Statute of limitations and nursing home abuse
Nursing home abuse comes in many forms, including physical abuse and emotional abuse. Nursing home patients may be entitled to compensation for their suffering. It is important to understand the...
View ArticleNorth Carolina nurse enters guilty plea in patient death case
A nurse at a North Carolina nursing home has entered a guilty plea in the death of an 84-year-old patient who was under her care. She pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and six other counts of...
View ArticleJune 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is on June 15, 2012. On this day across the globe, people are urged to take a stand against elder abuse in their area. The National Center on Elder Abuse reports that...
View ArticleCounty nursing homes diminishing in New Jersey
County-run nursing homes in the state of New Jersey are slowly being sold to private owners. Across the country, these types of nursing homes account for less than 6 percent of nursing homes...
View ArticleAbuse charges filed against nursing home caretaker
A caregiver in Oklahoma is facing nursing home abuse charges based off an incident that occurred on November 27, 2011 in Yukon. According to reports, the 58-year-old caregiver used a bed sheet to tie...
View ArticleAbuse lawsuit filed after nursing home resident is left in the heat
A California nursing home facility has been accused of nursing home abuse after one of it’s residents died due to hyperthermia caused by an extended period of time alone in the heat. According to the...
View ArticleNursing home abuse investigation leads to 5 arrests
A Johnson City, Tennessee nursing home was the location of a recent investigation regarding allegations of nursing home abuse. The allegations centered around the fact that nursing home employees were...
View ArticleNursing home negligence causes death in Texas
According to a wrongful death suit that was filed against a nursing home center in Texas, a resident of the center passed away after the staff was negligent with her care. The suit alleges that the...
View ArticleNJ nursing home evacuated after fire ignites
Nursing home residents and staff members at the Emerson Health and Rehabilitation Center in northern New Jersey were evacuated on Sunday morning after a fire ignited in the boiler room of the building....
View ArticleNurse pleads no contest in felony abuse case
In 2008, a 77-year-old nursing home resident lost her life as a result of nursing home abuse. The woman had resided in the El Dorado Care Center in California for less than two weeks before she passed...
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