News : nursing home abuse lawsuit

View:
 

Found press releases

 

Whistleblowers Win Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit

2/26/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
An Illinois nursing home was slapped with $29 million in penalties by a federal jury in a whistleblower case brought by two former nurses who claimed the facility provided substandard care to its elderly residents while submitting fake bills for treatment to Medicare and...

Six Charged in Indiana Nursing Home Abuse Case

2/18/2013 8:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Indiana authorities have charged six in a nursing home abuse case at the Providence Home Health Care Center, located in Jasper, in the southern part of the state.

The arrests of the six followed an investigation by several law enforcement agencies into the alleged abuse of a male resident at...

Nursing Home Patients: High Risk for Flu?

2/8/2013 8:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Getting the flu is always a miserable experience, but for the elderly, a case of the flu can be fatal. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “90 percent of seasonal influenza-related deaths and more than 60 percent of seasonal influenza-related hospitalizations in the United States each year occur in people...

Chicago Nursing Home Death Leads to Lawsuit

1/21/2013 12:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
A Chicago nursing home is being sued after a patient died from an alleged medication overdose.

The deceased, Sonya Eli, died in January 2011 in the Rainbow Beach Nursing Center, as a recent Chicago...

Elder Abuse Leads to Jail for Nursing Director

1/16/2013 12:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
California’s Attorney General announced that the former director of nursing at a hospital in the Kern Valley Healthcare District was sentenced to three years in state prison for the “convenience drugging” of elderly patients, including one who ended up dying.

Gwen D. Hughes, the former nursing director, was charged with the deaths of three patients in the original lawsuit. She pled no contest to a single felony...

Mass. Nursing Homes Overuse Sedation on Unruly Seniors

1/4/2013 8:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
The controversial practice of using sedation to control unruly nursing home residents is more pronounced in Massachusetts than nationally, revealed an investigation by the Boston...

Secret Cameras Capture Nursing Home Abuse

12/28/2012 12:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Alleged nursing home abuse in Pennsylvania has led to arrests and the official revocation of a nursing home’s license.

On Tuesday, December 11, police arrested the two alleged elder abusers, who are former employees of the Arbors at...

Santa Fe Nursing Home Sued for Wrongful Death

12/20/2012 10:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
A lawsuit was filed against Casa Real Nursing Home in Santa Fe for allegedly causing the wrongful death of 85-year old woman who died there due to infected bed sores.

The New...

Nursing Home Abuse Law Passed in Vermont

5/18/2012 10:46 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
A new law in Vermont will help hold nursing home owners and operators responsible for cases of neglect or abuse that occur at their facilities.

Governor Peter Shumlin recently signed the new law into existence that will create an avenue for individuals who have been abused or neglected while living in...

Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit filed in CA

5/9/2012 12:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
A class action nursing home abuse lawsuit has been filed against a CA nursing home claiming the facility gave powerful antipsychotics to residents...