Verdict The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported that an Arkansas federal magistrate judge recommended $10 million to compensate the family of an abused and neglected vulnerable adult. Lois Marie Rack suffered a wrongful death at the age of 52 after only two months in Skyline’s Hillview Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center. Marie developed pressure injuries despite her care

Darlene Weaver died in June 2017. Her children filed a lawsuit against the Timely Mission Nursing Home. The family contends the neglect and recklessness caused her death. The lawsuit accused the facility of failing to provide care, preventing falls, negligent hiring, inadequate training, and covering up adult abuse. The nursing home’s failure to provide proper

Verdict News4Jax in Florida reported the recent verdict against a care facility for vulnerable adults. Anne Fiorito suffered an eye injury while a resident of Cypress Village Retirement Community. It is owned and operated by Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Florida, a large corporation that offers hospice and palliative care to elderly residents. A jury found neglect and compensated

The Seattle Times reported Foss Home and Village nursing home agreed to compensate a sexually abused resident. The facility will pay $8 million to a victim of sexual assault while in the facility’s care. The resident alleged the facility was careless in its hiring of a sexual predator. The facility failed to provide care to

Illegal Dumping The L.A. Times reported that law enforcement has accused a California nursing home of illegally “dumping” patients onto city streets.  This is unsafe for the dumped residents.  The family members were not consulted when patients were “dumped” onto the street. Why would the nursing homes do this?  Money. Greed. The nursing homes wanted