Posts tagged nursing home abuse

• Lewis County Nursing Facility Cited

  Rick Patterson | January 02, 2007 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services imposed fines on a Lewis County Nursing Facility as a result of resident-on-resident sexual abuse and deficiencies in the quality of care, nutrition and errors in medication. Initially the fine was $4,050 per day starting on November 17, 2006. However, since November 20, 2006 the fine has been $150 daily. A 38-page report was obtained by NewsWatch50. ...

• Nursing Home Workers Charged with Neglect

  Greg Owen | December 20, 2006 5:02 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  The Price Hill Police Department received a call on Monday at approximately 1:45 a.m. from a nursing home resident inside the home saying that he had been left alone. Since then, 3 employees at the Price Hill Nursing Home located at 584 Elberon Avenue, Price Hill, have been terminated after being charged with neglect of the patients placed in their care. Those employees include Lanetra Smith,...

• Police Probe Fatal Accident at Nursing Home

  Christina Cole | December 10, 2006 11:28 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Police are currently investigating the death of a 72-year-old Alzheimer's patient who was fatally assaulted last week by another nursing home patient.George Everhart died several minutes after a 73-year-old man had punched him during an altercation. The Sacramento Police had not learned about Everhart's death until three days after. State officials are now looking into the reason for the...

• Abuse of Elderly Patient at Nursing Home Disturbing

  Christina Cole | December 09, 2006 8:36 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  A nursing home assistant is in jail after State Police say he put a pillow over an elderly man's face and repeatedly punched him. 47-year-old Andrew Thompson of Fort Edward, a certified nurse assistant, will not be able to work with the elderly anytime in the foreseeable future. Thompson is in jail after State Police charged him with abusing 85-year-old Fabian Vega, an Alzheimer's patient.State...