Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• $29 Million Dollar Nursing Home Verdict

  Beth Janicek | February 23, 2007 2:28 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Many nursing homes are understaffed in Texas. One problem which results from understaffing is elderly patients develop bedsores or decubitus ulcers. Many bed bound patients require being turned frequently. The staff at the nursing homes is often overworked or simply not very conscientious, so turning the patient is often overlooked. Bedsores can become very large and painful and can be...

• Trustee Placed in Charge of San Antonio Nursing Home

  Beth Janicek | November 28, 2006 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Mayfield Care Center was investigated by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability (DADS) and was found not up to par. The state of Texas has placed a trustee in charge. "While investigating a complaint about the facility, DADS surveyors found the facility was providing extremely poor quality of care, which posed an immediate threat to the health and safety of residents." The release also...

• Nursing Home Violations Result in More Than 50 Deaths

  Staff Writer | August 14, 2006 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  More than 50 preventable deaths have ocurred in North Carolina adult-care and nursing homes over the past five years, a story in the Charlotte Observer reported Sundday. Each person who died passed as a result of something the facility in which they were living did or failed to do.According to the story, the 53 deaths count only those reported to the state. Supporters of higher standards for...