Legal News Articles - Elder Care

Record-Setting Verdict in Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit

February 6, 2012. By Heidi Turner.

St. Petersburg, FL: A nursing home abuse lawsuit has resulted in a $200 million verdict against a Florida nursing home. Like other lawsuits alleging elder care neglect, this nursing home injury lawsuit alleged an elderly woman received inadequate care at the hands of those who were supposed to protect her.

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Questionable Deaths Reported in Florida's Assisted Living Facilities

May 11, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.

Miami, FL: A report by NPR and the Miami Herald has revealed that state regulators in Florida are not adequately protecting residents of assisted living facilities. According to their report, dozens of deaths in Florida state records appear questionable.

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Nursing Home Abuse Criminal

April 27, 2011. By Jane Mundy.

Washington, DC: More than 90 percent of US nursing homes have at least one employee who has been convicted of a crime, and five percent of all nursing home employees have at least one criminal conviction, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to this new report (March 2011), it comes as no surprise that nursing home abuse is rampant: Some nursing home employees had been convicted of assault.

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Outbreaks of Hospital Superbug CRKP on the Rise in California

March 29, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.

San Francisco, CA: A new study has found that a rare and deadly superbug, carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP), is infecting hospital patients in large numbers in Southern California.

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Mickey Rooney Charges Step Children with Elder Abuse

March 2, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.

Los Angeles, CA: Mickey Rooney, the legendary child star and Hollywood icon, has given testimony before a Senate panel on elder abuse, CBS News reports. Rooney, now 90 years of age, alleges that his two step children took his money and cut off his care.

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Families Should Be on Guard for Nursing Home Neglect

February 4, 2011. By Brenda Craig.

New York, NY: Families of nursing home residents need to be on guard says personal injury and medical malpractice attorney Paul Dansker. "There are a few basic problems that occur over and over again," says Dansker. "And those problems can be very, very dangerous."

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Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Raping a 94-Year Old Nursing Home Resident

January 29, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.

Santa Clara, CA: A Mexican man living in the US illegally has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for elder abuse after he attacked a 94-year old woman who lives in a nursing home in Northern California.

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Sexual Violence Against Female Residents of Chicago Nursing Homes

January 28, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.

Chicago, IL: Authorities in Chicago are reporting the investigation of 86 cases of sexual violence against elderly residents of nursing homes in the city. Some crimes reportedly go back to July 2007.

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Lawsuit Filed over Illinois Nursing Home Abuse

January 24, 2011. By Charles Benson.

Lincoln, IL: A lawsuit has been filed against Maple Ridge Care Centre over alleged Illinois nursing home abuse, the Bloomingdale Press reports.

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Second Suspect Arrested in Care Facility Abuse Case

January 19, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.

Los Angeles, CA: Detectives in Los Angeles have arrested a second suspect who they believe was assaulted mentally and physically handicapped women while working at a residential care facility in 2007.

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