Many families are forced to institutionalize their disabled children in nursing homes because of many states don’t have the resources to pay for in-home care. This puts parents in the difficult position of funding expensive home care on their own or having their child live in a nursing home, surrounded by elderly adults, and many… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Fails To Alert Patients To Admission Of Convicted Child Molester
Posted in Nursing Home Abuse"No, we don’t divulge that to family members." Was the response given by Laura Holbrook, a social worker at Lake Worth Nursing Home, when questioned about the facilities decision to keep the facilities new patient, Boyd Mullens– a convicted sex offender– unannounced to patients and their families. Mullens will live freely amongst the other… Continue Reading
$29 Million Sought From Nursing Home In Case Involving Molestation Of Comatose Resident
Posted in LitigationThe legal guardians of a a comatose nursing home resident who was molested by a licensed practical nurse at a Virginia facility have filed a nursing home negligence lawsuit against the facility in Norfolk Circuit Court. The lawsuit alleges officials at Chesapeake Health and Rehabilitation should have known the nurse, Mark S. Albright, was prone… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Staff Does Nothing To Stop Known Molester From Assaulting Disabled Woman
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseA female resident at the Grace Living Center in Edmond, OK was recently assaulted by another resident with a known history of molesting other patients. According to reports, the victim was admitted to the nursing home only 14 hours prior to the incident. Making the matter worse is that the victim was disabled from a medical condition and it impossible for… Continue Reading
Solution To Sex Offender Problem- Separate Them
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseRecent congressional testimony has highlighted the presence of sex offenders and other violent offenders amongst the general nursing home population. The American Health Care Association asked Congress to help improve the tracking of sex offenders and develop a definition of “sex offender” in an effort to improve residents’ safety. Oklahoma State Representative Kris Steele, who… Continue Reading
Health Care Worker Registry
Posted in Help For Residents & Families"No health care employer shall hire, employ, or retain any individual who has a disqualifying conviction or an administrative finding of abuse, neglect or theft pursuant to 42 CFR Section 483.13 and 225 ILCS 46/25" Ever wonder how you can check on the staff at a nursing home or a home care-giver? The Illinois Department… Continue Reading
Bye Bye Criminals
Posted in Help For Residents & FamiliesCriminals will no longer be able to work in Illinois Nursing Homes. More than two years ago, Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich signed a House Bill 2531 into effect to protect nursing home residents. Under the new law, nursing homes must do a full background check, including running fingerprints on a national database, prior to… Continue Reading