The American Prospect published an article about greedy nursing home operators called “The Nursing Home Slumlord Manifesto.” Nursing home owners admit they make billions a year understaffing homes and shortchanging patients. Last spring, disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a simple but sweeping reform that would have required nursing homes to spend a majority
Registered Sexual Offenders The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on horrible incidents at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Nursing assistant Shelly Houk caught resident Richard Walter assaulting a demented “child-like” woman. She saw Walter with his pants down forcing the woman’s head in his lap. Houk later testified at Walter’s preliminary hearing on charges of sexual assault. The
A caregiver at a Clinton County adult foster home faces more than a decade in prison for vulnerable adult abuse. The Department of Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division and the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office investigated the abuse. A vulnerable adult at the adult foster care home suffered major injuries. The injuries included a subdural
Eilon Caspi is the Assistant Research Professor of Health, Intervention, and Policy at the University of Connecticut. He wrote a fantastic article about resident to resident assaults in nursing homes. These preventable incidents are prevalent in nursing homes. He is a gerontologist and dementia behavior specialist. He literally wrote the book! His film, “Fighting for Dignity,”
No Legal Requirement The Tribune-Review published an incredible report on sexual predators in the nursing home industry. Justice Department statistics show that even after 15 years, 24% of convicted sex offenders will commit another sex crime. South Carolina law does not require nursing homes to disclose if sexual predators are living with your loved ones
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