Saying they have found nursing home violations that constituted "immediate jeopardy" to elderly nursing home patients at the Hebert Nursing Home on Log Road, federal and state health officials have given the 133-bed facility until Feb. 1 to make corrections or they will terminate it as a Medicare and Medicaid provider for skilled nursing care.Additionally, the U.S. agency dealing with Medicare and Medicaid services has been fining the facility $5,500 a day since Dec. 22 and has imposed a denial of payments for any new admissions after Jan. 23....
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
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A CARE home worker has been accused of abuse against elderly patients.Janice Glover faces eight separate charges covering a two year period when she worked at Ayr’s Claremont Nursing Home.She denies the charges, however, has been sacked from her job at plush Bupa run Claremont, which specializes in the care of dementia patients.It is alleged that between May 1, 2010 and November 30 that year, Glover assaulted an elderly nursing home patient by handling her chest.It is further alleged that between July 2, 2009 and February 1, 2011, Glover ill-treated...
Saturday, February 25, 2012
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The Minnesota Department of Health has substantiated a case of nursing home neglect that occurred at a Sartell nursing home, it was announced Wednesday.A resident at Country Manor Health & Rehab Center fractured his pelvis in a nursing home fall after being left unattended on the toilet with an alarmed motion monitor, according to the complaint. The man was described in the report as having osteoarthrosis, diabetes mellitus and dementia, and had a history of falls. Health department verifies neglect at Sartell's Country Manor St. Cloud TIMES...
Friday, February 24, 2012
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According to USA Today, 3 Massachusetts Nursing Homes have been included on the Governments list of lowest rated Nursing Homes:- Calvin Coolidge Nuring & Rehab Ctr - Northampton Northampton MA- Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care CenterPittsfieldMA- Wingate At Wilbraham Rehab & Skilled Nurs ResidWilbrahamMAhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-10/nursing-home-federal-ratings/53031094/1?csp=obins...
Thursday, February 23, 2012
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A certified nursing assistant at a Grand Marais nursing home was cited for elder abuse for pulling two residents by the arms and speaking to one in a “disrespectful manner,” according to a state report made public on Wednesday.The facility, Cook County North Shore Hospital and Care Center, was cited for procedural failings in relation to the incident, according to public records from the Minnesota Department of Health.The employee, who wasn’t named, was suspended during an internal investigation that began June 2; she later was fired due to “lack...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Family members filed a $15 million wrongful death lawsuit against a local nursing home on Wednesday. The complaint says Erwin Health Care Center in Unicoi County waited days before notifying a doctor or family members that one of their patients was “comatose.”"This is a classic example of pure neglect,” attorney for the plaintiff Parke Morris said. “He was just forgotten."Morris said William Warden, 93, entered Erwin Health Care Center on March 8th, 2011. On March 28th, he weighed 162 pounds.The lawsuit suggests Warden was in good health on April...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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The 77-year-old nursing home resident who walked away from a Belleville nursing home last month and later died in the cold had wandered off from the facility two times in the weeks and months before his final disappearance, according to an inspection report released Friday by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Despite these previous attempts, Aubrey Giles, who suffered from dementia, kidney failure and heart disease, was not wearing a patient monitoring device Jan. 14 when he left Midwest Rehabilitation and Respiratory Care, 727 N. 17th...
Sunday, February 19, 2012
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A former nursing home employee said she was a witness to the elder abuse and neglect.Ex-Brandon Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center employee who we'll call "Ann" worked as a certified nursing assistant at the facility for about six weeks."while I worked there I reported several cases of abuse," said Ann.The health professional said she left after repeatedly seeing elderly patients neglected, left for hours in their waste and treated cruelly."I witnessed a gentleman fall out of his wheelchair and I witnessed one of the other aides that I...
Saturday, February 18, 2012
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Workers at the Hebert Nursing Home have told health authorities and police that they witnessed, and reported in vain many times, what they consider a disturbing pattern of long-term abuse, with sexual overtones, of a mentally impaired resident. Reports from government health agencies indicate that the resident - an 89-year-old woman - for months was subjected to digital penetration of her private parts, and other indignities, by her two daughters.Sexual abuse of elderly resident at Hebert Nursing Home investigated | The Valley Bre...
Friday, February 17, 2012
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Two former employees of Central Coast Nursing Center — recently stripped of its operating license after state officials discovered widespread health and safety violations at the Santa Barbara nursing home — have been arrested on sexual battery and elder abuse charges. Central Coast Nursing Center, located at 3880 Via Lucero, has a capacity of 154 residents and is one of the county’s largest long-term care locations.Brian Watt, a 29-year-old Ventura resident and registered sex offender, was arrested on September 9, charged with felony lewd act upon...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Two nursing homes, in West Haven and Waterbury, face fines from the state for incidents in which staff members reportedly were abusive towards residents, while four other homes have been cited for other care lapses that led to resident injuries.Administrators of both Paradigm Healthcare Center of West Haven and Abbott Terrace Health Center in Waterbury told state Department of Health inspectors that they terminated the employees involved in the alleged incidents of elder abuse.Paradigm faces a $650 fine in connection with an incident in which four...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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More than 560 of the nation's nursing homes have not budged for the past three years from a one-star federal government rating — the lowest on a five-star scale — even as most homes improved, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal data.In Georgia, more than one in 10 nursing homes have consistently received one star in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rating. Pennsylvania and Louisiana each had 8% of homes at the lowest rating. "Nobody wants to see consistent one-stars; they give everybody a bad name," says...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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New data from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shows that Massachusetts has the 14th lowest/best rate among the 50 states in the incidence of one of the most serious and deadly types of hospital acquired infections (HAIs). Kaiser News has a good summary here. In 2009, there were 41,000 central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in U.S. hospitals, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These infections happen when narrow tubes are inserted in a major vein to inject medicine...
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A Jefferson Circuit Court jury on Monday awarded $8 million in damages to the estate of a retired surgeon whose legs were broken while he was in the care of Treyton Oak Towers in Louisville.Attorneys William Garmer and Matt Minner said that Dr. David Griffin died less than two months after he was improperly transferred from a chair into his bed — and that Treyton Oak tried to cover up what happened.“We got justice today and are thrilled for our clients and thrilled for the elderly citizens of Louisville,” Minner said in an interview.Minner said...
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Today's editorial in Tampa highlights the attempt by many nursing home owners to escape accountability for violating safety regulations for the elderly."Every nursing home should be legally and financially responsible for what happens to its vulnerable residents. But nursing home owners are too often missing in action. They avoid legal liability by structuring ownership interests in ways so convoluted that it is often impossible to hold anyone accountable. And with that lack of accountability has come deteriorating care. The situation has...
Monday, February 13, 2012
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A private nursing home chain enforced such strict rations on diapers that staff wrapped residents in towels and plastic garbage bags to keep their beds dry.A resident at a Bradford home who was prone to falls was left alone on a toilet. The resident fell and sustained a head injury.Residents in a Hamilton home had untreated bedsores and were famished from lack of food.An elderly woman with a broken thighbone in a Pickering nursing home suffered for days without treatment.A Brantford home was so short staffed that residents frequently missed their...
Sunday, February 12, 2012
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Great article in the Boston Globe showing the survey results from Doctors: Many admit to lying to patients and "covering up" mistakes."Most physicians paint overly optimistic prognoses for their patients, and many doctors have told lies or withheld information concerning their medical mistakes and financial relationships with drug companies and device manufacturers, according to a national survey conducted by Massachusetts General Hospital researchers. The 2009 survey of nearly 1,900 doctors, published today in the journal Health Affairs, ...
Saturday, February 11, 2012
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Iowa lawmakers are considering legislation to ensure everyone knows when a convicted sex offender is living in a state-regulated facility. If implemented, nursing homes, assisted living centers and residential care centers would be required to notify residents if an offender moved in. They would check the names of newcomers against a state registry. Courts would have new responsibilities about notification. Homes would have to “implement a written safety plan.”That isn’t enough for some lawmakers. They say a special home for elderly and...
Friday, February 10, 2012
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Thanks to Attorney Jonathon for a shout out about our Nursing Home abuse site in today's article naming some of the best nursing home abuse blogs. He named our site http://nursinghomeabuse-lawyerma.com/ as one.You can read his article here "Legal Blogs Offer Insight on Elder Abuse & Beyond"http://www.nursinghomesabuseblog.com/national-nursing-home-issues/legal-resourc...
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Jury selection began Tuesday in Troy in the trial of four nurses accused of neglecting an incapacitated nursing home patient. The four nurses are the remaining defendants from a group of 14 nurses arrested two years ago. All 14 were accused of neglecting a 53-year-old resident of the Northwoods Rehabilitation Center over a six week period in March and April of 2009.Prosecutors charge the nurses and nurses aides at Northwoods Rehabilitation Center outside Troy allowed the victim to lie motionless in her own waste for hours on end on repeated...
Thursday, February 9, 2012
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An Allegheny County jury awarded $300,000 to the estate of a former resident of a Squirrel Hill nursing home related to damage stemming from bed sores.Jeffrey Green of the North Side filed a lawsuit in 2009 on behalf of his mother, Dolly Brown, a former resident of The Commons at Squirrel Hill. Brown, 72, died from unrelated causes.Green's attorney, argued that the nursing home was responsible for the bed sores, which caused her pain.Reports said the company would appeal the jury decision.Read more: $300,000 award set in Squirrel Hill...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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A southeastern Minnesota nursing home is accused of neglect after a patient died from choking on food during a meal last march, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Officials said the incident happened on March 18, 2011, at the Adams Health Care Center south and east of Austin. Staff interviews and a review of the staff scheduling did not identify the person responsible for the resident’s meal assistance on March 18.http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/02/07/nursing-home-accused-of-neglect-after-patients-dea...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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A former employee of the Central Coast Nursing Center pleaded guilty last week to neglecting a dependent adult under circumstances likely to produce great bodily harm.Brian Watt, who was 29 years old at the time of his arrest in September 2011, had worked as a certified nursing assistant at the center. Watt will be sentenced next month to three years of probation, Barron said. He had originally been charged with a lewd act on a dependent adult, felony sexual battery on an institutionalized victim, and misdemeanor abuse of a dependent adult...
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An Ohio woman faced a judge Tuesday morning, accused of physically abusing an elderly woman at Fostoria nursing home. The Fostoria Police department said Kim Reid, 28, was an employee at the Independence House nursing home in Fostoria. Investigators said Reid repeatedly abused the 94 year old woman.Reid was charged with one count of patient abuse, a fourth degree felony. She was released on bond, and has a preliminary hearing set for January 26th. According to court records, investigators said Reid repeatedly abused the 94 year old woman...
Monday, February 6, 2012
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The Website "http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Kindred-Healthcare-Reviews-E8220.htm posts employee reviews of many U.S. Corporations. One such corporation, Kindred Healthcare, a large national healthcare chain of nursing homes, resulted in 63 past and current employees writing in reviews. These reviews are anonymously written to protect the employees who are still employed at Kindred. They range from good to bad. Important to note are some of the recurring criticisms of Kindred by their own employees in areas of nursing home patient care and...
Sunday, February 5, 2012
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The Administration on Aging lists the types of conduct that constitute elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes:Each year hundreds of thousands of older persons are abused, neglected, and exploited. Many victims are people who are older, frail, and vulnerable and cannot help themselves and depend on others to meet their most basic needs. Abusers of older adults are both women and men, and may be family members, friends, or “trusted others.”In general, elder abuse is a term referring to any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a...
Saturday, February 4, 2012
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I wrote this article today outlining some statistics regarding the current state of nursing home care in America:Elder Abuse Lawyer Comments on Nursing Home Quality of Care Performance Study 146,000 deficiencies were issued to nursing homes for violations of federal regulations in 2010, indicating many quality issues in the nation’s nursing homes. 23 percent of the nation’s nursing facilities received deficiencies for poor quality of care that caused actual harm or jeopardy to residents. 43 percent of nursing homes failed to ensure...
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Level 3 Sex Offenders Living in Nursing Homes a Crime in Massachusetts:It is a crime for a Level 3 sex offender to "knowingly and willingly" live in any convalescent or nursing home, infirmary maintained in a town, rest home, charitable home for the aged or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded which meets the requirements of the DPH under G.L. c. 111, § 71. Penalties for committing this crime are as follows:First conviction: imprisonment for not more than 30 days in a jail or house of correction;Second conviction: imprisonment...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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A Rankin County woman is accusing a nursing home of abusing her elderly mother.It is an allegation officials at the Brandon facility deny.Betty Lovern Chambers has posted pictures on her Facebook page that show injuries her Tommi Lovern, 74, suffered last week."I feel strongly in my heart that it is abuse and neglect," Chambers said.She said a nurse at the Brandon Nursing Home &Rehabilitation Center called her at 1:30 a.m. on January 25th telling her that her mother was admitted to the hospital after she fell from her wheelchair."I went...
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