Abusing an elderly nursing home resident is a disgraceful act that is clearly in violation of a resident’s rights. Indeed, such conduct can result in both civil and criminal liability. In most cases of nursing home abuse, the criminal case will proceed to trial before the civil case. This can…
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Nurse Charged with Abusing Patient and Falsifying Business Records to Cover It Up
Nurses, like doctors and other medical professionals, are held to a high standard. Like nurses elsewhere, nurses in a skilled nursing facility are charged with caring for people who are not capable of caring for themselves. Specifically, these nurses care mostly for an elderly population who often suffer from advanced…
Psychological Abuse in Nursing Homes
One of the basic duties of a nursing home is that it cares for people who can no longer care for themselves. While some residents are in nursing homes because they can no longer physically manage their day-to-day routine, many others are in nursing homes due to a wide array of mental health…
What You Can Do to Help Detect Nursing Home Abuse
While most of us would rather not think about it, the unfortunate reality is that nursing home abuse and neglect are two very real problems that plague the nursing home industry across the United States. While nursing homes and the employees that work there are required by law to treat…
Nursing Home Abuse Is Often Covered Up by Administration
When someone places their loved one in a nursing home, they expect that the employees at the facility will put the health and safety of their loved one first. However, this is not always the case. Nursing home employees are often over-worked and end up working long hours without breaks.…
Nursing Home Abuse Doesn’t Require Physical Contact
When most people hear the phrase “nursing home abuse,” images are often conjured of an elderly patient in a dark room being attended by a physically abusive nursing home employee. To be sure, this behavior does occur in nursing homes across Maryland, but that level of conduct far exceeds the lower…
Recovering for a Family Member Who Was Abused in a Maryland Nursing Home
When someone places a loved one in a nursing home, they do so because they cannot provide their loved one with the care needed to make their life as complete as possible. Indeed, the expectation is that the employees of the nursing home will be able to do a better…
Four Nursing Homes Fined by Department of Health for Various Safety Violations
Earlier this month in New Hampshire, the Department of Public Health fined four local nursing homes for failing to comply with various rules and regulations relating to patient safety. According to one local news source, the allegations ranged in seriousness from minor infractions to serious allegations of abuse. For example, one nursing…
Investigative Reporting Uncovers Nursing Home Neglect
Earlier this week, a New Jersey news source published an article documenting an investigative report that looked into allegations of abuse and neglect in area nursing homes. The results were published in a recent article. The article documents several upsetting instances of abuse and neglect, as well as a theme…
Nude Picture of Elderly Nursing Home Resident May Result in Abuse Charges
Earlier this month in San Diego, the U.S. Department of Justice and the California Department of Health joined the San Diego Sheriff’s Department in investigating potential elder abuse that stemmed from a nude video of a nursing home resident being posted on social media. According to one local news source,…