This article shows how some employees will not cover up neglect and abuse in nursing homes unlie the majority who are more loyal to their corporate masters than the residents they are bound to protect. June Dankert was 87 and in good health when she died May 10. For the previous two years, she lived at
I saw this story and thought of all the residents who suffered pain as a result of his intentional act. This is why supervision of nursing home employees is crucial. A 40-year-old nurse who pleaded guilty to switching out painkillers meant for nursing home patients has been sentenced to just over five years in prison.
The family of Florence Pierpoint, a 79-year old nursing home patient who was killed while in the care of a Tacoma nursing home, filed a lawsuit after a medical examiner ruled her death a homicide caused by a morphine overdose. The complaint includes charges that the facility’s staff failed to administer medications according to the physician’s orders and