Category: Abuse and Neglect

Happy Thanksgiving!

Trump’s policies are causing an unprecedented 15,000 churches shut their doors this year as a record share of Americans (29%) now identify as religiously unaffiliated. Please help those in need.

CNAs and Care Planning

McKnights had an article on the need for recruitment and retention of certified nurse aides who provide 95% of the direct care but typically receive minimum wage and no benefits in difficult short-staffed environments. The article discusses how few nursing homes actually include Certified Nursing Assistants in the care planning process. The need for CNAs

42% Complaints Uninvestigated

WKRN reported that an audit in Tennessee has revealed thousands of uninvestigated complaints against long-term care facilities; years of abuse and neglect and  cover up. Some complaints went over five years without being even slightly addressed. That’s 42% of total complaints filed against nursing homes within the last three years, uninvestigated. The Tennessee Health Facilities

Left to Decay

“Nobody should have to see that. It didn’t even look like a person because he had been there for so long,” –Angela Boorn, upon finding her uncle having been dead for four days. People Magazine reported on the tragic case of Gerald McClellan. The 75-year-old moved into the LifeStream at Sun City senior living this

Seeking Justice

13ABC reported on the tragic case of Sam Ray Jr. For months now, an Ohioan family has been seeking justice for the murder of their loved one at Sylvania Township nursing home.  After being hospitalized for a UTI and pneumonia, Sam Ray Jr. was admitted to the nursing home with the promise they’d look after and improve

“Crap Show”

WSAV reported on the “crap show” that is the operation at Oceanside Care Center on Tybee Island. Constant concerns are being raised about this sorry excuse for a nursing home. Often, the concerns are by the employees themselves. Meanwhile other current employees refer to the facility as a “crap show,” and state, “The bed sheets

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