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
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
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,...
New Jersey Nursing Home Worker Indicted for Assaulting Resident with Bleach Spray
New Jersey Nursing Home Worker Indicted for Assaulting Resident with Bleach Spray New Jersey nursing home worker indicted by a grand jury for abuse of a patient after spraying an elderly resident with bleach, says a Patch.com article. According to the article, Simone...
Residents of Troubled New Jersey Nursing Home Endure Heat Wave with Little to No Air Conditioning
Heat Wave Endured on Residents of Troubled New Jersey Nursing Home with Little to No Air Conditioning A poorly maintained heating and cooling system at Homestead Rehabilitation and Care Center in Newton, New Jersey, has twice threatened to expose fragile residents to...
DNA Testing Could Give Answers in Mysterious Wrongful Death of Philadelphia Nursing Home Resident Found with a Disinfectant Wipe Lodged in Her Throat
DNA Testing Could Give Answers in Mysterious Wrongful Death of Philadelphia Nursing Home Resident Found with a Disinfectant Wipe Lodged in Her Throat In January 2022, Cheryl Yewdall, a 50 year-old Philadelphia nursing home resident with cerebral palsy and intellectual...
Tougher Sanctions Are Needed against New Jersey Nursing Homes that Repeatedly Put Residents at Risk, Says New Report
Tougher Sanctions Are Needed against New Jersey Nursing Homes that Repeatedly Put Residents at Risk, Says New Report New Jersey has failed at holding the worst nursing home operators accountable for repeatedly subjecting residents to nursing home malpractice, says...
Former Pennsylvania Nursing Home Aide Sentenced for Stealing Jewelry from Dementia Patients
Former Pennsylvania Nursing Home Aide Sentenced for Stealing Jewelry from Dementia Patients In a shocking incident of nursing home malpractice, a former nursing aide of a Pennsylvania nursing home has been sentenced to time in jail for stealing jewelry from dementia...
Most Pennsylvania and New Jersey Nursing Homes Fall Far Short of Impending Staffing Requirements, Says Analysis
Staff Requirements are Falling Short for Most Pennsylvania and New Jersey Nursing Homes, Says Analysis In 2026, federal staffing minimums will be implemented in an effort to address staffing shortages that contribute to incidences of nursing home malpractice. Few...
Missing Elderly Woman Who Wandered from Pennsylvania Nursing Home Found Dead
Missing Elderly Woman Who Wandered from Pennsylvania Nursing Home Found Dead An elderly woman who wandered from her Pennsylvania nursing home last month was found dead the day after she was reported missing, says an NBC Philadelphia article. On Monday, July 8,...
New Jersey Nursing Home Residents Sue for Negligence, Hardship, and Wrongful Death after Home Closes without Notice
New Jersey Nursing Home Residents Sue for Negligence, Hardship, and Wrongful Death after Home Closes without Notice For months before the sudden shutdown, red flags about Princeton Care Center were apparent, including staffing shortages, unpaid bills, and poor ratings...
Pennsylvania Nurse Charged with Multiple Nursing Home Murders Gets Life in Prison
Pennsylvania Nurse Charged with Multiple Nursing Home Murders Gets Life in Prison The Pennsylvania nurse who gave high—and in many cases, lethal—doses of insulin to several of her patients has pled guilty to three counts of murder as well as other charges and received...