Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon March 17th, 2017 in Elder Abuse
A stunning investigative report from CNN has found that sexual assaults against residents of nursing homes is rampant. In all, CNN discovered that more than 1,000 nursing home facilities in the U.S. have been...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon February 9th, 2017 in Elder Abuse
The family of a woman who endured horrific lapses in care while living in a nursing home has received $5.5 million in damages from a jury. It may be the largest such award for...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon December 30th, 2016 in Elder Abuse
One state is answering a rise in complaints against home care providers accused of elder abuse by loaning out hidden cameras to residents. We’ll talk about it in this issue. Why is the state...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon November 23rd, 2016 in Elder Abuse
A Chicago nursing home is facing more than $100,000 in penalties for failing to monitor five of their residents who overdosed on drugs. While many people may typically think of physical abuse as being...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon November 18th, 2016 in Blog, Elder Abuse
A recent rule enacted to give claims of elder abuse the ability to be heard in court rather than being relegated to arbitration has recently met a wall in the form of a ruling...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon May 13th, 2016 in Blog, Elder Abuse
An elderly Queens woman suffering from dementia was tied up with bedsheets by her caregiver, and it was all captured on hidden camera. According to reports, the victim’s daughter – who hired the caregiver...