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Latest Blog Posts for New Jersey Elder Abuse and Neglect Forum
- NJ Elder Abuse – Nursing Homes Evicting Tough CasesAn article published in The Record on May 9, 2016 highlights that nursing homes don’t want to handle complex and difficult cases and try to evict the residents. Families are at loss as to what to do. Many times, these discharges can be chal...
- Nursing Home Abuse: Nursing Homes Try To Avoid Litigation Through Arbitration ClausesThe New York Times in an article on February 21, 2016 highlighted the ever increasing problem with nursing home agreements burying arbitration clauses in residency agreements to bar cases from being litigated in the courts. The article features a M...
- Nursing Home Abuse: Maggots Found In Feeding Tube SiteA nursing home resident in a Pennsylvania nursing home was found to have maggots crawling around and inside the insertion site of the feeding tube. The hospital staff indicated that there was severe neglect of wound care and proper cleaning If you...
- NJ Nursing Homes: New Law Monitoring Alzheimer’s Group HomesLast week, Governor Christie signed a new law establishing more stringent oversight of alzheimer’s group homes. Prior to this law, group homes were regulated by the Department of Affairs and there was very little oversight. With this new la...
- NJ Elder Abuse: Lawsuit for Restraining Alzheimer’s Patient With Bedsheeton Nov 17, 2015 in UncategorizedA South Jersey nursing home is being sued for elder abuse for tying an Alzheimer’s patient to her wheelchair with a bed sheet. Charge nurse who reported incident was fired allegedly for retailiation. To read more: http://www.nj.com/camden/i...
- Nursing Home Abuse: Failure to Monitor CoumadinThe Washington Post published an article on July 12, 2015 addressing the dangers of the failure to monitor coumadin given to residents of nursing homes. The Washington Post reports that at least 165 nursing home residents were hospitalized or died...
- Nursing Home Abuse: ComplaintsA chain of nursing homes in Massachusetts was recently purchased by a new corporation, Synergy. The complaints are continuing: flimsy adult diapers, lax infection control, pressure sores, dirty dishes, and not enough nurses. The article states...
- NJ Elder Abuse: Bill for Peggy’s Law Is PendingElder law abuse exists in assisted living and long term care facilities. There is a bill pending before the Legislature (no date for hearing set) that would amend the statute requiring the reporting to the ombudsman. The proposed bill, called ...
- Nursing Home Neglect: Nursing Homes May Not Provide Quality Short Term Rehabilitation CareThe New York Times published an article on April 14, 2015 “In Race for Medicare Dollars, Nursing Home Care May Lag”. The article discusses the recent trend that nursing homes are now offering short term rehabilitation. The reason is M...
- Nursing Home Abuse: ChokingA Connecticut nursing home was fined after a resident, who was supposed to receive a pureed diet, was given a tray of chopped and not pureed food. The nurse’s aide had mistakenly given the wrong tray to the resident. The resident choked on...
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