Discussion of nursing home abuse & neglect. Important information for nursing home residents and their families. Specific topics include: bed sores, falls, medication errors, elopement, molestation, medical errors, neglect and litigation.
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A lawsuit has been filed against the LaSalle County Nursing Home by the guardian of a female patient at the facility who was sexually abused by male patient at the facility.
The lawsuit alleges that between January and May, 2009 the staff at...
"What do nursing homes describe pressure sores according to stages?"
-Edith Phoenix, AZ
Nursing homes and hospitals use a four stage scale to describe, monitor and treat pressure sores (also called bed sores, pressure ulcers or decubitus...
After discovering multiple health and safety problems, Florida officials have suspended the admission of new residents to Emeritus at Crossing Pointe-- a Florida Assisted Living Facility.
A September inspection of Emeritus revealed:
An...
Pershing Convalescent Home is a small 51 bed nursing home located in Berwyn, IL, a suburb of Chicago. This nursing home facility received only one out of five stars, which is a much below average rating, according to the government’s Medicare...
Murder charges may soon be filed against 62-year-old Ardyce Nauden, after he beat brutally Andres Cardona at Chicago's Columbus Park Nursing & Rehab Center. The beating occurred after Cardona allegedly tried to take Nauden's lunch. The August...
