On 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
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State Fines Nursing Home Where Patients Drowns In Puddle In Front Of Facility
Posted in Dementia / Alzheimer's Patients, Elopement & WanderingWandering in a potentially deadly problem for nursing home patients with dementia and other medical conditions that make them unable to appreciate the dangers around them. While not a common problem, wandering from nursing homes puts particularly vulnerable patients at risk for harming themselves when they find themselves in the outside world with no one… Continue Reading
Authorities Investigate North Carolina Nursing Home After Lab Test Determines Patient’s Death Related To Morphine Overdose
Posted in Medication ErrorsOfficials at the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation are looking into the nursing care provided to patients at the Britthaven of Chapel Hill nursing home after laboratory tests confirmed that the death of an Alzheimer’s patient may have been related to a morphine overdose. The investigation was triggered after the blood lab results determined that… Continue Reading
Hefty Fine Imposed On A Kindred Nursing Home For Failing To Report Potential Abuse To Authorities
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseOfficials from the North Carolina Department of Health and Medicare slapped a $210,000 fine on Sunnybrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation following an investigation that determined the facility failed to identify and report serious bruising of a resident. As we discussed, authorities were alerted after 88-year-old Della Jarrett was found with multiple facial bruises. Staff at Sunnybrook… Continue Reading
Broken Door Alarm Cited In Investigation Of Nursing Home Residents Death
Posted in Nursing Home StaffOn February 2nd, Carrie ‘Christine’ Evans wandered from Primrose Villa Nursing Home just a few hundred yards to her death. Officials from the North Carolina Medical Examiner’s office concluded that Ms. Evans’ death was due to a closed head injury after a fall. The incident occurred less than 1/5 of a mile from the North… Continue Reading
$50,000 Penalty Sought Against Nursing Home Where Resident Fell To Her Death
Posted in Dementia / Alzheimer's PatientsThe North Carolina Nursing Home, where an Alzheimer’s patient recently fell to her death after she literally wheeled herself through multiple sets of unlocked doors will likely face a fine of $50,000 — the maximum penalty. As we recently discussed, on December 18th, 87-year-old Annie Bell Scarboro went unnoticed by staff at the Five Oaks… Continue Reading
Dangerous Nursing Home Ordered To Close Following Discovery Of Conditions Posing ‘Immediate Jepardy’ To Its Residents
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseI was recently forwarded an articled from Indyweek.com, regarding the outrageously horrid conditions at Forest View Rehabilitation Center in Durham, North Carolina. The article highlights multiple incidents of downright disgusting patient care and dangerous living conditions that resulted in authorities ordering the facility to shut its doors. Among the conditions documented by state nursing home… Continue Reading
Report Concludes Nursing Home Negligence Caused Resident’s Death
Posted in Dementia / Alzheimer's PatientsThe North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report very critical of the nursing care provided to an Alzheimer’s patient who recently died from injuries she sustained from a fall. The report follows an extensive investigation of the nursing practices at Five Oaks Manor Nursing Home. The resident at issue is 87-year-old Annie Bell Scarboro… Continue Reading