After the well publicized abuse of elderly patients at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Minnesota, some of the patients who were victimized have filed a civil lawsuit against the nursing home and the individual nurses involved. Prosecutors have already filed criminal charges against two young woman who tormented many of the Alzheimer’s and dementia… Continue Reading
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Lawsuit Claims That Nursing Home Failed To Intervene In Case Involving The Sexual Abuse Of A Patient
Posted in Sexual Abuse & AssaultA lawsuit has been filed against the LaSalle County Nursing Home by the guardian of a female patient at the facility who was sexually abused by male patient at the facility. The lawsuit alleges that between January and May, 2009 the staff at LaSalle County Nursing Home failed to implement preventative measures that would… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Fails To Report Suspected Sex Abuse To Authorities
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Sexual Abuse & AssaultBourbonnais Terrace Nursing Home was recently fined $20,000 by the Illinois Department of Public Health for failing to timely report two episodes of alleged sex abuse. An annual nursing home inspection conducted by state inspectors revealed that Bourbonnais Terrace waited three months to report the incidents involving abuse of patients at their facility to authorities. … Continue Reading
Illinois Nursing Home That Turned ‘Blind Eye’ To Sexual Assaults Now Faces Fines
Posted in Illinois Nursing HomesThe LaSalle County Nursing Home is a medium-sized 99 bed nursing home facility in Ottawa, Illinois. On June 6, 2009, the Illinois Department of Public Health (“IDPH”) released a report following an investigation, revealing that a male resident at LaSalle County had molested ten female residents. LaSalle County now faces fines from authorities. The IDPH… Continue Reading
LaSalle County Nursing Home Cited For Failing To Protect Residents From Sex Abuse
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Nursing Home AbuseAfter a full investigation into the sexual abuse of ten residents at LaSalle County Nursing Home, the Illinois Department of Health has determined the facility failed to take preventative measures to protect its residents. The acts were initiated by a male resident who targeted non-verbal, dementia patients. IDPH investigators determined the perpetrator started abusing residents… Continue Reading
New York Nursing Home Investigated Over Sex Abuse Claims
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseA dementia patient has been removed from The Shore Winds Nursing Home following a report of alleged sex abuse by a nurse at the facility. The complaint was reported to the New York State Health Department of Health and a preliminary investigation by the agency determined the claim to be serious enough to merit a… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Aide Sexually & Verbally Abuses Residents
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseMinnesotans have a reputation for being kind, compassionate people. However, several employees in Minnesota nursing homes are doing a fine job trashing the state’s reputation. After, the reports of abusive teenagers at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, a new report of nursing home abuse by a nurses aide has emerged from a different Minnesota Nursing Home…. Continue Reading
Sex Crimes Land Utah Nursing Home Worker In Jail
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseJacob Mut Bolith, was sentenced by a Utah Judge to 15 years in jail and to pay restitution for the sex crimes he committed on nursing home residents. Bolith plead guilty to second-degree felony forcible sex abuse of an 85-year-old woman in a nursing home where he was employed. Bolith’s attorney Clayton Simms asked the… Continue Reading