Yesterday afternoon caregivers at eight Bay Area California nursing homes held simultaneous demonstrations to pressure their employer, Windsor Healthcare Management, to make much needed improvements in resident care and patient safety.
Hilda Gil, a Certified Nursing Assistant at The Ridge Care & Rehabilitation in Salinas said, “Today, hundreds of nursing home [...]
Mansfield Memorial Homes of Mansfield, Ohio is coming under more scrutiny after a former resident is suing the home alleging negligence. Dorothy Midcap, 64, is suing the home alleging negligence at the nursing home necessitated surgery and other treatment. Midcap says she went to the facility to rehabilitate a hip [...]
Many of our seniors living in facilities throughout the country are at risk because they are living among registered sex offenders, parolees and residents with violent histories, according to a nursing home watchdog who studied residents at nursing homes, assisted living homes and long term care facilities. Wes Bledsoe, who is set to testify at [...]
The sister of a mentally disabled man, who police say was sexually assaulted by a staffer at the Cote De Neige Home for Adults, is suing the home, accusing it of negligence for hiring the worker in spite of his criminal record. The suit is calling for $3.5 million in damages and claims that the [...]
Several years back, three executives were hired to solve the history of problems at a chain of nursing homes in Iowa and to help improve the quality of life for the residents. The chain had a history of incidents with its residents. For instance, back in 2002 at the CLC University nursing home, a [...]
In late 2006, 85-year-old Priscilla Stovall was killed in her Clovis, Calif., home. Her killer: the aide hired to help her around the house. Earlier this year, Kelly Jones, who had a prior criminal record, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to three years in prison for the death of Ms. Stovall. According to [...]
On July 28, 2006, Sharon Ozen received a call saying that her husband, Clifford, was being rushed to the hospital. “According to Mr. Ozen’s chart, an aide called a nurse because he was found on the floor with his head lying against the frame of the bedside table. Defendant’s staff observed blood on the floor [...]
When looking for a nursing home facility it is important to evaluate it yourself; even the state recommends doing some investigating on your own. Parkside Nursing Care Center for example gives off the appearance of being a great facility. When Action News tried to contact them they declined, so they went to their [...]
With the ever-rising numbers of nursing home abuse and neglect, nursing homes constantly need to upgrade their facilities in order to provide the care their patients need. Golden LivingCenter nursing home in Erie, Pennsylvania is taking things a step further. On July 8th they are breaking ground on a brand new [...]
Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich, has proclaimed the month of July as “Elder Abuse Awareness Month”. His actions were inspired by the tragic death of seventy-eight-year-old Ivory Jackson, (recently blogged about) who was beaten to death at his nursing home.  These events remind us that we need to do more to protect nursing home residents from [...]