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Nursing Home Celebratres Oldest Resident- Age 104
Residents at one nursing home held a party to celebrate the upcoming start of a new year and to honor the nursing home’s oldest resident, who just turned 104. The special resident was born on Dec. 27, 1905, and a…
Nursing Home Aides Plead Not Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Elderly Residents
A 19-year-old nursing home aide pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges that she was one of two employees who sexually humiliated and abused numerous vulnerable residents at the facility. According to the charges, the aide admitted to police that…
Nursing Home Found Guilty of Falsifying Records to Cover up Neglect
“It was horrible,” said the daughter of one nursing home resident regarding the 20 sores her father developed after just nine months in a nursing home. “He walked in on two legs and a cane. He was 237 pounds. When…
Nursing Home Resident Dies During Altercation with His Roommate
Authorities are continuing to investigate the death of a mentally ill resident of one nursing home last week. The male resident, 57, died Thursday after an altercation with his roommate. Facility staff found the resident on the floor, unconscious and…
Nursing Home Fined Heavily by the State in 2009
One nursing home has been accumulating a long list of fines. Recently they agreed to pay a $6,500 fine over accusations that some of its elderly and sick residents were mistreated. The senior care center and the State Department of…
States Licensing Practices: Neglect and Abuse Falling Through the Cracks
An investigation spurred on by the death of a young boy has revealed a startling issue in the nursing world. In the investigation of the boy’s May 2005 death, state records show that the boy’s nurse had fallen asleep, then…