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 [...]

Carolyn Dickinson of Cottonwood Heights, Utah recently faced a problem that many Americans face today. She needed a nursing home for her mother and she needed to find one fast. Doctors told her that her mother, Carol, who had two strokes in the span of two weeks, needed to be put in [...]

For seniors and their families, it is often difficult to get enough information regarding the staffing level, the number of patients with bed sores, violations and other data that shed light on the quality of care provided before they choose a nursing home for themselves or a loved one. In an effort to improve care [...]

Bob Wiggins, of Hampton Roads, Virginia is accusing Ruxton Health of Williamsburg nursing home of being responsible for the death of his mother. He believes his mother, Lorina Wiggins, 83, was poorly taken care of and died prematurely. After seeing his mother’s conditions Wiggins demanded the nursing home send her to [...]

The Parkside Nursing Care Center in Yakima, WA, has been struggling lately with serious regulation problems. They were cited again on Tuesday for failing to tend to an elderly man suffering from severe bed soars. That patient soon died from an infection at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. There was no definitive [...]

Kern Valley Healthcare District, which was put on “immediate jeopardy”—jeopardizing patients’ health—twice last year, is once again being investigated by the State Department of Justice for over prescribing medication. According to federal reports, the nursing facility has been disciplined before for over prescribing psychiatric medicine and having a high medication [...]

Two San Francisco Bay area nursing homes have received an “AA” citation as a result of their actions directly relating to patient deaths. The Care Center of Rossmoor in Walnut Creek and Atherton Healthcare in Menlo Park received the “AA” citation accompanied by a $60,000 and $100,000 fine, respectfully.
According to the report, nurses at the [...]

The family of 87-year-old Florence Rose Coxan was shocked to receive a phone call from Leisurewood Caregiving Center last Sunday with the news of her death.Florence had spent four years in the facility and other than suffering from Alzheimer’s, was in relatively good health.  The workers had always shown care and affection for Florence and [...]