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When Nurses Are Criminally Charged for Abuse of a Nursing Home Resident

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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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