In a nursing home neglect case, the jury heard the evidence and provided a $19 million verdict to compensate the resident and family for the wrongful death. The case specifically targeted the facility, the two different operators, and two corporate owners for neglect and corporate malfeasance. However, after posttrial motions, the judge allowed two corporate
Next Steps Healthcare operates 14 nursing home facilities in Massachusetts and was co-owned by Damien Dell’Anno and William Stephan. The company has allegations of failing to properly staff nursing homes causing neglect and harm. Complaints and referrals from the Department of Public Health resulted in the years-long investigation of the Next Steps. Attorney General Andrea
Researchers found a one-month condition of all RREM types of 20% in a large-scale resident-resident elder mistreatment (RREM) study. The researchers studied a sample of 2,011 residents from 10 facilities in New York. The study found verbal aggression to be most common at 9%, physical aggression at 5%, other forms of mistreatment at 5%, and
The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported the tragic case of a wheelchair-bound vulnerable adult was locked outside of the Dubuque Specialty Care nursing home all night. The incident began when the resident became upset with the new policy that prevented residents from smoking anywhere outside the building. The man reportedly told the staff, “I’m getting the
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