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Since 2000, more than 16,000 complaints of sexual abuse in long-term care facilities have been reported. As horrifying as this number is, a recent in-depth investigation by CNN opines it significantly underestimates the total number of abuse victims. There are no national databases tracking reports of sexual abuse among the elderly in nursing home environments. Further, many...

When a nursing home resident is hurt or dies as a result of the neglect or abuse of facility staffers, administrators should be held accountable. The resident or their surviving family members deserve to have their day in court when disputes arise. Unfortunately, this is not happening for many people who suffer harm due to the negligence and...

Nursing home abuse and neglect are both very serious concerns. Seniors are vulnerable to being victimized in a nursing home and many elderly people, especially those suffering from conditions such as dementia, cannot necessarily speak up about abuse they are enduring at the hands of caregivers. Because many people are worried about the care their...

Nursing home neglect is a problem year round. Unfortunately, neglect may actually become worse over the holidays when experienced nursing home staff members go on holiday vacations, leaving the residents in the care of inexperienced temp agencies or resulting in the care facility becoming shorthanded. Many people will visit nursing homes over the holidays in...

When we think of nursing home abuse, we usually think of seniors being physically harmed. We may think of mental, emotional or even sexual abuse. And we think along those lines for good reason - those forms of abuse are real, and they can have devastating effects on victims and their families. But nursing home...

An 86-year-old woman was left blind in one eye following abuse in her Alabama nursing home. A 25-year-old nurses aid struck the senior violently in the face, causing the damage. According to Alabama.com, the elderly woman was taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham where doctors operated to try to save her vision. They were unable...

The risks of nursing home abuse are substantial for seniors. Often, in facilities where abuse and neglect occur, there are a myriad of problems affecting the health and safety of seniors. When a nursing home does not have appropriate policies for following best practices for resident care, this can effect every aspect of the nursing home environment. From poorly...

Two former nursing assistants at Glen Haven Health and Rehabilitation in Northport were arrested and charged with violating the Adult Protective Services Act after they allegedly held down a 93-year-old female patient while another aide assaulted her. Monica Danielle Adams and Marilyn Annese Marshall reportedly held the patient while another nursing assistant, Anita Watford, punched...

Attorney Perry Shuttlesworth represented family in wrongful death case In May 2013, the Circuit Court of Blount County, Alabama released a record $5 million Order of Final Judgment (Civil Action Number CV-2011-900016.00) in a wrongful death truck accident that resulted in the death of a 22-year-old mother. The final judgment represented over two years of...

A great deal of attention is focused on preventing nursing home abuse at the hands of staff members. In a country where at least five million nursing home residents are abused each year, stopping nursing home staff from harming vulnerable seniors should be a top priority. Preventing abuse by caregivers is not enough to keep seniors safe. Nursing...