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Category: Nursing Home Abuse

Kindred Tennessee Nursing Home Resident Suffers Assault

Published on May 7, 2014 in Nursing Home Abuse.

I recently wrote a blog on the Kindred Milwaukee nursing home, also known as Mount Carmel, shutting down. The facility closed as it faced multiple serious violations and fines levied at $400,000. Kindred Healthcare, Inc. is a Louisville, Kentucky-based company that operates hundreds of nursing and rehabilitation centers throughout the country. This is not the […]

LA County Audit Finds Backlog in Nursing Home Complaints

Published on Apr 18, 2014 in Nursing Home Abuse.

A recent audit by the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller has turned up an alarming backlog of hundreds of unresolved nursing home complaints. Kaiser Health News reports that the audit of the county’s Health Facilities Inspections Division (HFID) found nearly a thousand complaints that had been open for more than two years. The HFID, part of […]

Boone County Nursing Home Battle

Published on Apr 16, 2014 in Nursing Home Abuse.

While the nursing home industry refuses to spend money on patient care and blames lawsuits for their failure to care for their residents, they don’t mind spending millions suing each other. Northern Kentucky’s two largest nursing home operators are locked in a five-year battle over who gets to run new nursing home beds in Boone […]

Kindred Nursing Home Closes in Face of Violations and Fines

Published on Apr 14, 2014 in Nursing Home Abuse.

The Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation-Milwaukee, also known as Mount Carmel, closed its doors in early March. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the facility announced its plans to close last fall, in the wake of an August inspection finding multiple serious violations and fines levied of $400,000. Multiple lawsuits and citations Kindred-Milwaukee has been […]

Nursing Home Deaths in Long Island

Published on Mar 10, 2014 in Nursing Home Abuse.

In recent months, there have been two nursing homes on Long Island where staff negligence has led to patient deaths. Authorities have made criminal arrests in one case, while investigations are ongoing at the other. Suffolk Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Severe neglect led to the deaths of two elderly patients at the Suffolk Center […]

Five Financial Scams Retirees Should Look Out For

Published on Mar 3, 2014 in Nursing Home Abuse.

Seniors work hard to save for their retirement years, and often live on tight budgets to ensure their standard of living. Sadly, financial scammers are out there at work designing schemes targeted specifically to this group. USA Today’s finance reporter Rodney Brooks reviewed some of the more successful schemes aimed at seniors. Hopefully this information […]

Nursing Home Theft – Is Your Family At Risk?

Published on Jan 17, 2014 in Nursing Home Abuse.

Across the country, nursing home staff members have been embezzling from client trust funds in nursing homes. USA Today reports that many individuals have singlehandedly withdrawn or otherwise accessed amounts well over $100,000. This nursing home abuse problem offers a glaring example that while state and federal government may regulate nursing homes in many regards, […]

Second Charge of Abuse Reported at Lexington Area Nursing Home

Published on Dec 23, 2013 in Nursing Home Abuse.

For the second time in a four-month period, a resident at Cambridge Place Health Care has alleged abuse at the hands of a facility employee. A 49 year-old former employee of Cambridge has been indicted for “knowingly abusing or neglecting an adult.” Attorney Gayle Slaughter, however, has denied all charges on the employee’s behalf. Slaughter […]

May is Older Americans Month

Published on May 6, 2013 in Nursing Home Abuse.

Since 1963, May has been celebrated as Older Americans Month in the U.S.  It’s a time to appreciate, celebrate, and care for the older members of society, whose experience and perspective provides valuable insight into everyday life.  The year 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Older Americans Month, and this year’s theme for the month […]

Kentucky Legislature Drops Two Bills to Protect Nursing Home Residents

Published on Apr 15, 2013 in Nursing Home Abuse.

Two bills introduced in the Kentucky legislature during the most recent session are aimed at protecting nursing home residents by improving nursing homes’ abilities to screen potential employees. However, both bills failed to pass through the legislature – a fact that concerns experienced Kentucky nursing home injury attorneys, as it reduces the resources available to […]

Annual “Elder Abuse Report” Reveals Increase in Neglect and Abuse in KY Nursing Homes

Published on Aug 16, 2012 in Nursing Home Abuse.

According to a report from Kentucky.com, the annual “Elder Abuse Report for Kentucky” shows that many nursing homes are being sued by the families of loved ones who have been abused and neglected. Despite industry reports that indicate profits for the nursing home industry are at an all-time high, this report shows that adult protection […]

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