A recent article in the New York Times discussed certain dangers that can await Parkinson’s patients when they’re admitted to hospitals. These patients require specific medications at certain times, and general hospital staff members aren’t educated about the needs that these patients have. As a result, Parkinson’s patients can be…
A West Virginia jury awarded $90.5 million in damages to a family who alleged nursing home abuse and neglect back in 2010. The nursing home has taken the case to the West Virginia Supreme Court once already, according to an article in West Virginia’s State Journal. And this time, they’re…
A recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine confirmed that abused and neglected elderly persons face much higher risks for hospitalization, and not necessarily for injuries suffered as a result of their mistreatment. According to Dr. Theresa Soriano, an associate professor of medicine in geriatrics and palliative care in the Icahn…
Just last week, a South Dakota court granted a nursing home abuse defendant access to the victim’s medical records, according to a news release from the Nursing Home Abuse Center. Heather Lynn Laird, a 36-year-old former employee of the Dell Rapids Nursing and Rehab Center, was indicted last December for…
Last month, a California nursing home abuse case was delayed when the defendant requested extra time to weigh her options for a plea deal. The California Attorney General charged Sylvia Cata with involuntary manslaughter for the death of a dementia resident in her care. Do you have a loved one…
Do you have a loved one who is suffering from Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia? According to a recent article in the New York Times, dementia care costs are projected to double by the year 2040. This story comes just a few days after a new report in The…
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) cited the San Diego care facility Villa Rancho Bernardo Care Center (Center) for inadequate elder care, which resulted in the death of one of its residents. According to a story from NBC San Diego, the Center received the most severe penalty under state…
We often hear stories about elder abuse in nursing homes, but there are other places where seniors face threats of abuse. Perhaps we don’t like to think about older adults being abused by their caregivers, but according to a recent report in US News, nearly 10 percent of adults over…
Do you have an elderly parent or loved one who has survived cardiac arrest in a nursing home or assisted-living facility? A recent post in the New York Times blog “The New Old Age” suggested that recent medical studies show encouraging results for patient survival after experiencing a heart attack…
Do you have an elderly parent or loved one in a Southern California nursing home? A recent study of nursing facilities within our state found that in 20 out of 22 facilities tested, the drug-resistant and often deadly skin infection “MRSA was present. San Diego’s local ABC 10 News referred…