Nursing Home Abuse Advocate

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Overmedication Of Assisted Living Facility Resident Is Homicide

Posted in Abuse/Neglect, Crime and Punishment, Nursing Home Resident Safety
At Kormanik Hallam & Sneed, LLP, we see our fair share, which is to say, too many, cases of overmedication of assist living and nursing home residents. Not too long ago, an article in the Chicago Tribune was noteworthy because of the conclusion of the medical examiner, who ruled the resident’s death a “homicide.” According to… Continue Reading

North Idaho Woman Receives An Unbelievably Light Sentence In Exploitation Case

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Resident and Family Resources
Hey, it’s just money…right? A story in today’s Bonner County Daily Bee caught my attention and got my hackles up. Apparently, Elise Anne Davidson, of Spirit Lake, Idaho, has received no more than a "slap on the wrist" for her financial exploitation of an elderly man. You see, Ms. Davidson used a financial power of… Continue Reading

A California Jury Says: Adequately Staff Your Facilities Or Pay The Price

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Nursing Home Resident Safety
In a previous blog post, I wrote about how increased staffing levels equate with improved nursing home resident safety. Well, a company has found out the hard way: follow the law requiring minimum levels of nursing care or pay the price. According to a story in the Contra Costa (California) Times, the jury in a… Continue Reading