Nursing Home Abuse News Abuse Reports

NIANTIC, CT – A man charged with assaulting a resident at the Connecticut nursing home where he worked has been sentenced in the case, WFSB reported. As part of a plea agreement, 46-year-old John Blaise of Waterford pleaded guilty to charges of third-degree assault and second-degree abuse of person, a felony.  He was sentenced last

SAVANNAH, GA – Concerns over the quality of care for seniors at Georgia nursing homes were raised in a recent WTOC investigative report called ‘Bedside Betrayal’. The neglect of residents at these homes is largely attributed to understaffing, as the report cites data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services showing that Georgia nursing

PITTSBURGH, PA – A case of alleged abuse of a resident at a nursing home in Pennsylvania was detailed in a report by KDKA-TV. Two employees of the home, Lamont Mitchell and Joseph Love, are each charged with abuse of a care dependent person and neglect of a care dependent person.  The incident took place

State inspectors in Iowa uncovered several errors in administering medication at a Cedar Rapids nursing home that caused residents there to be hospitalized, according to the Iowa Capital Dispatch. The facility, Heritage Specialty Care, was fined $13,000 for the mistakes that occurred over a period of about three weeks during May and June.  The facility

DETROIT, MI – A settlement has been reached with six Detroit-area nursing homes over allegations they provided “grossly substandard care” to their residents while accepting taxpayer dollars. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recently announced a $4.5 million settlement with the facilities and their ownership companies, Villa Financial Services LLC and Villa Olympia Investment LLC. Nessel

SACRAMENTO, CA – A lawsuit has been filed against the operator of 19 nursing homes in California, alleging that understaffing at the facilities has led to neglect and poor care of residents. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the suit against Carlsbad-based Sweetwater Care.   Bonta alleges that Sweetwater violated California’s Unfair Competition Law by failing

CENTENNIAL, CO – Authorities in Colorado announced the arrests of two women in connection with the alleged abuse of an elderly nursing home patient, according to KTTV. The case involves a 92-year-old woman with severe dementia who was a resident at Orchard Park Health Care Center in Centennial. She was transported by ambulance last month

LOS ANGELES, CA – Seven nursing homes in Southern California are facing the prospect of having their licenses suspended in connection with the deaths of residents, according to the Los Angeles Times. The California Department of Public Health sent letters to the facilities in Los Angeles County that received at least two “AA violations in

CHICAGO, IL – A jury in Illinois has rendered its verdict in connection with the death of a nursing home patient attributed to neglect, Fox32 Chicago reported. Following a week-long trial in Cook County, the jury awarded $5.5 million to the family of Sandy Brooks, who died in December 2020 at the age of 85.

A list comprised of the nation’s worst nursing homes now includes six facilities from South Dakota, according to the South Dakota Searchlight. Each month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases its updated list of facilities with the Special Focus Facility (SFF) designation.  These are nursing homes that have a history of serious quality