DL Online reports that the Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home has been cited by the state of Minnesota for neglect following the death of one of its residents. The resident, who had chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, was not to be fed any hard vegetables. The nursing home staff nevertheless fed…
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the family of a recently deceased 90 year old resident of the Franciscan Villa nursing home is suing the home over the resident’s rape. The lawsuit asserts that when another resident had tried to sexually tried to sexually assault a different female resident, he…
CNN reports that a new study by the Department of Health and Human Services has revealed that 1 in 7 hospitalized Medicare patients is harmed by a treatment mistake. Three common sources of error, the study shows, are excessive bleeding after surgery, urinary tract infections from mismanaged catheters, and medication…
Ultimate Spring reports that a Spring, Texas man is suing the Villa Toscana at Cypress Woods nursing home over the death of his father. The lawsuit alleges that the nursing home failed to provide appropriate catheter care, administer his medications, and prevent infections. It is the responsibility of the nursing…
The Star Tribune reports that the city of St. Paul, Minnesota has instituted a new department within its police force entirely devoted to the investigation of elder abuse. Currently the department consists of only one full-time officer, but the city has plans to expand it as the state’s elderly population…
WUSA9.com reports that a lawsuit has been brought against the Potomac Center Nursing Home of Arlington, Virginia in which eleven employees have been indicted for the abuse of a resident. The lawsuit has been brought by the resident’s wife, who has said that when she visited her husband, his diaper…
The Star Tribune reports that a second former nurse’s aid from the Good Samaritan Society Albert Lea has plead guilty to three gross misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges. The case, which is being handled by the Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm, was brought after several teenage nurse’s aids regularly abused Alzheimer’s and…
The Star Tribune reports that the Lake Winona Manor nursing home of Winona, Minnesota has been cited by the state for forcing care upon a resident who didn’t want it. A nurse mistakenly believed that the resident had not had a bowel movement for three days and ordered a suppository. …
The Globe and Mail reports that the administrator of the Muskoka Heights Retirement Home has been fined $65,000 over a fire last January that killed two residents and critically injured several others. The early morning fire quickly grew out of control because the facility did not have a sprinkler system. …
Ultimatecyfair.com reports that a Cypress, Texas nursing home is being sued over the death of one of its residents. The lawsuit was filed on September 23rd, and it alleges that the resident developed pressure ulcers soon after being admitted to the Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Her condition worsened…
