A 44-year-old woman who suffered permanent brain damage as a result of poor care she received in an El Cajon County owned nursing home has been awarded $1.6 million in a court settlement. Ruth Lomeo suffered severe brain injuries after she was given excessive pain medication at Edgemoor Geriatric Hospital…
I came across a news report in the Des Moines Register that shows how nursing homes with a history of abuse, negligence and other past violations receive hundreds of millions of your taxpayer dollars as bonuses. According to this eye-opening investigative report, a review of 81 bonus payment programs in…
Extendicare, a large Minnesota nursing home corporation, is facing a federal class-action lawsuit from its customers who are alleging that it used deceptive marketing to entice seniors into facilities that were often cited for deficiencies and sub-standard care. According to a news report in the Pioneer Press, the nursing home…
A Bakersfield nursing home is appealing a $100,000 state fine imposed for the death of a resident who investigators say choked on a tomato ketchup packet, The Bakersfield Californian reports in an October 23, 2008 article. California Department of Health investigators said the staff at Glenwood Gardens’ skilled nursing facility…
A Placerville, California, nursing home has been fined $21,000 for its staff’s negligence, which California Health Department investigators say led to the death of 86-year-old Donald Forseth. According to an article in the Sacramento Bee, Forseth, a World War II veteran, died about two years ago after he became severely…
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has done victims of Orange County nursing home abuse and negligence a huge disservice by vetoing all state funding for the Long-Term Ombudsman Program. We blogged about the staff cuts suffered by the Orange County Council of Aging, a group whose ombudsmen have been doing an excellent…
Orange County’s Council on Aging is a local nonprofit advocacy group that pays surprise visits to nursing homes and investigates Orange County nursing home abuse and negligence complaints. Unfortunately, the Council has recently cut most of its staff because of California’s budget cuts. According to this October 8, 2008 news…
Elmore Kittower, 80, died in November 2007 after he was tortured and physically abused by employees at Silverado Senior Living, a Calabasas nursing home, according to this 10/6/08 MSNBC News report. Los Angeles County Sheriff Department detectives have arrested four people, including 20-year-old Cesar Ulloa, who police believe was the…
The higher incidence of nursing home negligence and abuse cases in Orange County and Los Angeles County is making families nervous about selecting the right nursing home for their loved ones. An October 2, 2008 article in the Riverside Press-Enterprise, offers up some good advice on how to choose the…
An Orange County nursing home is facing a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit from the family of 83-year-old Luveda Fern Kessler, who died of complications from a fall at the Villa Valencia Health Care Center. According to an article in The Orange County Register, Kessler fell and cut her leg…