Category: Nursing Home Abuse

There are a wide range of reasons Illinois families like yours make the hard decision to place a vulnerable or elderly family member in a nursing home. Perhaps one of the most common reasons this occurs is because in between working full-time, perhaps raising one’s own kids, and handling other everyday responsibilities, adding in the […]

When you make the difficult decision to place a loved one in a nursing home, you do this because you want them to receive the kind of attention and support they can no longer manage on their own. You trust that the facility will treat them with respect and meet their daily needs. This should […]

Moving into a nursing home brings a host of financial concerns, chief among them being the fear of losing one’s hard-earned assets. It’s a common misconception that nursing homes can directly seize your property or savings, and finances can be a common target of nursing home abuse.  In reality, the situation can be much more […]

An Ohio nurse has been indicted in connection with the death of an 84-year-old woman at a Cuyahoga County nursing facility.   Amber Henderson faces multiple charges following the tragic death of Alvera Meuri at the Avenue at Warrensville Care and Rehabilitation Center. This case is about the massive failure of both the individual healthcare provider […]

The ultimate cruelty might be the abuse heaped on disabled adults who are living in a care facility. These facilities should provide around-the-clock care for those who can’t care for themselves. There is supposed to be a covenant between the staff and the residents where the staff provides support as prescribed in the care plan. […]

An 84-year-old resident of an Ohio nursing home was pronounced dead on Christmas Eve after being found on the patio outside the facility. What Happened at This Ohio Nursing Home? Alvera Meuti, a resident at the Avenue at Warrensville Care and Rehabilitation Center, went missing for more than 10 hours starting on the evening of […]

You’ve made the hard choice to relocate your parent or other close family member from their own home or your own into a Chicago nursing home. Now, you have the tremendous responsibility of trying to find the best possible assisted living facility for them to reside in. You’re wondering how to choose the right nursing […]

Nursing home abuse is a serious issue that affects far too many elderly people every year. According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), the number of people affected by it is on the rise. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 1 in 10 people 60 years old and above experienced some form of elder […]

In nursing homes and centers nationally, tragic incidents occur. One recent case highlights the need for vigilance about nursing home residents and their care. A Kentucky Today article published just last week described how a decomposing body found in a Florida nursing home closet is that of a 71-year-old man, Elin Etienne, who had been […]

When we decide to move our loved ones into a nursing home or long-term care facility, we expect the staff there to take care of our family members as if they were family, too. But unfortunately, all too often, our loved ones are taken advantage of or neglected while under the care of nursing home […]

A whistleblower retaliation lawsuit filed on Feb. 15, 2024, reveals how there was pervasive mistreatment of nursing home residents at a DesMoines, Iowa nursing home beginning as early as March 2022.   A later Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals (DIA) investigation, launched after her dismissal, confirmed the majority of those reports (and others) alleging staff […]

A 58-year-old East Lansing, Michigan, assisted living facility employee is facing vulnerable adult abuse charges, a second-degree felony that carries with it a potential 4-year prison sentence after an 82-year-old resident died under their care last year. The defendant, who, according to her attorney, has worked at this facility for years and has at least […]

A 71-year-old male nursing home resident was arrested on Nov. 17 and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery of a person 60 years of age or older after beating a fellow resident to death on Nov. 17. The reported incident occurred on the sixth floor at the Salem Village Nursing and Rehabilitation facility, located […]

According to a Sept. 27 news report from the Des Moines Register, a nurse who resigned from an Iowa nursing home testified during her hearing for her claim of unemployment benefits that she was instructed to falsify medical records and allow unqualified assistants to administer medications to residents. Teressa A. Hansen resigned in late June […]

Federal law requires all 50 states to perform unannounced inspections of long-term care facilities at least once every 15 months. These inspections are supposed to be comprehensive, examining each facility for its compliance with health and safety rules set by the federal government. Despite this, one quarter of Missouri’s nursing homes haven’t had a health […]