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Resident Dies from Choking on Carrot, Home Fined $2,500
Two Connecticut nursing homes have been fined in connection with separate incidents hinting at negligence, a report by CTnow.com says. We want to warn you the details are disturbing. In one incident, an elderly resident at a Wallingford home was accidentally fed chopped food when instructions specified the patient should…
Read MoreNursing Home Patient Found Dead in Stairwell, Coroner Orders Autopsy
The tragic story of Juanita Simmons is all too familiar in the nursing home industry. The 85-year-olds younger sisters suspected she was suffering abuse and neglect at Midwest Rehabilitation and Respiratory Center in Belleville, Ill., but the women did not have the legal authority to remove their sister from the…
Read MoreFormer Nursing Home Aide Charged with Elderly Sexual Assault
Less than two weeks ago, former nursing home aide Sara Comtois, 23, was arrested and charged with two counts of gross sexual assault of a 74-year-old man while she was employed at Penobscot Nursing Home on March 26, 2014. The facility was closed only four months later after this and…
Read More88-Year-Old Man Dies after Ivy Manor Cited for Letting Him Leave without Supervision
An 88-year-old man died Sunday night after walking out of a community-based assisted living facility. Jackson police are investigating the incident, which happened at Ivy Manor on March 1. If you suspect your loved one is being abused or neglected contact one of our dedicated nursing home abuse attorneys today…
Read MoreVideo Evidence of Nursing Home Abuse Prompts Kansas Representative to Act
Last year, shocking footage of a registered nurse abusing an elderly patient emerged from a news station in Kansas. Now, state legislators are pushing for a bill that would require national background checks for nursing home employees as a result of the video. If your loved one was abused or…
Read MoreNurse Charged with Punching 93-Year-Old Patient in the Face
The former employee of a Tuscaloosa, Ala. nursing home has been charged with punching a 93-year-old patient in the face in October 2014. Sadly, abuse stories such as this incident in Tuscaloosa are not uncommon. Whether a home does not conduct the proper criminal background checks, provide enough support to the…
Read MoreJudge Maggio Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribe in Nursing Home Lawsuit
Former Circuit Judge Mike Maggio pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe in exchange for reducing a verdict against a nursing home found liable for the 2008 death of a resident. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorneys Office in Little Rock, 53-year-old Maggio entered his plea in the…
Read MoreAmid Sex Abuse Allegations, Nurse Continues to Find Work in D.C., Maryland
Jared Kline, 37, was employed as a contract nurse at George Washington University Hospital in May 2013, when he was accused of fondling a patient. Within two days, hospital administrators and the San Diego company that placed him there suspended his contract. Kline was also questioned by detectives. Do you…
Read MoreChecking Up on Loved Ones in Nursing Homes over the Holidays
Maintaining a close relationship with a loved one who resides in a nursing home can be trying at times. Whether it is physical distance or health implications that prevent many visits, the holidays are an important time to plan a visit to see elderly loved ones. Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula &…
Read MoreSteps in a Nursing Home Abuse Case
At Pitman, Kalkhoff, Sicula & Dentice, we work hard to keep our clients informed of the processes we go through to fight for their rights. In cases where an elderly relative has been harmed or neglected, we feel that this is essential. In this post, we will discuss the way…
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