Tennessee authorities are now investigating what appears to be tell-tale signs of nursing home abuse following the hospitalization of a 100-year-old woman. After the centenarian was admitted to the hospital with severe hemorrhaging, broken ribs and pressure sores, the hospital contacted the local police department as well as the Tennessee Adult Protective Services. Prior to… Continue Reading
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Teenage Nursing Home Visitor Suspected Of Raping Patient
Posted in Sexual Abuse & AssaultProtecting nursing home patients seems like an obvious responsibility of nursing homes, yet too often facilities are lax when it comes to regulating the visitors who come-and-go freely at many facilities. Of course its nice to simply see new faces at the facility– but there needs to be some method of accounting for who enters… Continue Reading
Did Assisted Living Facilities Neglect Result In Patient’s Impacted Bowel & Death?
Posted in Impacted Bowel, SepsisWell, according to a Tennessee jury, the answer to the above question is a resounding ‘yes’! Evidence was presented to the jury regarding the circumstances that led up to the death of a resident at Celebration Way, a Tennessee assisted living facility in 2004 due to an intestinal obstruction and sepsis. Among the claims presented… Continue Reading
Ambulance Accident Claims The Life Of A Nursing Home Patient After Dialysis Treatment
Posted in Medical Transportation & Ambulance AccidentsI was recently emailed a news story involving a 78-year-old patient at Lakeshore Nursing Home in Nashville, TN who died when the ambulance in which she was a passenger, collided with a truck parked on the shoulder of the road. The victim identified as Sue Bly, was being transported back to her nursing home… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Spotlight: NHC Healthcare, Bristol, VA
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesNHC Healthcare is a, 120 bed nursing home located in Bristol, Virginia. According to the government’s Medicare website, the facility received only one out of five stars, which is a much below average rating. In the past year, the nursing home had sixteen health deficiencies, which is eight more than the average number of health deficiencies in Virginia… Continue Reading
The Most Important Job In America…. Nursing Home Surveyors
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesFirefighters, teachers and doctors are all important to the functioning of our society. Without the services they provide, people would suffer in many respects. But when it comes to jobs that are pivotal to the immediate safety, health and overall welfare of people– especially the elderly, I nominate state and local nursing home inspectors as… Continue Reading
Medication Aides In Nursing Homes: A Push To Save Money Or Improve Patient Care?
Posted in Medication ErrorsA bill in the Tennessee Legislature would create a new ‘medication aide’ position in nursing homes. The bill would allow medication aides to administer medication under the supervision of licensed nurses as opposed to a registered nurse- a more advanced position. Applicants for the new position would need a high school diploma, one year experience… Continue Reading
Who Benefits From Damage Caps In Nursing Home Lawsuits?
Posted in LitigationNot surprisingly an article supporting damage caps in nursing home lawsuits was written by nursing home administrator, Carrie Ermshar in the Tennesseean.com. In her piece, Ermshar equates damages awarded to an injured person as a penalty against a nursing home. "We must ask ourselves a tough question: At the end of a lawsuit, who is… Continue Reading
Judge Tosses Manslaughter Charges Against Nursing Home Employees In Case Involving Death Of Disabled Resident
Posted in Nursing Home StaffJudge Susan Grant dismissed the manslaughter charges against three nursing home employees in a case involving the death of a disabled resident at a Michigan Nursing Home. The charges were filed in 2006 following the death of Sarah Comer at Metron Nursing Home. The case received national attention when it was revealed that Comer… Continue Reading
Appellate Court Orders Retrial In Nursing Home Negligence Case With $29.8M In Punitive Damages
Posted in Litigation, Medical MalpracticeFollowing an appeal by a nursing home operator based on an excessive verdict, an Appellate Court has ordered a re-trial of the punitive damage aspect of a nursing home negligence case. The case was originally tried in Warren County Circuit court and a jury awarded $4.1 M in compensatory damages and $29.8 M in punitive… Continue Reading
Tennessee Legislature Attempts To Limit The Rights Of Injured Nursing Home Residents
Posted in Legislation For Nursing HomesLawmakers in Tennessee are attempting to limit the rights of those injured due to nursing home abuse & neglect. Under a bill proposed by State Senators Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) and Randy Rinks (D- Savannah), nursing home residents injured or killed due to a facilities poor treatment would be limited to a recovery of $300,000 in… Continue Reading
Feds Investigate VA Nursing Home For Dangerous Care
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesThe Justice Department is investigating the quality of care at the Minneapolis Veterans Home in Minnesota. “Essentially they want to know if the civil rights of residents mights have been violated by not getting the care they should have,” said Gil Acevedo, deputy commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Veterans affairs, that operates the facility…. Continue Reading