Massachusetts Man on Mission to Alert Public to Sepsis Dangers
Gerry Bedard had never heard of sepsis before his wife, Norma, became fatally ill with the condition five years ago.
Woman Accused of Stopping Mother’s Life Support in Michigan Nursing Home Pleads No Contest
Crying and visibly upset, 59-year-old Corinne Damm pleaded no contest to vulnerable adult abuse third degree, per a plea agreement.
New Jersey Doctor Described as ‘Candy Man’ and ‘El Chapo Of Opioids’ Admits Distributing Opioids to Patients
A Bergen County doctor admitted distributing opioids without a legitimate medical reason and falsifying medical records to cover it up. Robert Delagente, 45, of Oakland,…
Virginia Pain Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Prescribing Opiates
Dr. Zeljko Stjepanovic, 59, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for unlawfully prescribing Oxycodone and Tramadol to patients at a Richmond-area pain management practice.…
Kaiser Permanente Agrees to Settle Americans with Disabilities Act Claims and to Improve Access for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Patients
Southern California Permanente Medical Group and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing…
Police locate man, 87, who walked away from Massachusetts Nursing Home
Police have located the 87-year-old man who sparked a search early Monday morning after he went missing from a nursing home in Weymouth overnight.
Ohio Nursing Home Employee Sentenced for 98-Year-Old Patient’s Fatal Fall
A Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge described a 98-year-old woman who lived in an Oregon nursing home as “spunky” and someone whose life was…
Elderly Woman Claims She Was Sexually Assaulted by Little Rock Nursing Home Nurse
According to a police report, an 89-year-old resident at Briarwood Nursing and Rehabilitation, Inc. told officers a male nurse touched her inappropriately.
Bond Set for Woman Accused of Posing as Nurse at Ohio Nursing Home
A woman accused of stealing someone’s identity to work in a local nursing home/senior rehabilitation facility appeared in front of a judge February 21 to…
Connecticut Hospital Sued over Patient’s Suicide
The family of a popular New Milford music teacher who died by suicide at Waterbury Hospital last March has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against…