The L.A. Times is reporting on the death of a nursing home patient that was the result of his roommate beating him with a hanger rod from a closet. The incident allegedly occurred at Palm Terrace Healthcare Center in Laguna Hills, CA. Investigators are currently investigating why William McDougall (pictured) fatally beat his 94-year-old roommate… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Abuse: Workers’ Prank In Applying Grease To Dementia Patients In California Results In Criminal Charges
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseA demented sense of humor amongst nursing home workers at Valley View Skilled Nursing Facility seems to have backfired– and has landed a group of them jobless and facing criminal charges. The fallout stems from an incident in which four employees at the California nursing home, covered dementia patients at the facility with lubricant from… Continue Reading
Elder Abuse Is Widespread, Yet Only 4% of All Cases Get Reported To Authorities
Posted in Broken Bones, Neglect, Nursing Home AbuseI had to do a re-read of a recent article appearing in the Tennessean.com regarding the prevalence of elder abuse– or perhaps more accurately the prevalence of un-reported elder abuse in Tennessee. The article cites a report from The Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability that estimate just 1 out of 23 cases of elder… Continue Reading
Sexual Assaults In Nursing Homes, Not Exactly A Pleasant Topic– But Is An Issue That Needs Attention
Posted in Nursing Home Abuse, Sexual Abuse & AssaultA widely publicized Chicago Tribune investigation revealed that authorities have investigated at least 86 cases of sexual violence against elderly and disabled nursing home residents since July 2007, but only one case has led to an arrest. This casts doubt on whether nursing home residents are safe from sexual abuse. While hardly an easy topic to discuss,… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: Shelbyville Rehab & Health Care Center
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesShelbyville Rehab & Health Care Center has 80 certified beds and a one-star (much below average) Medicare rating. The facility is located in Shelbyville, IL. Although the facility only had five health deficiencies between 9/1/08 and 11/30/09, a significant abuse incident (see below) occurred in 2009, which led to the facility’s poor rating. During an… Continue Reading
Patient Beaten To Death At Nursing Home With Long History Of Safety Violations. Should This Facility Really Be Considered A Skilled Nursing Facility Or Simply A Haven for Thugs?
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseMurder charges may soon be filed against 62-year-old Ardyce Nauden, after he beat brutally Andres Cardona at Chicago’s Columbus Park Nursing & Rehab Center. The beating occurred after Cardona allegedly tried to take Nauden’s lunch. The August incident, resulted in Cardona being injured so badly that he was admitted to a hospital and placed on… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Employee Charged With Battery After A Patient Asks For Assistance With Bathing
Posted in Nursing Home AbusePolice arrested Brian Dillman, a CNA at Good Samaritan Home and Rehabilitation, and charged him with battery after he allegedly choked, punched and scratched an elderly woman who asked for assistance with bathing. According to reports, the the disabled woman has bruises and scratches from when Dillman grabbed her from behind and attempted to choke… Continue Reading
Videotape Confirms Resident Murdered By Peer At North Carolina Facilty
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseDaniel East, a resident at David’s House, an assisted living facility has been charged with the murder of Jeremiah Daniel Love– his co-resident. The surveillance video shows East striking his fellow resident in the head with a metal cane. Love died shortly after the incident at Wake Forest University from closed head injuries. East was… Continue Reading
CNA Facing Battery Charges After Co-Worker Reports Abuse To Authorities
Posted in Golden Living, Nursing Home AbuseKaren Buck, a CNA in Muncie, Indiana, is facing Class D felony (abuse of individuals who are physically or mentally disabled) battery charges after allegedly slapping a 94-year-old nursing home resident in the mouth. The alleged incident took place in June 2, 2007 at the Golden Living Center after the nursing home resident became agitated… Continue Reading
Employee ‘Quiets’ Man With Pillow
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseForget about asking a nursing home resident to be quiet or actually attending to what may resident needs- just stick a pillow on their face and hope that quiets them. That is the approach used by Jesse Bodey, an employee at Life Care nursing home used with an 85-year-old man when he was screaming in… Continue Reading
Failure To Properly Screen CNA Could Cost Facility 3.5 Million
Posted in Nursing Home StaffA lawsuit was recently filed on behalf of a mentally disabled man who police say was sexually assaulted by a CNA at an assisted-living facility. The lawsuit alleges that the Cote De Neige Home for Adults and its owner, Rose Daniels Potter, failed in their duty to exercise "reasonable care" when they hired Junious Boyd… Continue Reading