Elderly Abuse Charges
Three female nursing home workers have been arrested for the appalling crime of taking overtly sexual photos of the dead elderly patients bodies.
Three female nursing home workers have been arrested for the appalling crime of taking overtly sexual photos of the dead elderly patients bodies.
For the last two years, tests have shown that a nursing home in southeastern Nebraska has contaminated water with a deadly bacteria called Legionella. Legionella can cause two types of respiratory diseases: Potomac fever and the potentially fatal Legionnaires disease. This bacteria is found generally at low levels of water, lakes, and streams and can
McKnight’s reported a bizarre story involving a cover up and wrongful termination of a brave CNA. Kandus Jellison was a CNA at Oakwood Specialty Care in Iowa. Health care providers and caregivers owe a fiduciary duty to vulnerable adults under their care and supervision. On June 22, 2022, a resident fell from his wheelchair causing
The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported on the sad case of Kevin K. Bennet. Bennet was employed as a patient access professional for Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Iowa. Patient access professionals guide patients through the admission process and answer any questions they may have. Bennet was suspected to be under the influence at work on September
The nursing home industry claims they cannot meet safe staffing levels because the lack of available nurses and CNAs. Advocates push for more immigrant nurses to be granted the right to work in the US. Already around 25% of all US nursing home care workers are immigrants. They are far more likely to be retained by employers than
McKnights reported the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has been investigating Supportive Care Holdings LLC and its CEO, Joseph Newmark, for alleged billing misconduct between 2019 and 2023. This company offered mental telehealth services to skilled nursing facility residents. Telehealth services have recently become very popular for seniors and
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