Massachusetts nursing homes house many patients with special dietary and eating needs. While some patients cannot be fed certain foods as a result of food allergies, diabetes, high cholesterol and other health issues, still others have certain disabilities, problems swallowing, no teeth, problems or suffer from dementia and need helping…
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Danvers, Massachusetts Nursing Home Abuse: Lynn Woman Convicted of Assault and Battery on an Elderly Person
A jury has found an ex-certified nursing assistant guilty of assault and battery on a person 60 or older. Nancy Aiguobargueghian was accused of Massachusetts nursing home abuse in 2006. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health investigated the alleged assault on a patient at the Hunt Nursing and Retirement Home…
Winter Weather Combined with Boston Nursing Home Neglect Can Cause Some Patients to Get Very Sick
Massachusetts assisted living facilities are supposed to make sure that their residents are given the best and proper care possible all year round. Unfortunately, that is not always the case, and as our Boston nursing home neglect lawyers have reported in the past, it is the patients who end up…
The Holiday Season Is A Great Time To Visit The Elderly and Sick As Well As Look for Signs of Possible Boston Nursing Home Neglect or Abuse
The holidays can be a lonely time for many people who are away from family and staying at Massachusetts assisted living facility. Visiting your elderly or sick relative or friend at an assisted living facility is a great way to brighten up the season for them. It also is an…
Victim of Alleged Sudbury Nursing Home Abuse Sexual Assault Crime Can’t Testify, Says Judge
A Framingham District Court judge won’t let Ruby McDonough testify about allegations she made claiming that she was the victim of Subdury nursing home sexual assault. The 63-year-old woman claims that her former nursing aide, Kofi Agana, assaulted her last year at the Sudbury Pines Extended Care assisted living facility.…
One More Reason Why Massachusetts Assisted Living Facilities Should Prevent Boston Nursing Home Neglect: Elderly Who Have Had Sepsis at Higher Risk of Physical and Cognitive Impairments
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association warns that sick elderly patients that are hospitalized with sepsis have a higher chance of developing serious cognitive issues and suffer from abnormal physical decline during later years. The researchers that conducted the study also determined that sepsis…
Increase in Massachusetts Elder Abuse and Neglect Cases Reported
According to The Herald News, although latest statistics show that there has been an increase in Massachusetts elder abuse and neglect cases in recent years, there aren’t enough resources to properly deal with these incidents. During the year ending June 30, 2009, caseworkers investigated about 16,000 reports of Massachusetts elder…
$400,000 Brockton Nursing Home Abuse Verdict Awarded to Stepdaughter of 93-Year-Old Deceased Man
A Plymouth Superior Court jury has awarded a $400,000 Brockton nursing home abuse verdict to 76-year-old Marlene Owens, who is the only living relative of John J. Donahue. The 93-year-old nursing home resident died in 2005 after he lost his eye during an accident at Embassy Rehabilitation and Health Center…
Dementia Care: Are Boston Nursing Homes Providing the Proper Medical Treatment When They Use Antibiotics to Treat Pneumonia?
A study of 323 Boston dementia patients from 22 assisted living facilities is calling into question whether treating residents advanced stage dementia patients who are suffering from pneumonia with antibiotics is the proper course of action. According to the study’s findings, which was published last week in the Archives of…
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day a Reminder that So Many Boston Assisted Living Facility Patients Are Vulnerable to Massachusetts Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Elder abuse is not just a problem in US nursing homes, it is a crime that is happening in private homes and in other assisted living facilities around the globe. Today, June 15, 2010, is the Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Throughout the world, people are using the day…