A Deer Park, Cleveland nursing home has made it onto a federal watch list due to significant nursing home violations. East Galbraith Health Care Center The East Galbraith Health Care Center is a 140-bed nursing home facility in Cleveland, and there was a time not so long ago when the facility was one of the… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Nursing Home Abuse
Subscribe to Nursing Home Abuse RSS FeedNursing Homes Hesitant to Cooperate With the Prosecution of Their Own Staff
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit Chains, Nursing Home AbuseWhen abuse happens at the hand of a caregiver, it is understandably upsetting. When it happens in a controlled, professional setting such as a nursing home, the crime is even more alarming. Unfortunately, many times there have been allegations and reports of abuse that never get reported, and even when they do, staff and administration… Continue Reading
Elder Abuse Infographic: Tips For Families To Identify Cases Of Elder Abuse
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Nursing Home Aides Face Criminal Charges After Patient Dies From Injuries After Getting Dropped
Posted in Dropped Patients, Nursing Home AbuseUnfortunately, many suspicious acts involving injuries to nursing home patients get completely ignored by prosecutors primarily because (even in situations where they are notified about an incident) there is rarely enough evidence to prosecute the criminal act. Even in situations where authorities are ‘tipped off’ the closed-door environment of nursing homes make these incidents particularly… Continue Reading
The End Of The Road For Poorly Performing Nursing Homes: Special Focus Facilities
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseWhen a nursing home is labeled as a “Special Focus Facility” (SFF) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it is the equivalent of a final warning to shape up or ship out. These are the nursing homes that have continuously poor performance and a history of violations. For many nursing homes, being… Continue Reading
Poor Conditions in Nursing Homes Lead to Abuse
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseBy Hughes & Colman Injury Lawyers As the population in the US and the world continues to age more and more seniors will be in need of care. Whether in home care providers, family members, or nursing homes most seniors will reach a point where it is no longer safe for them to live on… Continue Reading
Medicare Cuts to Nursing-Home Care Take Effect
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseAs a part of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, significant cuts to many states’ Medicare budgets will reduce the funding available for nursing home care. The cuts, which are already in the process of being implemented, will be fully completed by 2015. Nationwide, they represent a total reduction in… Continue Reading
Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseSociety’s productive members have a debt to discharge in caring for the old in their infirmity. Although the elderly have every right to expect repayment for their labors when they are no longer able to feed into their community, this can be burdensome for the family members—particularly when they have special medical needs that require… Continue Reading
5 Indicators That A Loved One Is A Victim Of Nursing Home Abuse
Posted in Litigation, Nursing Home AbuseThe thought of someone abusing your aging loved one in the very place that is supposed to take care of him or her is unconscionable. Unfortunately, it is more common than we would want to believe. Even with extreme scrutiny when choosing a nursing home for your family member, there is still a chance that… Continue Reading
Inclusion of Convicted Felons In Nursing Home Population Puts Patients At Risk For Abuse & Violence
Posted in Nursing Home Abuse, Sexual Abuse & AssaultWhen searching for a nursing home for a loved one, many turn to statistics on how well the nursing home performs as far as reported complaints, yearly inspections and other data. While these numbers are helpful, they do not address who else may be staying in the home. Many convicted felons are also housed at… Continue Reading
Is Nursing Home Abuse Increasing Or Just Reported More Often?
Posted in Abuse In Chicago Nursing Homes & Other Communities Within Illinois, Nursing Home AbuseWith continued emphasis on nursing home care abuse and deficient care issues, the statistics on reported abuse continues to be high. Whether these numbers are high due to the abuse actually increasing or that public focus on the issue has brought more people forward to report abuse, it is hard to say. However, the fact… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Lawyers
Posted in Abuse In Chicago Nursing Homes & Other Communities Within Illinois, Nursing Home AbuseThank you for visiting my site. I recognize that people are reading the information on this site for a variety of reasons– not always legally related. It’s fine! Please take your time and see what suits you. For new posts, just scroll below. However, I recognize that as the size of this site has expanded,… Continue Reading
Should you allow your loved one to remain in a nursing home or assisted living facility after disturbing care is discovered?
Posted in Assisted Living Facilities, Nursing Home Abuse, Sunrise Senior LivingIt seems like rarely a day goes by when I’m asked by families, “where should I put my loved one” following an incident involving an injury or abusive event. Like most decisions related to caring for a loved one, the decision on what to do and how to react to a situation is indeed a… Continue Reading
Is it possible to provide good nursing home care?
Posted in National Nursing Home Issue & For-Profit Chains, Nursing Home AbuseAs a really bad joke, somebody once told me that we need to be nice to our children because they will choose our nursing homes. The sad reality of the matter is that most nursing homes are set up more like prisons or mental institutions rather than the nurturing and loving environments that they should… Continue Reading
“They’ve Got to Be of the Devil” – Woman Describes Mother’s Assault in Nursing Home
Posted in Nursing Home Abuse, Unexplained BruisingOn Friday, April 13, Louise Jones received the call that every daughter dreads. “They told me that my mom had taken a blow to the head,” said Jones, whose mother, Elizabeth Kennedy, is a resident at the Maple Grove Health and Rehabilitation Center in Greensboro, NC. “She’s 86 and defenseless, and I wasn’t there to… Continue Reading
Nursing Homes Need To Do A Better Job Identifying Abusive Employees
Posted in Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home StaffWhy is it that so many incidents involving abusive nursing home employees only come to the surface after an investigation has been completed by law enforcement or after complaints have been made by a family? While not every episode of abuse carried out by a nursing home employee may be readily identifiable, I get the… Continue Reading
Former Nursing Home Resident Becomes First Person With Expressive Aphasia To Testify in Court
Posted in Nursing Home Abuse[Photo Caption: Nursing home worker Kofi Agana was found not guilty of sexual assault. (Photo Courtesy of the Metrowest Daily News)] Even though Ruby McDonough didn’t win her nursing home abuse lawsuit, the 63-year-old aphasia sufferer emerged from a Framingham, Mass. courtroom victorious. “What’s important is the message that [McDonough] sends to predators,”… Continue Reading
Elder Abuse Charges Brought Against Nurses For Their Role In The Death Of A Nursing Home Resident During Short-Term Admission
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseWhen complications arise during a nursing home admission due to the negligence of nursing home staff, the matter may be pursued civilly in the format of a nursing home lawsuit— but rarely is the matter pursued criminally. Obviously, much of the hurdle to a criminal prosecution of a nursing home abuse or elder abuse matter… Continue Reading
Once Praised Nurse Finds Herself Behind Bars After Abusing Disabled Nursing Home Patient
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseA nurse’s aid once deemed such a resource to the nursing home where she works that she was given the title ‘nurse’s aide of the year’, now finds herself serving time in jail after a hidden camera caught her abusing a disabled patient at the facility. A judge sentenced the CNA identified as Maria Karban… Continue Reading
Is Assisted Living Facility To Blame For Murder Of Patient?
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseSlowly, we are beginning to learn more information regarding the suspicious death of a 82-year-old woman at an Assisted Living Facility in South Carolina. Initially the woman’s death was believed to be related to an accidental fall in the shower at the institution. A closer review of the circumstances has now resulted in murder… Continue Reading
Caught On Tape: CNA Pleads Guilty To Abuse Of Elderly Nursing Home Patient
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseI hear the term ‘nursing home abuse’ tossed around with such frequency that it would appear the episodes of abuse are literally occurring around every turn. While I would hope that the term is getting misapplied and overly utilized, I’m beginning to think otherwise. As family and friends of people living in a nursing home,… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Abuse: Disturbing Statistics On Patient Care
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseIf for no other reason than objectivity and brevity, I like it when things are quantifiable by numbers. While there usually is more to things than may meet the eye, statistics— when accurately compiled— really can demonstrate what words may not be able to communicate as well. A colleague sent me a list of statistics… Continue Reading
Ongoing Nursing Home Abuse Results In Closure Of Dangerous Facility
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseWhen state officials see an incident involving poor care at a nursing home, they really have several tools in their arsenal to eradicate the problem. Depending on the severity of the violation, state officials generally elect to cite and / or fine the facility. If deemed necessary, officials may choose to conduct follow-up inspections… Continue Reading
Three New York Nurses Surrender Licenses After Being Charged with Nursing Home Abuse
Posted in Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home InjuryGraphic 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,… Continue Reading