Tag Archive: Abuse and Neglect

Investigation into suspicious nursing home deaths

The Chicago Tribune has a story about the suspicious deaths possibly caused by morphine overdose at a nursing home.  McHenry County prosecutors acknowledge the suspicious deaths at the Woodstock Residence nursing home in Woodstock have been difficult to pursue.  Three bodies were exhumed last year, and tissue samples were sent to a Pennsylvania lab for

Anonymous phone call may lead to shocking truth of abuse

The L.A. Times has an incredible story that is far too common in today’s nursing home industry. Rita Kittower buried her husband last month.  She had bade a tearful goodbye to her mate of 49 years, who had passed away in an exclusive assisted living facility in Calabasas. “He just stopped breathing,” Kittower said she

Allegations of neglect including no hot water

Residents at a nursing home in Idaho are alleging the facility is neglecting its residents and has failed to provide hot water for nine days. A new water pump was ordered Thursday when hot water went out at the home.  Hot water was  available in the home’s kitchen and laundry room. The hot water was temporarily

Maggots found in resident’s eye

This story really upset me.  I can’t imagine the excuses the nursing home will use to explain this neglect away.  Florida police began investigating why an 82-year-old man from the University Center West nursing home was so severely neglected, he ended up in the hospital. The man was taken to the hospital suffering chest pains

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