• 20 Apr 2017

  Nurses Arrested After Allegedly Stealing Drugs

  • By Barry Sugarman

    April 20th, 2017

  Palm Beach County authorities have reportedly arrested two Boynton Beach nurses after they had allegedly stolen drugs from the Hamlin Place nursing home where they were employed. The drugs were intended for these Boynton Beach nursing home patients and were instead switched for Tylenol, leaving patients without their necessary prescriptions. [..]

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• 13 Apr 2017

  Neglected Nursing Home Patient Attacked by Ants, 3 Arrested

  • By Barry Sugarman

    April 13th, 2017

  Officials with the Alabama State Attorney General’s office are reporting that an 84-year-old bedridden woman at a nursing home in Centre, Alabama was bitten by ants over 100 times while she was left neglected for over 11 hours. This incident has led to the arrest of three nursing home employees. [..]

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• 5 Apr 2017

  Aides Accused of Abusing 93-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident

  • By Barry Sugarman

    April 5th, 2017

  According to local authorities, two nursing home aides in Sharon, Massachusetts stand accused of physically abusing an unnamed 93-year-old woman. Police say the woman is a resident of the Wingate at Sharon nursing home facility. The abuse was reported to police by the victim’s family resulting in a thorough investigation. [..]

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• 21 Mar 2017

  The Dangers of “Bedsores”/Pressure Ulcers

  • By Barry Sugarman

    March 21st, 2017

  Studies show that bedsores affect over 23% of nursing home patients. These wounds, while commonly called “bedsores,” are NOT caused by beds. They are caused by nurses, aides and home health aides who do not turn and reposition the bedbound, immobile and chair bound people they are supposed to be [..]

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• 14 Mar 2017

  Signs That a Nursing Home Resident May Be Malnourished

  • By Barry Sugarman

    March 14th, 2017

  Placing our elderly loved ones in the care of others is always a difficult decision to make. We place them in the hands of trained, caring professionals with the confidence that our loved ones get the care they need and deserve. What happens, then, when their needs are not taken [..]

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