Posted on December 9th, 2009
Iowa legislators have approved new regulations meant to reduce nursing home abuse, a problem that has reached seemingly epidemic-level proportions in the Midwest and perhaps beyond. If a senior citizen in your family has been the victim of nursing home abuse, the eldercare abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you fight for their dignity.
The panel of legislators increased the number of healthcare workers who are required by law to report abuse to include food service workers and housekeeping. Additionally, the legislators defined “gross negligence” as abuse. Lobbyists for the hospital and nursing home industries argued that passage of these rules would define too many as abusive, but were ultimately unable to prevent the new rule change.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of abuse, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 8th, 2009
A man from Palo Alto, California is facing life in prison if he is convicted of sexually assaulting a 94-year-old resident of a nursing home facility. If you suspect that someone in your family is being the victim of nursing home abuse, the New Jersey eldercare attorneys of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you fight for your dignity.
The incident occurred in 2002, when a 94-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in her nursing home in Palo Alto. A man had confessed in 2002, but was exonerated by DNA evidence. Prosecutors say that they now have convincing DNA evidence that a 42-year-old man committed the crime, and an ex-girlfriend identified a necklace found at the scene as having belonged to the man. If convicted, he would spend life in prison.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of eldercare abuse, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 7th, 2009
A legislative panel is being convened in Iowa to discuss the need of health care reform, specifically the definition and response to patient abuse. This will have a large bearing on the on-going debate over nursing home abuse and the need for reform. If you’ve been the victim of nursing home abuse, the eldercare lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to get you the justice you deserve.
The legislative panel comes as the next step in the ongoing debate between state legislators and the health-care industry over the definition of abuse. It has been switched from being defined as “negligence” to “gross negligence,” and now that definition is also being questioned.
If an elderly member of your family has been the victim of neglect, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 4th, 2009
A nursing home aide working in Lufkin, Texas has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for repeated abuse of an elderly stroke victim in her care. If you or someone you love has been the victim of eldercare abuse, the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to fight for your rights.
The elderly resident of the nursing home told her husband that she was being abused. But the woman suffers from dementia, and was unable to identify her abuser. Her husband set up a camera in the room, which recorded two instances of gross abuse by the aide. One instance involved the aide throwing the woman into bed, causing her head to violently hit the headboard.
If someone in your family has been the victim of nursing home abuse, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse attorneys of Levinson Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 3rd, 2009
Reports are coming in from all over the country alleging a cycle of nursing home abuse in care centers from across the nation. If you or someone you love has been the victim of eldercare abuse, the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you fight for the dignity you deserve.
Complaints and investigations have been taking place all over the United States, following an article in the Chicago Tribune which uncovered the unacceptable level of eldercare in the state of Illinois. A recent study conducted in Kentucky found that a similar problem was occurring there. Ex-convicts, sexual offenders, and addicts are finding employment in nursing homes, a serious issue that has national consequences.
If you suspect someone in your family has been the victim of nursing home abuse, contact the New Jersey eldercare attorneys of Levinson Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 2nd, 2009
Hidden cameras in a Kentucky nursing home have revealed a systemic pattern of neglect – one which may extend far beyond the state. If you’ve been the victim of nursing home neglect, the New Jersey eldercare attorneys of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you fight for the respect and financial compensation you deserve.
Hidden cameras in Kentucky nursing homes revealed that elderly residents were being abused by their caregivers, regularly and seemingly without repercussion. Of the ten Kentucky homes that were investigated, nine of them scored below the national median. Since the pattern of abuse in Illinois nursing homes was exposed last month, more and more instances of neglectful treatment are coming to light all across the country.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of eldercare abuse, contact the New Jersey nursing home lawyers of Levinson Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 1st, 2009
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office is considering releasing the names of abusive caregivers who have been fired from nursing homes. This is part of a greater trend in the Midwest following the revelation that Illinois nursing homes have a systemic history of abuse. If you or someone you love has been the victim of eldercare abuse, the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod.
The Attorney General’s Office says that the new policy comes amid concerns that nursing home employees fired for abuse can simply find employment at another nursing home. They worry that there is no system in place to guarantee the safe treatment and care of the elderly. The eldercare industry at large is seeing an increase in scrutiny as more allegations of abuse all across the country come to light.
If you suspect that someone in your family has been the victim of nursing home abuse, contact the New Jersey eldercare abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
