OIG Report: Incidents of Nursing Home Neglect Are Not Investigated

Elder Abuse
Nursing Home Negligence

America’s Emergency Rooms are Flooded with Injured Senior Citizens. Many of these Injuries Arise out of Unreported Nursing Home Neglect. A recent federal government investigation by the Office of Inspector General has revealed that many incidents of nursing home abuse and neglect are not reported or investigated. The OIG determined that 1 in 5 high risk...

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Ohio Nursing Home Resident “Rotted to Death” Inside Facility

Gangrene & Amputation
Criminal Manslaughter Charges in Nursing Home Negligence Case

Nurses Face Criminal Manslaughter Indictment for Gross Patient Neglect National news outlets are uncovering a horrific tale of nursing home neglect inside a Columbus, Ohio nursing home. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost stated that a patient “literally rotted to death” due to nursing home negligence. This terrifying malpractice has resulted in multiple, separate instances of...

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Gangrene & Amputation in Nursing Homes

Gangrene & Amputation
Nursing home abuse and gangrene

Gangrene, Amputation and Nursing Home Negligence Is Amputation and Wrongful Death due to Gangrene Grounds for a Nursing Home Abuse Claim? Nursing homes are a place for our sick and elderly. The idea behind a skilled nursing facility is to provide 24 hour care to the most vulnerable of patients. This heightened level of care...

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