Posted on December 18th, 2009
There has been a 52 percent rise of nursing home abuse in the previous year in Australia. In the past financial year, over 1400 assault allegations were made in the past year. If you or someone you love has been a victim of nursing home abuse, the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you fight for the compensation you need.
The nursing home industry dismissed the figure, saying that these claims were never proved. Some of these claims stated the use of unreasonable force and even sexual abuse.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of nursing home abuse, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod by calling 800-346-5528.
Posted on December 17th, 2009
On Dec. 17, a 19-year-old woman plead guilty to all counts alleging elder abuse. If you or someone you love has been the victim of nursing home abuse, the New Jersey nursing abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you get the compensation you deserve.
The 19-year-old faces two counts of fifth degree assault, five counts of criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult and two counts of disorderly conduct with a vulnerable adult. These charges came after an investigation into the alleged abuse. The date for her trial has not been set yet.
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 800-345-5529.
Posted on December 16th, 2009
In an Illinois nursing home, a 62-year-old felon has been charged with first degree murder after beating a 72-year-old fellow resident who was suffering from Dementia. If you or someone you love has been a victim of nursing home abuse, the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, may be able to help get you the compensation you deserve for your mistreatment.
The victim wandered into the felon’s room and started eating the felon’s lunch. Then the felon began to beat the victim. He died later in the hospital.
The Chicago Tribune recently did an investigation and found that there has been numerous cases of elderly and disabled people who were assaulted or murdered by fellow nursing home residents. The governor and state legislature of Illinois are considering the implementation of reforms to make nursing home facilities safer.
If you or someone you love has been a victim of nursing home abuse, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse attorney of Levinson Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 14th, 2009
A 98-year-old nursing home resident in Massachusetts has been indicted for the murder of her 100-year-old roommate, according to CNN. If you or someone you love has been the victim of nursing home abuse, the New Jersey eldercare abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to get you the compensation you deserve for your mistreatment.
According to reports, the 100-year-old woman was found dead on September 24 with a plastic bag tied around her head. The two roommates had apparently argued about the placement of an end table, with the victim demanding the table be moved. The alleged murderer lashed out at an attendant who moved the table. She will be analyzed later this month to determine if she is competent enough to stand trial.
If a senior citizen in your family has been the victim of nursing home negligence or abuse, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 11th, 2009
According to a report in Chicago, hundreds of sex offenders working in Illinois nursing homes are unregistered, raising questions about the safety of elderly citizens living in the facilities. If you suspect an elderly member of your family is being abused, the New Jersey nursing home lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help you fight for their dignity.
Of the 200 sex offenders believed to be working in Illinois nursing homes, only about 33% have registered with the state’s online register, according to the Chicago Tribune study. The state budget cuts have eliminated the police sweeps that used to remove offenders from nursing home employment.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of eldercare abuse, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
Posted on December 10th, 2009
According to new reports, elderly people in hospice and nursing home care are going without desperately needed painkillers. If someone in your family is going without the painkillers they desperately need, the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod may be able to help.
Nursing homes in particular are going without painkillers because of a three-part problem. First, there are stronger regulations controlling pain medication because of an increase in addictions. Second, doctors are less likely to write prescriptions for pain medication, for the same reason. Finally, there have been a series of manufacturing snags limiting the amount of the drugs on the market.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of eldercare abuse, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
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.
