Nursing home abuse is an epidemic and our blog is designed to inform on nursing home abuse cases, nursing home abuse resources, and legal options for families of loved ones who have suffered from nursing home abuse or neglect.
Most of the first deaths in the United States from COVID-19 were of residents of a long-term care facility in Washington state. The federal government has issued new guidelines in an attempt to keep nursing home residents safe from COVID-19. The new federal guidelines, issued in a paper called a “guidance”, direct nursing homes to take action to prevent the spread of infection.
Golden Horizons Assisted Living is a care facility located in Aitkin county, Minnesota. Since 2014, the facility has had 5 different substantiated claims of either abuse or neglect of their residents. In July 2018, an investigation was started and concluded…
The Star Tribune reports that Saint Therese nursing home in New Hope, Minnesota has — again — failed to protect its residents from harm. The report discloses that hidden camera video evidence caught repeated instances of “brutal treatment” of the…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune just published a report, entitled “Hidden camera catches beating of elderly patient at Hopkins senior home; Secret video leads to abuse charges against an aide at a Hopkins nursing home.” Reporter Chris Serres reports: “An aide at…
KSTP-TV, Channel 5 Eyewitness News, covered the story of resident abuse occurring at the St. Therese nursing home in New Hope, Minnesota. In its segment, 10 Fired after Hidden Camera Catches Abuse at New Hope Home, KSTP reports that “New…
Family members of a pair of residents at New Hope’s Saint Therese Senior Care Facility were concerned about bruising and injuries with their loved ones. They decided to personally place hidden cameras in the resident’s rooms, finding shocking evidence of…
The man, a vulnerable residents of a nursing home, would repeatedly show phantom bruises on his body that his condition didn’t allow him to explain. Worried and feeling helpless, his son installed security cameras to monitor his father’s room. Mystery solved….
Are you suspicious that your loved one is being harmed by the nursing home care that is supposed to be nurturing him or her? A new study shows that you may be right, even if you don’t want to believe…
Three employees of a Kentucky nursing home were indicted on a whopping 69 charges including criminal abuse, endangerment and neglect of an elderly person. Jerry Matthew Snyder, Kayla D. Kinser and Kelly D. Duvall were charged for infractions that occurred…
In an attempt to protect the well-being and prosperity of nursing home patients across the country, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services conducted a study to investigate the rate of abuse and neglect allegations and the subsequent documentation…
