Unnecessary Amputation NBC News reported the bizarre case in Wisconsin. Nurse Mary K. Brown removed the right foot of a resident at Spring Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center. Police accuse a nurse of amputating a patient’s foot without permission. Apparently, she wanting to display it in her family’s taxidermy shop. Police charged Brown with physical
Babyboomers had a great reminder. The website listed facts about elder abuse. Look out for your loved ones. 1. The Percentage of Nursing Homes That Have Elderly Abuse is Very High In the U.S., in 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that sixty-one percent of nursing homes were identified with five or more
Neglect The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the neglect suffered by veterans in nursing homes. One example is Randy Krall. Krall’s death was highlighted in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation that revealed a pattern of violations at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove reaching back five years. The nursing home neglected Krall. The facility caused medication
A caregiver was sentenced to 20 years fore horrific elder abuse. Fortunately, a home security system captured the abuse on video. The victim’s family had installed the cameras to monitor their loved one. The Cobb County District Attorney’s Office accused Shelia Knight of “forcefully” pushing an 86-year-old resident causing her to break her hip. Prosecutors
Another horrible incident of abuse and neglect at a nursing home. Inez Windom showed 13WHAM photos of the injuries her mother suffered from an assault at The Shore Winds, a nursing home in Charlotte. A nursing home caregiver allegedly threw a resident to the ground and tried to rape her. She suffered defensive wounds including
Mechanism Mismatch Elder physical abuse among nursing home residents is prevalent. At least 10% to 25% residents suffer. A 2012 Michigan State University study determined that 1 out of every 4 people living in a nursing home suffered physical abuse. “We’re now on track for elder abuse to triple in the decade between 2020 and
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