Posted on June 25th, 2010
Charges have been filed after a nursing home fire in 2008 killed several nursing home residents.
The fire began after a resident began smoking and suddenly became unconscious. The resident was unsupervised during the incident and the cigarette then began a fire that spread throughout the entire facility and killed three of the 120 residents.
Five of the employees at the nursing home are charged with elder abuse. Investigators found that the fire was not caught early because the fire alarms had been turned off and that this was negligence of people who do the upkeep of the building. This error gave the residents no warning of the fire that was spreading around them.
Elder abuse can have devastating effects on everyone involved, our thoughts are with the elderly victims in the accident.
Posted on June 18th, 2010
Authorities in Illinois have started a process to revoke the license of a Chicago-area nursing home. This initiative comes after the nursing home received multiple citations of nursing home neglect.
Some of these citations include: failing to notify a doctor when a 90-year-old resident’s health worsened and failure to notify a doctor when a patients lab results were abnormal resulting in her death.
The home was also cited for not preventing maggots from a man’s wound on his scalp. The nursing home was added to a federal list of troubled nursing homes that need improvement in their quality of care. The nursing home can voluntarily surrender their license or contest the revocation.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of negligent elderly care, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on June 17th, 2010
A nursing home in Sacramento County, California has been ordered by a judge to pay $29.1 million in a lawsuit over nursing home abuse.
The suit stemmed from the death of 79-year-old tenant. The woman had mild dementia and she moved into the nursing home in March 2005. During her stay, the woman allegedly broke her hip in a fall and the injury went undiagnosed. Within days of the incident, the woman died of an infected bed sore.
According to information provided, jurors found the nursing home guilty of elder abuse. The nursing home disputed the charges and the results because they said the decision was based upon emotion and not facts.
Nursing home abuse is a difficult situation for elderly people and their families. Our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim in the case.
Posted on June 11th, 2010
Officials say that a 44-year-old caregiver has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly killing an Alzheimer’s patient after a heavy dose of morphine.
The 80-year-old woman was killed in February 2010 and the caregiver was indicted in early June. In addition, the woman is charged with felony abuse for the hospitalization of six patients.
Authorities began to investigate for possible abuse after patients tested positive for morphine. Officials think that morphine may have been given to the patients to make them more manageable.
Nursing home abuse can leave elderly people in a helpless situation, our condolences are with the friends and family of the victim.
Posted on June 4th, 2010
A woman filed a suit against a Caseyville Nursing Home and Rehabilitation center claiming that a man died because of the staff’s failure to treat the man appropriately.
The woman claims that the man was admitted into the nursing home in May 8, 2008, where he developed leg ischemia which is painful condition with non-healing wounds and gangrene. The man also suffered from a urinary tract infection and decubitus ulcers that stem from malnutrition and dehydration.
The man died on May 31, 2008. The woman filing the suit claims that the man’s death was caused from the injuries and that the staff performed many negligent acts.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of negligent nursing home care, contact the New jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on June 4th, 2010
A licensed practical nurse pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with a mentally incapacitated patient in a Rochester nursing home. According to court reports, the man plead guilty to a misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person.
For the misdemeanor, the nurse will serve nine months in jail with the possibility of being free in six months. The man was also charged with second-degree rape, but those charges were dropped.
If you or anyone you know has been a victim of nursing home abuse, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A., at 800-346-5529.
