Avante At St. Cloud, Inc. Lawsuits and Citations Located south of East Lake Tohopekaliga, Avante at St. Cloud, Inc. is a nursing home managed by Avante at St. Cloud, Inc. since March 2003. The 131, for-profit facility is located at 1301 Kansas Avenue, St. Cloud, Florida 34769-5999 and, to date, has been fined a total...
California’s largest for-profit nursing home chain, Brius Healthcare, has fallen under scrutiny for its financial practices following an investigation into why its facilities scored poorly on inspections of staffing, overall care, and resident health and wellbeing despite Brius’ seemingly immense funding. The primary owner of Brius Healthcare, Shlomo Rechnitz, began the nursing home conglomerate with...
Indianapolis Area Nursing Homes are in Unprecedented Trouble The Indianapolis Star, a local media agency, conducted an 18-month investigation into the state of Indiana’s nursing home administration—and the results have uncovered widespread fraud, understaffing, and inefficient operation that is having catastrophic effects on the residents who call these facilities home. While Indiana’s overall focus on...
Windermere Health and Rehabilitation Center Under Investigation for Resident Neglect & Wrongful Death Local news source WRDW reports that Windermere Nursing Home outside the city center of Augusta, Georgia is facing both criminal and civil investigations after a resident passed away as a result of mold in her catheter and a number of other potential...
Nursing Home Residents Easy Targets for Theft Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert continues to advocate on the behalf of Grace Watanabe, age 99, regarding a lawsuit filed against Symphony Residences of Lincoln Park for their failure to report theft of Watanabe’s money to the proper authorities. The suit alleges that several employees of the...
Nursing Home Freeze Related Death Leads to Elder Abuse Charges for Hypothermia A recent report from the Colorado Springs police department confirms that three individuals have been charged as a result of their negligence in the case of an elderly woman who froze to death outside the Union Printers Home early in February 2020. Rosalie...
Bedsores and Negligent Death Alleged at Kansas City Nursing Home Local news source KMBC 9 reports that a Kansas City nursing home has been visited by city police after an investigation led to suspicions of abuse and negligence in the facility. Authorities are investigating a series of poor resident care, including allowing a resident to...
Do Nursing Homes Put Profits over People? It is no secret that in recent years, more and more nursing homes have been built or bought by for-profit organizations and entities. Investment bankers have made a considerable investment in the long term care industry. Obviously, for-profit nursing home investors are mainly focused on making money. However,...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Introduces Care Compare Care Compare Offers the User a Solid Overall Tool to Evaluate Nursing Homes in a Specific Area In September 2020, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rolled out their new online tool called Care Compare. The electronic service, which comprises eight formerly separate online...
Criminal Charges Filed in COVID-19 Nursing Home Case in Veterans Home In late September 2020, two leading administrators at a veterans’ nursing home in Massachusetts were criminally charged with negligence due to their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. This marks the nation’s first criminal case against nursing homes related to the outbreak of the virus....
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