The Advocate had a good article on the lawsuit filed after video evidence showed a resident was physically, verbally, and sexually assaulted at her nursing home. Dana Verdugo sued Madison de Lafayette nursing home on behalf of her mother after she became aware of this alleged abuse. Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s investigator informed her of a video
The New York Post reported Janet Balducci was pronounced dead at Water’s Edge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Port Jefferson, Long Island, on February 4th, 2022. The nurse sent her off in a body bag to be embalmed. However, when the 82-year-old woman arrived at Casimir Funeral Home in Miller Place, New York, they discovered
The nursing home industry is complaining about new facility assessment requirements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) that aim to guide safe staffing decisions. However, CMS provided Critical Element Pathways to all facilities to make it easy to implement the new rules. CMS updated the existing requirements by expanding guidance on data-driven and evidence-based metrics
WRAL reported that Cynthia Williams Sellars pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a resident at a Fuquay-Varina assisted living facility. Prosecutors said that Sellars pushed 88-year-old Lillie Cooper to the ground on September 24th, 2023, after arguing with her at the Windsor Point Retirement Community. Lillie Cooper passed away due to her injuries
The Herald Sun reported that Alando Williams died at at Windsor Healthcare Center of Oaklanda nursing home after being given too much medication to prevent him from wandering. Williams died at the age of 64 . The heavy regimen of medication led to his wrongful death. The unsafe staffing made a chemical restraint necessary according
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