Where To Report Elder Abuse
If you suspect an elderly friend or relative is the victim of abuse or neglect, it is important to report the episode to authorities. Making reports to the proper agency does three important things: Alerts authorities to current situation and allows them to get your loved one to safety. Creates a records of the incident with authorities regarding the nursing home, hospital or long-term care facility. Allows authorities to correct abusive and dangerous situations to prevent similar situations from happening to others. The National Center on Elder Abuse has created a centralized database for reporting elder abuse in every state. ...
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Elder Abuse By Home Aides On The Rise
Unlike nursing home employees, home aides remain a largely unregulated entity. Many home aides are unlicensed and are not subject to the same criminal background checks as nursing home employees. The number of home health care workers for the elderly is on the rise. Currently, there are 1.6 million people employed in the home health care industry. An incident involving an 85-year-old Priscilla Stovall, who was lethally drugged by her home care aid, draws attention to the need for extensive criminal background checks and ongoing monitoring of home aids who work with the elderly. Although Ms. Stovall's aid was hired...
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Nursing Home Employee Steals Money From Residents
Financial deceit is the most common form of elder abuse. An Alabama nursing home employee took advantage of her position as an accounts payable clerk to write checks against nursing home residents' patient trust fund. Anne Marie Jones, plead guilty to two counts of first-degree theft and one count of second degree criminal possession of a forged instrument. Over a two year period Ms. Jones stole $97,036 from residents' accounts at South Haven Manor Nursing Home. Read the full article about financial fraud here. Related: Nursing Home Injury Laws: Alabama...
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