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Another California nursing home has received a AA citation, the most severe citation available under California law, and hit with a $100,000 fine in the death of a resident


A 58 year-old resident of Browning Manor Convalescent Hospital was fatally injured in June 2009 after a fall from his nursing home wheelchair. He rushed to the hospital with a fractured spine and brain injury;...

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Gramercy Court, a California nursing home facility, was cited with a Class AA citation, the most severe citation possible, and fined $90,000 in connection with a 2007 fatal fall


A 97 year-old nursing home resident was injured when she fell from her bed to the floor after a nurse had turned her back to the resident. The resident was rushed to the hospital with...

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An Arkansas jury returned a $10.45 million verdict in Valentine vs. Little Rock Health and Rehab and Heartland Personnel Leasing, Inc.


Seventy-three year old Minnie Lee Valentine was a resident of Little Rock Health Care and Rehab for a mere three months. During her residency, she suffered excruciating pain from bedsores, urinary tract infections, and MRSA...

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His diaper was saturated, not changed in over 12 hours. His dentures were never removed, never cleaned. His body was dirty, his fingernails long. No one shaved him.


His diaper was saturated, not changed in over 12 hours. His dentures were never removed, never cleaned. His body was dirty, his fingernails long. No one shaved him. The list of indignities goes on for...

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A Texas nursing home caregiver was recently arrested for a September 2010 sexual assault of a nursing home resident in Pflugerville, Texas


Mario Rojas Lara was charged with aggravated sexual assault and forgery. According to authorities, Rojas reportedly used false documentation during the April 2010 hiring process at Pflugerville Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. In fact, authorities...

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The 94 year-old victim of a 2002 nursing home rape and beating will finally get justice after a 43 year-old illegal immigrant pleaded guilty to the vicious crime


The 2002 rape and beating of the 94 year old nursing home resident initially seemed solved with the arrest of an 18 year-old man. The man confessed to the crime but was later exonerated by...

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Orchard Court, a 16-bed nursing home facility located in Jonesboro, Illinois, reportedly will voluntarily surrender its operating license and close its doors within the next 90 days


The facility, which is owned by R.A.V.E Residential Services, a non-profit company, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health for failing to protect residents from violent attacks instigated by a teenage resident of...

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Eskaton Care Center Manzanita was recently penalized with a $100,000 fine in a 2008 resident death


The Class AA fine, which is the most severe under California state law, arose from a 2008 injury and death of a 60-year-old long-term resident. The woman, who suffered from an inherited muscular disorder, fell...

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John Beaudette, former Administrator of Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Iowa, faces criminal charges for threatening the defenseless residents living under his care


According the Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals criminal complaint, in May or June 2009, Beaudette reportedly took off his ring and glasses and assumed a “fighting stance” while screaming, cursing, and threatening a resident....

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Gilbert Bouchez and Myrtle Potter are upset about the allegations of black mold being found at Galesburg Terrace, the nursing home facility they call home


According to resident Gilbert Bouchez, “The whole wall was covered, the whole length… That’s probably why I’ve been coughing and hacking since April and they can’t seem to get it to stop.” See the full...

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In Rockford, Illinois, nursing home competition is fierce. Rockford is considered “overbedded” due to an overabundance of nursing care and rehabilitation beds…


In Rockford, Illinois, nursing home competition is fierce, but it can lead to abuse or neglect. Rockford is considered “overbedded” due to an overabundance of nursing care and rehabilitation beds. The average occupancy rate in...

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Elmer Huntsman was admitted to Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on August 26, 2008…


Elmer Huntsman was admitted to Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on August 26, 2008. Huntsman was required to sleep with a continuous positive airway pressure system device (CPAP), which forced air into his lungs and...

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