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Rudy Giuliani’s mug shot. Fulton County Sheriff’S Office, via Reuters
Rudy Giuliani’s mug shot. Fulton County Sheriff’S Office, via Reuters
A reckless act of indifference was caught on camera at The Wellshire Warren Barr nursing home. In the video, Marilyn Glass, a resident is allowed to fall face-first to the ground. The caregivers failed to provide any supervision or assistance. A camera recorded the incident of custodial neglect. In fact, the lack of training and competency
ABC13 reported a caregiver employee was arrested for beating a resident. Patrick Ray Piggee is accused of savagely beating a man at a boarding home owned by Allstar Boarding in Missouri City. Piggee faces two counts of injury to the elderly with bodily injury and continuous family violence. The 75-year-old vulnerable adult was hospitalized and
Fox9 reported the tragic, yet far too common, theft of narcotics at nursing homes. This is the third time registered nurse Jody Diercks had her license suspended for allegedly stealing pain medications. The board previously suspended her license for stealing prescription pain medications from patients. She has been diagnosed with polysubstance dependence and a mental health
McKnight’s reported on the $2.2 million settlement with patients who suffered abuse at Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco. A 2019 California Department of Public Health investigation had confirmed multiple claims of patient abuse by six former nurses there. A 2021 lawsuit accused those nurses of taking nude photos of residents and
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