The owner and manager of a Palmetto nursing home has been arrested on a charge of neglecting an elderly person in connection with a large lesion found on the face of a resident there. According to reports, 85-year-old Ronald Larsen began living at the Palmetto Guest House in June, 2005. Jacqueline Dorelien took over the home
Protecting Loved Ones from Nursing Home Abuse Solomon & Relihan’s Phoenix based law firm has recently launched NursingHomeAdvocates.com. NursingHomeAdvocates.com is a resource portal designed to assist both family members of nursing home residents, and the patients themselves, who suspect neglect, malpractice, or abuse. In the United States alone, nursing home malpractice has become a significant
Investigators in Kenton County, Ohio are looking into a nursing home in Erlanger, where several complaints have been filed against Villa Springs Nursing Home. As many as five patients may have died as a result of abuse and neglect, authorities said. One former patient told News 5 he nearly died trying to get help from a
The family of Florence Pierpoint, a 79-year old nursing home patient who was killed while in the care of a Tacoma nursing home, filed a lawsuit after a medical examiner ruled her death a homicide caused by a morphine overdose. The complaint includes charges that the facility’s staff failed to administer medications according to the physician’s orders and
It is horrible how the U.S government treats war veterans. This article discuss how a Phoenix, Az nursing home for veterans was cited for negligence because of mismanagement and understaffing. State review blames staffing shortage for nursing home troubles. A state government-run nursing home for veterans suffered from staffing shortages, poor morale and mismanagement. The
When two residents at a nursing home in Santa Cruz got eviction notices last March, they decided to fight them. They called Linda Robinson of Advocacy Inc., a Santa Cruz nonprofit, to help them file appeals with the state Department of Health Services. A little more than a year later, the issue is being resolved