and generally simply ill-addressed as most states have not squarely addressed the issue. The result of this delay and denial is that many convicted felons--- even those with particularly...
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Nursing Homes Must Protect Patients From Violence Perpetrated By Other Patients
Yet another episode of nursing home violence was reported at a facility in Southwest Florida when a resident attacked his roommate over a disagreement as to the positioning of the window curtains. Even though there was a nurse nearby, the victim of the abuse suffered severe facial bruising and fractures that required medical attention at a hospital. An unknown risk Probably the last thing patients and families consider when selecting a facility is the possibility of violence--- perpetrated by another patient at the facility! Leaving families further in the dark is the fact that poor decision making on the part...
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Attorney General Hunts Down Drug Dealing Nursing Home Patient During Raid
The most recent raid at an Illinois Nursing Home was conducted by Attorney General Lisa Madigan at the Virgil Calvert Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. The nursing home sweep was conducted by Madigan in conjunction with authorities from the St. Clair Sheriff Department, Illinois State Police, Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Department on Aging and the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. As furtherance of Madigan's "Operation Compliance", a program designed to improve the safety of nursing home patients in Illinois, the Virgil Calvert operation nabbed 61-year-old Rothford Darden. Darden was wanted on an active Missouri drug warrant. Since the inception...
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Another Sexual Assault Of A Nursing Home Patient At The Hands Of A Convicted Felon
Sadly, the most recent episode of the sexual assault of nursing home patient at the hands of convicted felon-- who happens to be a fellow patient--- occurred last week in a Florida Nursing Home. 57-year-old Larry Donneal Evans, admitted to the sexual assault of a disabled female patient at the nursing home. The nursing home staff caught Mr. Evans in the act of assaulting the disabled woman and immediately reported the incident to police authorities. In addition to admitting to his inappropriate behavior, Mr. Evans stated that he did not stop his groping because the woman never said 'stop'. Prior...
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Illinois Attorney General 'Cracks The Whip' At Violent Criminals Living Amongst Nursing Home Patients
Shesshh.... Don't let the violent offenders living amongst innocent nursing home patients in Illinois know that the Attorney General and local police agencies may soon be hunting them down! Seriously, as Illinois gets ready to introduce new nursing home safety bills, law enforcement facilities have announced a renewed push to track down unregistered felons, sex offenders and parole violators. Illinois' officials are really stepping up their focus on nursing home safety after a series of newspaper articles highlighted the how Illinois nursing homes house a significant number of young patients with psychiatric records --- including more than 3,000 with felony...
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Attorney Jonathan Rosenfeld Discusses Nursing Home Violence In AARP Article
Chicago nursing home attorney, Jonathan Rosenfeld, recently discussed the escalation of violence in nursing homes in a recent AARP article, 'Outrage: Murder in the Nursing home, Budget woes prompt placement of sometimes-violent mentally ill in ling-term care." In addition to financial pressure to keep facilities operating at a maximum capacity, many mentally disabled people are forced into nursing homes simply due to a lack of other alternatives. Unfortunately, as we have discussed, when the mentally disabled are placed in a nursing home the results can be tragic. Young, Mentally Ill Residents Pose Significant Threat To Nursing Home Residents In Wake...
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Centenarian Murdered At Nursing Home With Troubled Past
Authorities are investigating the strangulation death of a 100 year-old patient at Brandon Woods Long Term Care. According to early reports, Elizabeth Barrow was strangled by her roommate possibly in retaliation for her receiving 'too many visitors'. While we learn more about the specifics of this tragedy, it now appears that this Massachusetts Nursing Home has a poor track record of providing quality patient care. According to state nursing home surveys Brandon Woods scored in the lowest quarter based on factors relating to: cleanliness, quality and safety. State inspectors have repeatedly cited, Brandon Woods staff for inadequate care. For example,...
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