Nursing Home Neglect

Nursing Home Abuse and Unethical Eviction Claims Run Rampant

Nursing home abuse concerns have become a focal point lately as more nursing homes are pushing out people who are disabled and unable to afford care. A Medicaid managed plan, for example, may drop someone because they are no longer eligible for such a high level of care. The disability money from social security may not […]

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Family Files Nursing Home Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Woman Dies

The family of a former resident of Brius Healthcare Services nursing home in California says their relative died after staff failed to address fecal matter build-up in the woman over the course of months. The nursing home wrongful death lawsuit alleges that Granada Rehabilitation, owned by Brius, neglected the dementia patient’s condition. Jeanette S. ultimately

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Wrongful Death Nursing Home Injury Lawsuit Settled for $800K

The Devereux Foundation has settled a nursing home injury lawsuit that ended with a wrongful death. The lawsuit alleged that the staff working at a residential behavioral health facility in Pennsylvania failed to recognize infection symptoms in a patient. That resident was developmentally disabled and suffered fatal injuries as a result of poor care, according

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Nursing Home Attack Leads to Retirement Home Being Shut Down

A few months following a nursing home attack on an 86-year-old resident of the facility, a Florida retirement home has been closed entirely. A resident at the Good Samaritan Retirement Home in Williston reportedly beat another 86-year-old resident and raised concerns over the safety of elderly and vulnerable individuals in the very facilities designed to

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Family Suspects Nursing Home Neglect After Woman Falls

An Oklahoma nursing home is being accused of neglect and other deficiencies after a 94-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe injuries. The family of the elderly resident say they suspect a fall caused the injuries. They say the culprit is nursing home neglect; their family member had fallen before at the residence, but nursing home

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Report: Nursing Home Abuse Investigations Sparse

A recent series of articles in Minnesota’s Star Tribune entitled Left to Suffer reveals that although nursing home abuse is a widespread, investigations are limited. According to the articles, in a single state, thousands of reports of nursing home abuse are not investigated and remain pending. State officials in Minnesota responded to the report, saying

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Jury Awards $5.2 Million in Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit

A nurse who claimed that she was terminated illegally from an Illinois nursing home following her reports of abuse, has received a jury award of $5.2 million. The licensed practical nurse worked at Heritage Health in Dwight until October 2012 when she was fired by the employer. Her employer, Heritage Enterprises Inc., operates close to 50

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Memphis Facility Hit with $50K in Fines for Nursing Home Neglect

The owners and operators of a nursing home in Memphis, Tenn. are facing $50,000 in fines after regulators uncovered multiple instances of neglect, including one case that led to the death of a resident. Ashton Place Health and Rehabilitation Center was hit with allegations of widespread nursing home neglect. In addition to the fines, the

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Nursing Home Abuse Report Details Hundreds of Cases

A recent review of nursing home injuries prompted Medicare beneficiaries to visit the emergency room throughout 2015 and 2016, identifying more than 100 cases of suspected abuse. The nursing home abuse report details that these cases involved claims of nursing home abuse in 33 separate states. One in four issues included in the nursing home

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$1.25M Settlement in Nursing Home Substandard Care Lawsuit

The owners and operators of a nursing home and related nonprofit foundation agreed to pay $1.25 million to end a federal investigation into allegations they provided substandard care to residents. The Hyperion Foundation and AltaCare Corp. were hit with a lawsuit alleging nursing home substandard care in a subpar facility in Mississippi called Oxford Health,

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Texas Nursing Home Abuse Settlement Holds Facility Accountable

A number of different recent reports have pinpointed Texas nursing homes as dangerous locations rampant with negligence and abuse against residents. This is particularly important in light of a number of different lawsuits filed directly against nursing homes within the Lone Star State. A new Texas nursing home abuse settlement has led to $5 million

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