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Former nursing home employee speaks out about abuse allegations
Several people contacted WLBT sharing similar stories of alleged abuse at a Brandon nursing home. A former nursing home employee said she was a witness to the abuse and neglect.
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Kentucky Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Law Firm Offers More Video on New Website
A website redesign has allowed Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers to expand the information it provides to those who have been impacted by elderly abuse and neglect.Bowling Green, KY (PRWEB) January 24, 2012 The Kentucky nursing home abuse and neglect law firm of Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers has added more information, including an expanded video library, to the website it has established to ...
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Elder Abuse Lawyer Comments on Nursing Home Quality of Care Performance Study
Boston attorney Bernard J. Hamill of Hamill law group says quality of care issues still plague elders in Massachusetts nursing homes.(PRWEB) February 04, 2012 Boston Massachusetts nursing home abuse attorney Bernard J. Hamill says that a review of 2010 Quality of Care issues show that nursing homes nationwide still have work to do to comply with federal and state mandates for the quality of care ...
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Neglect at nursing home uncovered
Evidence of neglect and abuse at a private nursing home in Essex is uncovered by a BBC investigation.
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Kentucky Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyers Call for Independent Inspections of Deficient Nursing Homes
J. Marshall Hughes and Lee Coleman of Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers say family and friends of nursing home patients need to come forward with suspicions of elder abuse and neglect.Bowling Green, KY (PRWEB) January 17, 2012 Kentucky nursing home abuse and neglect lawyer J. Marshall Hughes today cited a new Center for Medicare Advocacy study in calling for independent inspections of deficient ...
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Shocking care standards at Southern Cross's Scottish old folks home exposed
EXCLUSIVE: A HORRENDOUS catalogue of neglect, cruelty and abuse at nursing homes run by the collapsed care giants Southern Cross can be revealed today.
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Ex-Burkesville nursing home nurse charged with neglect, theft
Jinger Butler, 41, is accused of replacing and retaining the medication of 10 adult residents at the Cumberland Valley Manor Nursing Home in Burkesville.
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VIDEO: Nursing home accused of neglect
An Essex nursing home, which was investigated after two elderly residents died, has being accused of ongoing neglect.
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Governor Quinn Announces Federal Funding to Improve Nursing Home Safety
Governor Pat Quinn recently announced $110 million in additional federal funding for enhanced safety, increased staffing and quality standards in nursing homes. Federal authorities approved a federal Medicaid funding match that will allow the state to fully implement the reforms designed to protect frail older adults and persons with disabilities living in long term care facilities. Today’s ...
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Allegations of abuse of a nursing home patient
A Rankin County woman is accusing a nursing home of abusing her elderly mother. It is an allegation officials at the Brandon facility deny.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 December 2005 )
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Today's Elder Abuse Headlines |
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Grant awarded for Elder Abuse Unit
To arrange for a member of the Elder Abuse Unit to speak to your group, call Lexi McKay at the Prosecutor's Office, 961-0466.
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Mother, son take plea deal in gruesome case of elder abuse
George Stahl/Special to the Sun On Wednesday, Jan. 4, in a Kern County Superior Court appearance, co-defendants Joseph McCoy, and his mother, Darlene Green, entered no contest pleas in the case of elder abuse leading to the death of 90-year-old Margaret Gray on April 1. Gray was Green’s mother and McCoy’s grandmother. McCoy had been Gray’s IHSS primary caregiver since he turned 18 in 1999.
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Awareness key to stopping elder abuse
CORNWALL – Sometimes stressful situations can escalate into an abusive event. However, when the victim is not capable of caring for themselves, the abuse can go undetected.[...]
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Group works to prevent abuse of elderly
Dana Cole/San Pedro Valley News-Sun In an effort to strengthen community awareness when it comes to elder abuse prevention and intervention, the Cochise Elder Abuse and Prevention Partnership, or CEAPP, will be hosting informational programs that are open to the public.
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Elder abuse hotline may have to disconnect
Organizers of the Elgin Elder Resource Committee are worried the potential collapse of a province-wide senior hotlin, may hit this area hard. The Senior Safety Line which was created three years ago, is running out of funding.[...]
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County address elder abuse
Family and Community Services, along with Strathcona County RCMP’s Cpl. Darren Anderson and Superintendent Gary Steinke provided Strathcona County council with an update of the ongoing Elder Abuse Strategies on Tuesday.[...]
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Elder Abuse Lawyer Comments on Nursing Home Quality of Care Performance Study
Boston attorney Bernard J. Hamill of Hamill law group says quality of care issues still plague elders in Massachusetts nursing homes.(PRWEB) February 04, 2012 Boston Massachusetts nursing home abuse attorney Bernard J. Hamill says that a review of 2010 Quality of Care issues show that nursing homes nationwide still have work to do to comply with federal and state mandates for the quality of care ...
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South Whitehall Township residents learn how to prevent, report elder abuse
The Lehigh County District Attorney's Elder Abuse Task Force spoke to a group of about 50 people Thursday night.
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Couple arrested on elder abuse/identity theft charges
Fresno County Sheriff's authorities arrested a husband and wife Tuesday, Jan. 24, on suspicion of elder abuse and identity theft involving the wife's great-grandparents in Selma. Arrested were Kimberly Rose Rodriguez, 19, and Ray Michael Rodriguez, 21.
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Weekly Health Calendar
SUNDAY Elder Abuse Forum: "Bodies, Hearts and Minds, The Impact of Physical and Emotional Abu
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