Substance abuse and addiction are prevalent in the health care field. Recently, The Patch reported another tragic situation. A drunk caregiver neglected vulnerable adults under her care, according to law enforcement. Angela S. Hutchison faces a charge of criminal neglect of a facility resident. She worked at Fair Oaks Health Care Center. The complaint said
Media reports show a jury found Sharee Shantrell Bryant guilty of injury to an elderly or disabled person. Bryant worked as a caregiver at Cornerstone Nursing Center. The jury opted for a prison sentence rather than a term of probation–as requested by the defense–following the sentencing phase of trial. The convicted caretaker was given five
Donna Roland broke her arm in two places after tripping and falling in front of the Lexington County Auxiliary Administration building. Roland sued Lexington County in October of 2020 after she fell while stepping down from an unsafe and dangerous curb leaving the County building. The State newspaper reported the $2 million verdict by a
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ ethics scandals following revelations by ProPublica showing how the billionaire donor Harlan Crow has paid for lavish vacations for the justice and his family, purchased Thomas’s mother’s home but allowed her to reside free of rent, and paid for the judge’s great-nephew’s private school education. Now evidence shows lawyers who have
Henry Owens passed away in February, 2021 after enduring what a lawsuit calls severe neglect at a Life Care nursing home in Las Vegas. Following the tragic death of Henry Owens in 2020, his family advocated for better monitoring of loved ones in nursing facilities. His family helped Governor Joe Lombardo to pass and sign
USA Today reported on South Carolina hero Josephine Wright. Ninety-three-year-old Josephine Wright’s home has been in her family since the end of the Civil War. Josephine Wright has been living at the home on Hilton Head for the past 30 years after she and her husband retired from their jobs. The home is a favorite gathering
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