In February, California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced the arrest of a nurse, physician and a pharmacist of a skilled nursing facility in Lake Isabella, California. All were charged with elder abuse for forcibly administering psychoactive medications for their own convenience and for causing the deaths of three residents. According to the website of the […]
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Two Nurses Arrested For Elder Abuse In New York
Two Certified Nurses Aides in upstate New York nursing homes were arrested as a result of the investigative efforts of Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo. A C.N.A. who was working at Kirkhaven Nursing Home is accused of kicking an 88 year-old resident in the ribs. In addition, a former C.N.A. at the Edna Tina Wilson Living […]
Federal Government Implements Rating System For New York Nursing Homes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) have implemented a system whereby each nursing home in New York, as well as all other states, will receive a rating from one to five stars. The ratings are available at the CMS Nursing Home Compare website. These ratings will be based on each nursing facility’s inspection […]
Nursing Home Employees In Rome, New York Arrested For Stealing Resident’s Engagement Ring
A certified nurse’s aid and a dietary technician in an upstate New York nursing home have been charged with Petit Larceny (a class A Misdemeanor) and Possession of Stolen Property (a class A Misdemeanor). The two employees allegedly stole the engagement ring of an 89 year-old resident and pawned the ring for $15.00. According to […]
New York Nursing Home Cited For 30 Deficiencies
An Orange County Nursing Home, Wingate at Beacon, was fined almost $50,000 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for violations found during a February 5, 2008 inspection of the facility. Four of the violations were designated as placing residents’ in immediate jeopardy to their health or safety. CMS found that the nursing home: […]
Sobering Facts Regarding The Elderly And Elder Abuse
Dr. Eva Mor has authored a book entitled “Making the Golden Years”. Dr. Mor’s research has revealed many disturbing truths the elderly population will encounter, from insufficient incomes to elder abuse. According to her book, the U.S. Dept. of the Aging has estimated that by 2019 the number of Americans over 85 will increase to […]
Nursing Home In California Fails to Conduct Daily Blood Tests Resulting in Wrongful Death
La Jolla Nursing and Rehabilitation Center was cited by the California Department of Health Services in January 2009 for failing to follow a physician’s orders regarding the administration of the medication, Coumadin. According to a Department of Health Services report, the nursing home failed to conduct daily blood tests to monitor the resident’s response to […]
