This curated news feed of stories related to nursing home and long-term care around the country includes articles and reports from media outlets and press releases from Families for Better Care.
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Nursing Home Advocate Weighs in on Nursing Home Murder
Lexi Nahl (PHOTO CREDIT: WPEC) - Jan 8, 2020
Port St. Lucie police are still investigating two days after a 95-year-old man was killed in his own room at the Tiffany Hall Nursing Home.
Though police have not released any new information regarding suspects or the victim, one expert says there are several possible scenarios in this case.
Brian Lee, the executive director for the nonprofit “Families for Better Care,” says...
Police Investigating Murder of Elderly Man in Nursing Home
Lizandra Portal and Lexi Nahl (PHOTO CREDIT: WPEC) - Jan 7, 2020
Port St. Lucie Police are investigating the murder of a 95-year-old man in a nursing home.
According to police, dispatchers received a call from a nurse at Tiffany Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Hillmoor Drive in Port St. Lucie shortly after midnight saying "someone tried to hurt a patient." When police arrived on the scene they found an adult male dead.
Police were told...
Treasure Coast Nursing Assistant Accused of Sexually Assaulting Elderly Woman
Sabrina Lolo - Jan 7, 2020
A 25-year-old certified nursing assistant was arrested Monday for reportedly sexually assaulting an elderly woman at a nursing home.
Christopher Alan Lacau, of Vero Beach, is facing three counts of lewd and lascivious battery on an elderly person, according to the Indian River County Sheriff's Office.
Lacau forced the woman to perform oral sex three times between Dec. 16 and Dec....
'Disgruntled Employee' Poses as Nursing Home Administrator, Puts Residents at Risk
Jatar McGee (PHOTO CREDIT: WLWT) - Nov 20, 2019
A former nursing home employee is facing criminal charges after police said falsely identified herself as an administrator and risked putting patients at risk.
Erin Chandler, 31, is charged with attempting to commit an offense.
In September, she was suspended from Delhi Post Acute nursing home .
While on suspension, police said she placed a call to Intelycare, a temp service agency...
Nursing Home Employee Allegedly Took and Shared Photos of Dead Residents
Doha Madani (PHOTO CREDIT: Google Maps) - Nov 7, 2019
A woman who worked at a Pennsylvania nursing home allegedly took and distributed photos of residents who died.
Stephanie Thomas, 28, is facing three abuse of a corpse misdemeanor charges after she admitted taking the photos to an officer, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.
The case was referred to police in September after an anonymous letter was sent to the Berks Heim...