Resident-on-Resident Violence in Nursing Homes
Posted on September 2011
When 81-year-old William Leo McDougall was charged with one felony count of murder after beating his 94-year-old roommate over the…
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Federal Report Shows 1/3 of Nursing Homes Across the Nation Have Been Cited for Abusing Residents
Posted on August 2011
In 2009 the federal government found that nearly 1/3 of all nursing homes in the United States had received citations…
Read More →Chemical Restraints In Nursing Homes Now Considered An Epidemic
Posted on July 2011
Where once nursing homes residents were restrained by leather bonds or cloth ties, many nursing home staff are now relying…
Read More →Wrongful Death Complaint Filed in Hudson County, New Jersey Resulting from Alleged Nursing Home Resident Abuse Captured on “Granny Cam”
Posted on June 2011
A wrongful death complaint resulting from the death of Modesta Alvarado-Vega, 87, a former resident of the Harborage Nursing Home…
Read More →Caregiver will do prison time in assault case
Posted on June 2011
WENATCHEE — The woman charged with abusing an elderly couple in her care has pleaded guilty to three counts of…
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