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Nightmare Situation

I cannot imagine the horror of discovering your a caregiver raped your mother. An avoidable nightmare situation for residents and families. However, WXIX reports police accuse Peris Ross of sexually assaulting a 90-year-old nursing home resident. Ross faces charges after reportedly sexually assaulting a woman at the Hyde Park Health Center Assisted Living. Frances Knighten

John Durham Fails Again

A jury found Igor Danchenko — a private researcher who was a source for some information about Trump’s significant financial ties to Russia — not guilty of lying to the FBI about where he got his information. A website funded by a deep-pocketed Republican donor initially hired Fusion GPS to dig into Trump’s background. Fusion

Mental Health Matters Act

The Mental Health Matters Act would ban unfair arbitration clauses, class action waivers, discretionary clauses, and representation waivers in ERISA-governed plans. The Mental Health Matters Act would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to make mandatory arbitration clauses unenforceable. This would ban pre-dispute arbitration as a condition of joining the plan. A big win

Criminal Neglect

“Somebody had to smell it. Somebody had to see it. Somebody had to deliver mail. Somebody had to deliver a package. When you see something, say something.” The Genesee County Sheriff charged 32-year-old Stephanie Allison Windus with elder abuse. The victim lived in a double wide mobile home with six other people. Windus failed to

Medicare Fraud Settlement

Whistleblower Settlement The IndyStar reported on a $5.5 million settlement over allegations of false claims and Medicare fraud.  American Senior Communities LLC (ASC) is a private company that operates dozens of nursing homes owned by Health & Hospital Corp. of Marion County. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Indiana announced the settlement. 

AARP Protecting Elderly Residents

“For many years Alden has engaged in an ongoing practice of profiting from systematically and knowingly understaffing the Alden facilities, causing dangerous, distressing, and grossly unsanitary living conditions for thousands of residents.” UNSAFE STAFFING AARP filed a class action for unsafe staffing against Alden Group, one of the largest health care providers for older adults

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$42 Million Given Back for over 8,000 Investors

$1.05 Million Largest Nursing Home Jury Award in Spartanburg History

$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

$1.05 Million Largest Nursing Home Jury Award in Spartanburg History

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