Aggravated battery charges have been filed against 49-year-old Sidney Mitchell, after he allegedly ‘touched’ a 79-year-old Alzheimer’s patient at Emporia Manor Nursing Home. An employee of the nursing home witnessed Mitchell approach the Alzheimer’s patient in a TV-room when he began to inappropriately touch her. Police were called to the Virginia nursing home immediately after… Continue Reading
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Failure To Conduct Adequate Pre-Employment Criminal Background Search Costs Assisted Living Facilty $750,000
Posted in LitigationA jury awarded $750,000 to a disabled man who was a resident at Cote De Neige Home for Adults after he was sexually assaulted by a worker at the facility. The lawsuit was brought against the assisted living facility for their failure to conduct an adequate pre-hiring background search before hiring a certified nursing assistant. … Continue Reading
Nursing Home Worker Charged With Sexually Assaulting Resident In Virginia Facility
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseHomer C. Valdez, 35, an employee of Manassas Nursing Home and Rehab has been charged with ‘object sexual penetration’ of a 72-year-old resident at the facility. Mr. Valdez’s co-workers reported his behavior to police on May 27. According to officials at Commonwealth Care, the parent company of Manassas, Valdez has been suspended from his position… 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 Worker Faces Up To 386 Years In Prison Related To Identity Theft Charges
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesThe report of a Virginia nursing home worked allegedly stealing the identities of nine residents at two facilities to fraudulently obtain credit cards and merchandise raises the issue of how well nursing homes safeguard personal information. In this particular case, Karen Priscilla Jones was indicted by a federal grand jury on 32 counts– including 18… Continue Reading
Drug Dealing Nursing Home Worker To Serve 3 Years In Jail
Posted in Medication ErrorsThe former assistant director of nursing of a Virginia Nursing Home will serve three years in prison for the illegal distribution and sale of drugs. Linda Sloan Quick stole the drugs from the Rocky Mount Nursing Home during her tenure there. The drugs Quick stole were either expired, prescribed for a deceased patient or belonged… Continue Reading