Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Three Arrested In Nursing Home Deaths

  Chrissie Cole | February 20, 2009 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  Three former nursing home managers have been arrested in the deaths of three residents who allegedly were given needless doses of medication including Zyprexa, Risperdal and others. The state...

• Nursing Home Neglect Leads to Death Suit

  David Rowell | November 21, 2008 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The family of George King has sued the nursing home where he was a resident, claiming that neglect by the nursing home staff led to the victim's death. King, who suffered from dementia, wandered...

• Money Talks - Elder Abuse is not Always Physical

  Clayton Kent | November 17, 2008 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  The less talked about side of elder abuse isn't related to physical abuse. Seniors can be an easy target for investors looking to pad their own bank accounts. Caregivers, utilizing their position of...

• Nursing Home Abuse Report Leads to Closure

  David Rowell | November 15, 2008 1:19 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Following recent reports of an increase in nursing home abuse and neglect, state and Federal agencies may be increasing their surveilance and inspection efforts. A round of such surveys by the...

• Elder Abuse on the Rise in Oklahoma

  Susy Owen | May 21, 2008 9:01 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  According to Oklahoma’s Adult Protective Services, the abuse of elderly people in Oklahoma is on the rise. In fact, abuse has risen by a steady 3 % per year. A spokesperson for Oklahoma’s Adult...

• California Law Provides New Rights for Victims of Financial Elder Abuse

  Ray Mattison | May 06, 2008 11:02 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  California Law provides new rights for victims of elder abuse: mandatory financial insitution reporting and a right to freeze the assets of the wrongdoer before trial.

• Battle Against Bedsores Requires Teamwork

  Walton Barber, LLP | February 19, 2008 11:42 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  New research shows that preventing and treating pressure ulcers in the nursing home setting requires a team approach, involving nurses, laundry workers, cafeteria and maintenance workers, and even the cosmeticians.Large bedsores are a sight to behold. The larger ones - Stage III and IV - can result in a wound so deep that you can see the bone. Wounds like this can be very painful and can lead...

• Long-term Care in Nursing Homes

  Rick Patterson | February 14, 2008 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  An overhaul of Tennessee's state services to the elderly and disabled may not be in the too distant future. A long-term care study committee will be drafting recommendations to overhaul the current system. The state could pay Tennesseans to take care of relatives and friends rather than sending them to nursing homes. "Govenor Phil Bredesen said he will work with lawmakers to "fundamentally...

• Nearly Half of California Nursing Homes Do Not Meet Federal Standards

  Randy Walton | February 11, 2008 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Medicare and Medicaid released a report this week listing nursing homes and hospitals from around the country that have fallen below benchmarks set for patient restraints, bedsores, and surgical infections. Of the 1400 California nursing homes, 674 made the list.The purpose in releasing the specific nursing homes was to hold accountable the private contractors hired by Medicare and Medicaid to...

• California Budget Cuts May Endanger Elderly

  Randy Walton | January 25, 2008 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts of the California budget may increase the risk of elder neglect and abuse to the nearly 150,000 elderly residents of nursing and residential care facilities.According to the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR), the proposed cuts will reduce inspections and will further cripple an already struggling program. Moreover, a reduction in the...