Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Nursing Home Patient Had Maggots In His Eyes

  Diego Madrigal | January 23, 2008 6:19 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A nursing home patient who was brought to the hospital with maggots in his eyes and an infected breathing tube died. The Attorney General's office is investigating possible neglect or abuse directed at the man. The man was a resident at University Center West in Deland when he was taken to the hospital with these horrible conditions. He was later moved to a hospital in Jacksonville where he...

• CNA Accused of Abusing Florida Nursing Home Resident

  Chrissie Cole | September 24, 2007 4:58 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A certified nursing home assistant has been taken into custody on allegations that she abused a nursing home resident at a Pensacola nursing home. She is accused of causing injuries to the face and neck of an Alzheimer's patient.The arrest was carried out in Louisiana by the Houma Police Department, acting on behalf of the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. "This victim was...

• Shocking Nursing Home Abuse

  Ed Normand | September 01, 2007 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Right here in Central Florida we have another example of inhumane treatment at a nursing home. The list of alleged abuses is sickening:One resident suffered with an untreated impacted bowel for three weeks until her death.A resident with Alzheimer's fell out of bed. She called for help for an hour until she crawled to a phone and called 911. Firefighters rescued her and found the 3 nursing home...

• Girard Nursing Home Fined for Abuse

  Shannon Weidemann | August 29, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A nursing home in Girard, Illinois had abuse complaints lodged against it. Investigators found that the workers at Pleasant Hill Village Nursing Home was abusing residents. A fine of $25,000 was levied against the home. A February report by the Illinois Department of Public Health indicated the incidents might have started as early as August 2006.Aides allegedly poked one resident with a pin...

• Nursing Homes May Be Reimbursed for Employee Screening

  Sandy Grinnell | August 04, 2007 10:51 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  A bill submitted by U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) will allow Medicare and Medicaid to pay long term care facilities for the background check of applicants for hire. It also provides for a centralized database from all states from which the background checks can be made. The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007, which is supported by the American Health Care Association, would allow...

• Avoid Muscle Weakness Ailment That Often Leads to Nursing Home Care

  Patricia Doherty | July 12, 2007 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The most common reasons senior citizens require nursing home care are muscle weakness, known as sarcopenia, osteoporosis and dementia, like Alzheimer's disease. While there has been publicity on osteoporosis and dementia, Americans know very little about Sarcopenia - age related loss of muscle mass. To minimize muscle loss as you age participate in strength training, eat a healthy diet, low...

• Nursing Home Faces Manslaughter Charges

  Chrissie Cole | June 25, 2007 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  If Julia McCauley,74, had been wearing the monitoring bracelet prescribed by her doctor, authorities believe the elderly resident of Life Care Center would not have plummeted to her death down a stairwell on April 17, 2004.Life Care Centers of America was indited with criminal manslaughter charges due to the workers at the Acton Life Care Center acting recklessly by not making sure the woman...

• No Penalty for Nursing Home Abuse

  Craig Cannon | April 25, 2007 8:43 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Federal health officials impose only minimal penalties on nursing homes repeatedly cited for mistreatment and abuse of patients. As a result, some nursing homes go in and out of compliance with federal standards. Those nursing homes pose a continued threat to the health and safety of patients."Some of these homes repeatedly harmed residents over a six-year period and yet remain in the Medicare...

• Nursing Home Must Pay Damages for Prolonging Life

  Shannon Weidemann | April 07, 2007 9:21 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A jury in Palm Beach County has decided that a nursing home must pay $150,000 in damages to a woman's family after they did not follow her living will and advance directive. The 92-year-old woman had stated that she did not want to be kept alive by artificial means. Workers at Morse Geriatric called paramedics and had her taken to the hosptial where she died six days later after having many...

• Janitor Charged with Striking a Nursing Home Resident

  Christina Cole | March 24, 2007 1:26 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  A man has been charged with striking a disabled resident of a nursing home where he was once employed.The worker was arrested, Friday, after an investigation led by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Units Patient Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation (PANE team). The investigation claims the worker, 56, was employed as a janitor at the Edward J. Healy Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in...