Posts tagged elder abuse

• Nursing Home Abuse: Nursing Homes with Repeated Violations

  Laura Blatt | June 01, 2007 5:44 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  In 2006, one in five nursing homes received citations for violations that could seriously harm residents. This figure comes from recent studies by the GAO (Government Accountability Office), which has been tracking nursing home performance for the last decade and reporting back to Congress at least once a year.Sadly, the GAO found that some nursing homes repeatedly violated federal and state...

• Teen Attacks Man, 91, at Nursing Home

  Christina Cole | February 20, 2007 10:03 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Police are trying to piece together a strange case that came to light, on Sunday, when an 18-year-old Costa Mesa man walked into a nursing home and allegedly tried to smother a patient. He is now being held on suspicion of attempted murder and elder abuse.The victim, a 91-year-old resident, was shaken but unharmed. The incident occurred at 11:15, Sunday, when the man entered the Mesa Verde...