Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Assisted Living Facilities

  Beth Janicek | June 10, 2008 6:18 PM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) are a welcomed alternative to nursing homes for many families. However, there are issues which arise with these facilities and expose their owners to liability. The...

• Nurses with Criminal Records

  Beth Janicek | May 12, 2008 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A television station research licensed nurses in Texas and found that more than one in 20 had a criminal record. The station compared the records with the licensing board and Texas Department of...

• 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....

• 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...

• 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....

• Nursing Home Chain under pressure promises better patient care

  Beth Janicek | October 23, 2007 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  The Carlyle Group has purchased the nursing home chain, Manor Care. They are claiming they will not cut staff and will make patient care a priority. David Goldstien, an associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of Southern California, referred to the pledge as "meaningless" and stated "For-profit companies should not be in the business of health care. Their allegiance is not...

• Nursing Home Leaves Resident Unattended

  Beth Janicek | September 07, 2007 10:20 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Golden Living Center, a Nebraska nursing home, was fined for leaving an elderly resident unattended. The state department of Health and Human Services did an investigation and found that the nursing home discharged the resident because the family couldn't pay.The facility then transported the resident to the family's home and they refused to accept the resident because they couldn't care for...

• Celina Nursing Home Cited for Bad Conditions

  Shannon Weidemann | July 27, 2007 11:32 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A nursing home in Celina was inspected by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services and found that the conditions were so bad that a trustee was appointed to run the home. The nursing home neglect was found at the Amberwood Care Center. Among other things, the investigation found patients suffering from bed ulcers, a tracheotomy tube "coated with crust" and ventilators set at...