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Do You Know the Signs of Nursing Home Abuse and How to Protect Your Loved One?
In the September issue of PKSD’s Newsletter, You Should Know, the problem of nursing home abuse is discussed, including some alarming statistics about the problem. According to the National Ombudsman Reporting System, more than seven percent of the complaints reported to state ombudsman programs in 2014 were about gross neglect,…
Read MoreLawsuit Claims Illinois Nursing Home Staffers Stole $600,000 from 97-Year-Old Resident
According to the lawsuit filed by her public guardian, workers at a Chicago-area nursing home stole $600,000 from a 97-year-old nursing home resident with dementia. The resident of Symphony Residences of Lincoln Park had accumulated more than $600,000 in savings from her long career as a federal government employee. She…
Read MoreNursing Home Residents Allege They Were Sexually Assaulted by 84-Year-Old Man
A former resident of a nursing home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota has come forward to claim she was sexually assaulted by an 84-year-old man who faces similar allegations from residents of other nursing homes in the area. The accused was recently indicted in Minnehaha County for sexual contact with…
Read MoreArizona Man Used Iowa Nursing Homes to Launder $3 Million
According to state and federal court filings, an Arizona real estate developer used two nursing homes in Keokuk, Iowa to launder $3 million in Medicaid payments. While the developer was collecting this money, residents complained about neglect, including being left to lay in their own urine. At one of the…
Read MoreCan a Nursing Home Itself Be Held Liable for Abuse?
Some nursing home abuse cases claim staff members were negligent or malicious toward the victim. However, some cases also claim the nursing home itself was negligent and this resulted in abuse or neglect. If your loved one was harmed due to nursing home abuse, you may be able to pursue…
Read MoreNew Federal Report Reveals Fraud, Lack of Oversight and Poor Care for Patients
A new federal report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is calling on regulators to increase oversight of the hospice industry, which served 1.4 million Americans and received $16.7 billion in Medicare payments in 2016. The report details fraud schemes and inadequate care for patients, with some hospice residents…
Read MoreThird Former Employee to Enter Plea in Nursing Home Death Case
A former employee at a nursing home in Boardman, Ohio was scheduled to appear in court last Thursday to enter a plea concerning charges she faces in connection to the death of resident. The former employee of Greenbriar Health Care Center has been charged with patient abuse and tampering with…
Read MoreDespite Resident Death, Iowa Nursing Home Retains Five-Star Rating
Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center, Iowa still has a five-star rating from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for quality of resident care, even though a resident died in February and the facility was fined last year for physical and verbal abuse of residents. The…
Read MoreAnalysis of Federal Data Shows Nursing Homes Are Often Understaffed
Most nursing homes have been understaffed for years but administrators have been lying to the government about it, according to Kaiser Health News’ recent analysis of Medicare payroll records. The data reveals significant changes in the number of staff members at nursing homes on a day-to-day basis. There were particularly…
Read MoreInvestigation Finds New Mexico Nursing Homes are Some of Nation’s Worst
New Mexico nursing homes have serious deficiencies that put them among some of the worst nursing facilities in the nation, according to a detailed analysis by ProPublica, an investigative journalism organization. ProPublica’s analysis revealed that 36 of 74 Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes in the state reported serious deficiencies between…
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