Here you will find articles covering a wide variety of topics of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect cases.
Reportedly, the eighty-three year-old resident of Calhoun Health Care, a nursing home facility in Calhoun, Georgia, was in her wheelchair when Hardin-Simerly spun her around several times after she was instructed to stop. Hardin-Simerly also...
The recent case of a thirty-seven-year-old Belleville, Illinois nursing home employee being charged with identity theft has spotlighted a growing national problem. On November 12, 2010, Cynthia Hill was charged with two counts of aggravated...
Eighty-nine year old Wilbur Jackson went to Grinnell’s Friendship Manor Care Center for rehabilitation after hip surgery. He was at the facility a mere 17 days before he sustained an injury that led to his...
After receiving complaints of abuse, the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration are investigating Clare Bridge home for seniors, a facility that provides care for residents suffering...
Twenty-three-year-old Evan Fleming waited seven minutes before staff at DFW Nursing & Rehab began chest compressions after he stopped breathing. The delay cost Fleming his life. Evan Fleming was severely injured in an August motor...
Reportedly, eight residents have contracted the deadly virus since October 2010 and five have died. State health officials suspect that the virus may have been spread due to the nursing home’s neglect in using a...
Ninety-three year old Michael Gruen lived at Homewood Residence at Delray Beach and suffered from advanced Alzheimer’s disease. Gruen was found standing over a dishwasher detergent container on December 28, 2009. He apparently got into...
The woman, a resident of Silverado Senior Living in Calabasas, California was located standing in the facility’s walk-in freezer. After a hospitalization, the woman is back at the facility. The California Department of Social Services...
A Hopkins County Circuit Court jury found in favor of the plaintiff and against Harborside Healthcare, a Kentucky nursing home case. The case involved Mr. James Offutt, a 92 year old resident of the facility....
The incident happened in July 2010. The injured resident was found at the top of a stairwell the day before her accident. She was fitted with an electronic wristband that automatically locks exit doors as...
Eighty-three-year-old Merle Fall suffered from lung cancer and advanced dementia. She was admitted to Ridgeland Point Senior Living Community on February 25, 2010, after wandering away from her home. According to her daughter, Diane Phillips,...
The Lincoln Home, Inc. and Weiss Management Group, Inc. were named defendants in a lawsuit filed by Lillie Avant on October 12, 2010 in St. Clair County Circuit Court. Lillie Avant was injured on the...