Posted on November 16th, 2009
A Chicago nursing home is being investigated by the State of Illinois after a 72-year-old resident was beaten to death. If a senior citizen in your family has been the victim of eldercare abuse, the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod can help you fight for their dignity.
According to Chicago police, a 62-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in the incident, which might be upgraded to murder. Police say the man admitted to beating the 72-year-old resident after the victim walked into his room and began eating the other man’s dinner. The suspect has a history of aggression.
If you or someone you love 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 November 11th, 2009
Levinson Axelrod reports that two Democrat Senators, as well as pharmacists and geriatrics interest groups, are alleging a DEA crackdown on narcotics is ultimately preventing nursing home patients and hospice care patients from receiving the pain medication they desperately need. If an elderly member of your family has been the victim of nursing home abuse, the New Jersey eldercare abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod would like to help you fight for justice.
According to the politicians and interest groups, the DEA’s strict enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act is leading to delays by pharmaceutical companies in providing pain-control medication such as morphine and Percocet to nursing homes.
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 November 10th, 2009
A woman in Clinton, Indiana has been sentenced to probation after she pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining pharmaceutical medication from nursing home residents. If you suspect an elderly person in your family is being mistreated at a nursing home facility, the eldercare abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod can help fight for compensation.
According to staff, the woman had been removing Fentanyl patches from elderly female patients. Fentanyl is a pain suppressant, similar to morphine but more powerful. She later called the nursing home, claiming to be a representative of the pharmaceutical company which makes Fentanyl, issuing a recall for the product.
If someone you love has been the victim of nursing home abuse, contact the New Jersey nursing home abuse lawyers of Levinson Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.
