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Patient Safety Act? Sound familiar? United States Senate began informal hearings yesterday on elder abuse and how to prevent future abuse. What ideas does the Bill contain? A national registry to prevent criminals from being employed by long-term care facilities. The Bill is based on laws that exist in 7 states, which deny employment in…

The Chicago Tribune reports that the daughter if an 82 year old woman who died in a Lemont, IL nursing home has filed a lawsuit alleging that the facility did not provide adequate supervision to prevent a fall that she claims led to her mother’s death. Other allegations in the suit include neglect, failure to…

In a report released by police in Anderson, South Carolina, it is announced that the owner of Connie’s Residential Home cashed two social security checks totaling $60,000 written to a resident in the home. Connie McCurry, 63, was charged with unlawful exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The family of the man whose checks were taken…

In an article on Medical News Today, consumers are warned to check their physicians credentials due to the suspension of an Arizona doctor. On July 10, the Arizona Medical Board announced that it had suspended the license of an internal medicine doctor due to several liposuction procedures that had resulted in his patients’ deaths. The…

I logged on to Washingtonpost.com today – and read the following article by Christopher Lee, Post Staff Writer Bush: No Deal On Children’s Health Plan – President Says He Objects On Philosophical Grounds “President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his Republican allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a popular program that…

Many of our posts are about abuse and neglect that happen in nursing homes. You may be wondering, “How do I know if my loved one is being abused or neglected?” We have an article that may help. Among the many articles written by our attorneys, there is an article entitled “Recognizing Nursing Home Abuse…

News in my fair City today, is whether a local retirement home community can claim charity status, in order to be exempt from various taxes. Read about the Glebe in Roanoke here. We hear all the time that some hospitals and nursing homes are “non profit” – but what does that mean? On the surface,…

According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, a nursing home in Texas City kicked out a mentally disabled woman after she made a rape charge against an employee of the home. The man was later charged with sexual assault. The lawsuit, filed by the mother of the woman (named Jane Doe 1 in the…

In Amite, Louisiana, a Judge ruled against their mayor, Dr. Reggie Goldsby, who doubles as a general practitioner in Amite. The suit was file by Tanya Hendry Sparks on behalf of her father, Marion Hendry, who passed away November 28, 2003. The suit alleges that Goldsby’s care of Hendry was below applicable standards of care.…