Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Kindred Healthcare Spent Over $1 million Lobbying

  Beth Janicek | April 03, 2008 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Forbes magazine reported that reports from the lobbyist show that Kindred Healthcare spent over one million in lobbying the federal government last year. Kindred Healthcare operates hospitals,...

• Caretaker Guilty Of Elderly Abuse

  Beth Janicek | March 12, 2008 9:36 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  On March 10, 2008, Alma Berlanga was found guilty of elderly abuse. Ms. Berlanga was the caregiver to Ofelia Escobar who is a bedridden 83 year old woman with Alzheimer's. The family had concerns about Ms. Berlanga's treatment to their mother and installed a hidden camera. The video tape showed Ms. Berlanga slapping and force-feeding Ms. Escobar. The jury took five minutes to convict Ms....

• Overuse of Antipsychotics in the Nursing Homes

  Beth Janicek | March 11, 2008 8:51 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Antipsychotic drugs are over prescribed to all the elderly including those in the nursing homes. Medicaid sent out a mandate last year to nursing home inspectors to crack down on the over prescribing of the antipsychotic drugs. Of the state's 398 nursing homes, 38 percent were cited last year for using such medications inappropriately, up from 27 percent in 2006.The drugs are often precribed...

• Nursing Homes Bad List

  Beth Janicek | February 15, 2008 8:42 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Centers of Medicare Services published its nursing home bad list. The list includes bad nursing homes from all over the nation and including eight nursing homes in Bexar County. The following are on the list; Buena Vida Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of San Antonio; Leon Valley Care Center; Mayfield Care Center; Meridian Care; Princeton Place Rehabilitation & Healthcare Bander; Regent Care...

• Centers of Medicare Name Worst Nursing Homes

  Beth Janicek | February 14, 2008 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Here is the list of the worst nursing homes.

• Nursing Home Abuse

  Beth Janicek | February 01, 2008 8:38 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A nurse is accused of raping and assaulting a paralyzed patient at a nursing home. John Riems, an Ohio nurse, has admitted to over 100 cases of abuse but claims to be able to remember the details on a couple dozen. "Police say Riems sexually assaulted a 55-year-old man as he lay partially paralyzed in his bed at Concord Care and Rehabilitation Home" Reims worked at over 10 different nursing...

• Kerrville Woman Accuses Care Center Employee of Sexual Assault

  Beth Janicek | January 31, 2008 9:12 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A 52 year old mentally disabled woman claims to have been sexually assaulted by a male caregiver at her adult day care center. She was living at The Special Opportunity Center in Kerrville, Texas. The Police are investigating this claim, but have not made any arrests. The Special Opportunity Center has placed the accused on administrative leave as a precaution.

• Autistic Boy Wanders Off From Facility and Dies

  Beth Janicek | January 29, 2008 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A 10-year old autistic boy who was cared for at Howell Care Centers-Clear Creek facility wandered off on Sunday morning. The boy was able to just walk away from the facility. Searchers were found him about an hour later in a pond about a quarter mile away. He was taken to the local hospital but did not survive. The facility has approximately 100 mentally disabled residents. Howell Care...

• Nursing Homes Ordered to Pay Millions to Patient's Estate

  Beth Janicek | November 07, 2007 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  The suit was filed again Barry Manor and White Oak Manor nursing homes and the suit claimed the facilities were negligent and failed to properly care for patient, John Novogradac. Mr. Novogradac lived at both facilities and developed bedsores on his body. He also had to have both legs amputated from above the knee due to his wounds becoming severely infected with dead and gangrenous tissue....

• Abuse in Nursing Homes

  Beth Janicek | October 31, 2007 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  On October 28, 2007, Ken Conner, attorney, spoke at "Nursing Homes: A Failed Experiment". As an attorney he spoke regarding abuse in nursing homes and regarded nursing homes for putting profit over care. Mr. Connor urges people to pay attention to signs from their loved ones in nursing homes. You should check for pressure ulcers, infections, or foul odors. Bernie Vonderheide, president of...