There is a special place in hell for people who abuse children, the disabled, and the vulnerable. The State had a crazy story of abuse and poor training at Thrive Upstate, a facility in Fountain Inn, S.C. Police arrested Pebble Artrevious Hill, a caregiver at the residential care facility. Police accuse the caregiver of abusing
The Advocate published a letter from Bruce Blaney explaining the corruption that leads to the abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults in long term care facilities. “The pandemic has revealed life in nursing homes to be at best risky and often lethal. Even before that institutional model killed 3,000 people during the pandemic, the legislative
Assault of anyone is wrong. Assault of a defenseless and vulnerable adult is despicable.
Passive Neglect Passive neglect puts care recipients at risk of serious injuries or death. The Patch reported a male patient, John Eschenbach, went missing from CareOne at Parsippany nursing home. The facility allowed him to leave the facility unsupervised. The staff failed to provide the necessary supervision to maintain his health, safety, and well-being. The facility
As a gerontologist and dementia behavior specialist, Eilon Caspi wrote a book on preventing resident to resident incidents. See his documentary called “Fighting for Dignity.” The film sheds light on the emotional trauma experienced by family members of residents harmed during these episodes in nursing homes. Resident-to-resident incidents are defined by researchers as “negative, aggressive
Long term care facilities have a legal, moral, and ethical duty to keep an eye on the residents. They must protect them from foreseeable harm. Unfortunately, the industry betrays that responsibility too often. As a nursing home attorney for over 25 years, we see how this betrayal affects families who entrust loved ones to facility