Posts tagged neglect

• Argyle Nursing Home Aide Guilty of Abuse

  Shannon Weidemann | October 15, 2007 12:30 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  A man that worked as a nursing home aide at Pleasant Valley Nursing Home in Argyle for three months has plead guilty after he was charged with patient abuse. He was accused of placing a pillow over the face of a patient and then hitting the pillow. The 85-year-old victim suffers from Alzheimer's disease. He pleaded guilty to first degree reckless endangerment Thursday as his trial was about...

• Wrongful Death Case Filed Against Parkview Nursing Home

  Shannon Weidemann | October 11, 2007 8:54 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  A family is suing a Kentucky nursing home for wrongful death. It is the second wrongful death case brought against the same home in a month. The family alleges the man suffered nursing home abuse when he was in the care of the Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in 2005. He accuses Parkview of accelerating Young's physical deterioration "beyond that caused by the normal aging process"...

• Nursing Home Aide Arrested for Sexual Abuse of Resident

  Chrissie Cole | August 02, 2007 12:31 AM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Many more victims of nursing home abuse are coming forward after the arrest of a nursing home worker who has been brought up on sexual abuse charges, according to Salt Lake Police.In just one day, over a dozen phone calls have been received by people who may not have been taken seriously in their original complaint against the male nursing home worker.Some of the calls involved people with...