Category: Abuse and Neglect

Union woman accused of stealing more than $50K from assisted living resident

Elder exploitation cases highlight concerns about financial abuse in facilities, where residents may be particularly at risk of manipulation or theft.  A 73-year-old woman from Union County, South Carolina, Carla Finley, has been arrested after authorities alleged she stole a total of $54,817 from a resident at Wesley Court Assisted Living Community in Boiling Springs.

Mistake Causes Nursing Home Resident to Die

At 99 years old, the woman who wanted to reach the milestone of 100 has passed away due to a fatal nursing home mistake. Although blind and elderly, the staff at the Glan Rhos facility in Wales decided to give Margaret Eluned Roberts a boiling hot cup of tea to drink by herself. Soon after, she

Blaming the Victim

She was a very kind woman, and the fact that she died in such a violent way is just an absolutely horrible thought. –Adam Plares Jr., the grandson of a nursing home resident who was beaten to death by her roommate. This horrifying story is the result of blatant carelessness by the Mission Skilled Nursing

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