Pennsylvania Nursing Home Resident Hospitalized Following Assault by Nurse

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Resident Hospitalized Following Assault by Nurse

Nursing Home Resident Was Hospitalized Following the Assault by a Nurse in Carlisle, Pennsylvania: A resident of a Pennsylvania nursing home became the victim of nursing home malpractice when she was assaulted by a nurse in mid-November, says an abc27 news article....
Elderly Resident Kills Himself and His Wife inside Pennsylvania Nursing Home

Elderly Resident Kills Himself and His Wife inside Pennsylvania Nursing Home

Murder-Suicide of Elderly Resident and His Wife inside Pennsylvania Nursing Home: A Pennsylvania nursing home resident has died after shooting his wife and turning the gun on himself inside the facility, says an NBC Philadelphia article. In late October at the...
Multiple New Jersey Nursing Homes Cited for Short-Staffing Violations

Multiple New Jersey Nursing Homes Cited for Short-Staffing Violations

Short-Staffing Violations in Multiple New Jersey Nursing Homes Result in Citations Placed:  Several New Jersey nursing homes have recently been cited by the Department of Health for staffing violations amounting to nursing home malpractice, says a New Jersey Spotlight...
Pennsylvania Attorney General Takes over DNA Testing in Choking Death of Philadelphia Nursing Home Resident

Pennsylvania Attorney General Takes over DNA Testing in Choking Death of Philadelphia Nursing Home Resident

Choking Death of Philadelphia Nursing Home Resident leads to Pennsylvania Attorney General Taking over DNA Testing A hair discovered on a paper wipe found lodged in the throat of Cheryl Yewdall, a 50 year-old Philadelphia nursing home resident with cerebral palsy and...
Two New Jersey Nursing Home Workers Tied an Elderly Woman in Their Care to a Recliner with a Bed Sheet, says Attorney General

Two New Jersey Nursing Home Workers Tied an Elderly Woman in Their Care to a Recliner with a Bed Sheet, says Attorney General

Elderly Resident Tied to Her Recliner With a Bedsheet by Two New Jersey Nursing Home Workers, says Attorney General Two employees of a New Jersey nursing home have been named in a 10-count indictment accusing them of assaulting a 93-year-old woman they were meant to...
Pennsylvania Investigations of Elder Abuse and Neglect Are Staggeringly Slow, often with Tragic Results, Report Says

Pennsylvania Investigations of Elder Abuse and Neglect Are Staggeringly Slow, often with Tragic Results, Report Says

Elder Abuse and Neglect Investigations Are Staggeringly Slow in Pennsylvania, often with Tragic Result Many of Pennsylvania’s agencies responsible for protecting older adults are failing to investigate complaints of elder abuse and neglect within a safe timeframe,...