Family Of Neglected Nursing Home Patient Receives $3.5 Million In Wrongful Death Settlement
The family of a 97-year-old Washington nursing home patient has received $3.5 million under the terms of a settlement related to a wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit stems from neglectful care at Everett Rehabilitation and Care Center over the course of several months in 2007 when staff at the facility failed to provide medical treatment to a man-- whose penis literally deteriorated to the point that his genitalia was nothing more than a wound. According to documents related to an investigation by the Washington Department of Health, the man was originally admitted to the facility in 2004 in order to...
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CNA Charged With The Rape Of An Elderly Woman In An Assisted Living Facility
Douglas McGregor, a CNA at an assisted living facility for dementia and Alzheimer's patients, stands accused of raping a 71-year-old woman with whom he was to assist in dressing. According McGregor, the elderly woman was 'tugging' on his waist line and the button on his pants broke, thereby exposing his genitals because he wasn't wearing any underwear. The incident, which is to allegedly have occurred on February 17th at Weatherly Inn at Lake Meridian, is currently under investigation by officials at the Washington Department of Health. Nurse McGregor is in custody at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice and is scheduled...
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