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Iowa Nursing Home Fall Results In $15,000 State Fine

May 20, 2012

State nursing home regulators in Iowa have announced that a nursing home in Washington, Iowa has been fined $15,000 as a result of an investigation into a resident’s fall at the nursing home. According to the report of the investigation, the employees of the nursing home were enjoying a Christ[...]

$50 Million Settlement Paid By Drug Supplier To Nursing Homes

May 14, 2012

A company that provides drugs to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities recently settled federal civil claims against it that alleged that the company dispensed drugs to nursing homes without proper prescriptions for the medications. The $50 million settlement involves allegations that th[...]

New Jersey Nursing Home Abuse Caught On Video

May 5, 2012

In one of the most disturbing and frightful examples of nursing home violence against a nursing home resident that was caught on video, an 87-year-old paralyzed woman was shown being struck violently and cursed at by the very aides who were supposed to be providing her with necessary care. Th[...]

Colorado Medical Malpractice Verdict For Infected Bedsores Leading To Death

May 4, 2012

A Colorado medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in the amount of $3.2 million in favor of the family of an 88-year-old-man in a nursing home who died from infected bedsores, one of which was the size of a baseball, that were allegedly not properly treated. The nursing home that is responsib[...]

Inappropriate Use Of Anti-Psychotic Medications In Nursing Homes

May 3, 2012

Federal data recently reviewed by a major newspaper pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request reveals that the inappropriate use of anti-psychotic medications for nursing home residents is rampant. Anti-psychotic medications are typically used in the treatment of severe mental disorders suc[...]

Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse: What A Hidden Camera Revealed

April 20, 2012

In a disgusting and very disturbing case of nursing home abuse caught on camera, two Oklahoma nursing home caregivers responsible for the care of a 96-year-old resident were allegedly caught on video abusing the woman: one was seen hitting the woman in the face with rubber gloves and placing the gl[...]

Study: Improving Economy Associated With Rise In Nursing Home Deaths

April 16, 2012

A recently published research study by a well-respected nonpartisan research group operating under a grant from the Social Security Administration found that during improving economic times when lower-paid nursing home staff seek and obtain better paying jobs elsewhere, there are additional dea[...]

Connecticut Nursing Home Fined $510 For Resident’s Choking Death

April 11, 2012

Just how much is a Connecticut nursing home resident’s life worth? The answer may be $510, according to the fine imposed on a nursing home by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) that could have imposed a maximum fine in the amount of $3,000.00, for the choking death of a reside[...]

Two Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed Against California Nursing Home

April 1, 2012

A California nursing home in Northern California recently had two medical malpractice wrongful death cases filed against it for the deaths of two of its residents that occurred during 2011. Case No. 1 In the first case, a man was admitted into the hospital in January, 2011, for treatment of his k[...]

Nursing Home Wandering And Elopement

March 23, 2012

Some residents of nursing homes have cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer’s disease that make them more prone to wandering or elopement, both of which can result in life-threatening injuries or even death. Wandering may be defined as straying into unsafe territories. Wandering may be eithe[...]

California Nursing Home Medical Malpractice Turns Criminal

March 19, 2012

A 77-year-old Alzheimer’s patient, who had been married to her 81-year-old husband for 60 years, was admitted into a California nursing home for care so that she could recover from pneumonia. At the time of her admission to the nursing home, it was known that the woman was prone to chronic[...]

Kentucky Medical Malpractice Verdict For Surgeon’s Broken Legs

February 19, 2012

A retired surgeon who was in his mid-80s was being cared for by a nursing assistant who was supposed to use a lifting device to transfer the man from a chair to his bed but failed to do so. As a result of the nursing assistant’s failure to use the proper procedure for the man’s transfer[...]

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