Tennessee Court Helps Establish Standard Of Care In Nursing Home Negligence Cases
An important court decision Tennessee Supreme Court decision helps clarify what is necessary for injured parties to prove their care in a nursing home negligence lawsuit. The case stems from the lawsuit initiated by Kimberly S. French, the daughter of Martha S. French. Ms. French brought a wrongful death case against the Stratford House nursing home alleging: Ordinary negligence Negligence per se based on violations of state and federal nursing home regulations Violations of the Tennessee Adult Protection Act In response to the lawsuit, the defendant nursing home filed a motion for partial summary judgment, dismissing the negligence per se...
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Lawsuit Alleges CNA At A Golen Living Center Sexually Abused Paralyzed Patient
A recently filed lawsuit against Golden Living Centers in Merrillville, IN alleges that a CNA at the facility entered the room of a paralyzed stroke patient, took his clothes off and fondled the man against his will. The CNA identified as, Ismael Golden, also faces criminal charges related to the alleged sexual abuse. In addition to this incident, Mr. Golden is also accused of sexually assaulting another patient at the Indiana nursing home. Read more about this case of alleged sexual abuse at a Golden Living Center here. Related: Lawsuit Claims That Nursing Home Failed To Intervene In Case Involving...
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Hidden Camera Catches Nursing Home Worker Abusing Paralyzed Stroke Patient
First-degree felony abuse charges have been filed against a nurses aide at Castle Pines Retirement Home in Lufkin, TX. The aide identified as Johnetta Dashaw Phillips, was responsible for caring for a patient who was left paralyzed from a stroke and suffers from dementia. Despite earlier complaints of abuse by the patient's husband to administrators at Castle Pines, the facility claimed it was unable to take any action because the disabled wife was unable to identify her abuser. Consequently, the husband set up a hidden video camera in his wife's room. The camera recorded two incidents of abuse: In...
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