Three New York Nurses Surrender Licenses After Being Charged with Nursing Home Abuse
Graphic details have recently emerged about three New York nurses who subjected their nursing home patients to sustained verbal and physical abuse. According to an article in Mid-HudsonNews.com, Myrna Siegel, an RN at the Sullivan County Adult Care Facility in Liberty, forcibly held down a patient and called her an “evil witch.” In another incident, Siegel told a resident who was resisting his medication that “he had a death wish and was going to die if he didn’t take his medicine.”Behavior like this is simply unacceptable. Luckily, Siegel was caught by the Attorney General’s Office, and her license has since...
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Nursing Home Injury Laws
In times of need, locating necessary information regarding the legal rights and resources for nursing home patients can be difficult and imposing. In this respect, we are proud to introduce a new resource for patients, families and practitioners looking for a concise compilation of information regarding nursing home laws. Nursing Home Injury Laws, provides every states': Nursing Home Laws Medical Malpractice Laws State Resources Applicable State Code Common Nursing Home Injuries Glossary Recognized Books & Journals Nursing Home FAQ Additionally, we will be posting regular updates regarding important developments relevant to nursing home care within each state. Here is a...
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Golden Moments Senior Care Center Continues To Accumulate Fines Related To Providing Poor Care To Its Patients
It never ceases to amaze me how some nursing home operators would rather incur fines for continually providing inadequate care rather than make necessary changes. However, when the cost of the fines is not sufficient to improve patient care, I guess that some business manager is making a conscious business decision that it's easier (and cheaper) to continue with the game plan and pay the consequences--- when-- and if they get caught. Case in point, Golden Moments Senior Care Center. The Jacksonville, IL nursing home has agreed to pay $6,500 in fines to the state in relation to complaints connected...
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Nursing Home Spotlight: Pershing Convalescent Home- Berwyn, IL
Pershing Convalescent Home is a small 51 bed nursing home located in Berwyn, IL, a suburb of Chicago. This nursing home facility received only one out of five stars, which is a much below average rating, according to the government’s Medicare website. The facility’s health inspections rated a mere one out of five stars, which is a much below average rating. In the past year, the nursing home had 14 health deficiencies, which is 6 more than the average number of health deficiencies in Illinois and in the United States. However, this is an improvement compared to the 30 health...
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Nursing Home Aide Sexually & Verbally Abuses Residents
Minnesotans have a reputation for being kind, compassionate people. However, several employees in Minnesota nursing homes are doing a fine job trashing the state's reputation. After, the reports of abusive teenagers at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, a new report of nursing home abuse by a nurses aide has emerged from a different Minnesota Nursing Home. The allegations involve one nurses aide who reportedly abused six nursing home residents afflicted with dementia, over the course of several months earlier this year. According to the Minnesota Health Department, the nurses aide reportedly: Stuck a finger in the cancerous vulva of a...
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