A lawsuit was filed against a nursing home following a 83-year-old resident’s hip fracture at the home, leaving her permanently immobile. According to her attorney, the resident was admitted to the nursing home on Dec. 29, 2006, after living in…

The owner of a nursing home was found guilty of felony abuse and neglect in connection with an incident on Christmas day in 2005.  A 76-year-old resident at the nursing home, who was recovering from a broken hip, was placed on…

We recently obtained a very favorable settlement in the case of a nursing home patient who sustained rib fractures in the second of two falls on the same day.  The patient was admitted to the Roanoke area nursing home for…

In unrelated incidents, two women in the same town have been arrested for allegedly abusing residents at two nursing homes. One woman is accused of kicking an 88-year-old resident in his ribs while she worked as a certified nurse aide…

Three nursing home residents were sickened with salmonella bacteria related to tainted peanut butter products. Health officials said the infections occurred in December, and the department was working with the nursing homes to make sure recalled products were not being…

We recently obtained a very favorable settlement in the case of a 91-year-old female patient who sustained a fall with fractures and head injury at a Roanoke area nursing home.   While at the nursing home, the patient was at all times a high…