According to the Administration on Aging as of 2009 which is the latest year for which data is available there are 39.6 million elderly Americans age 65 years or older. That’s about one in every eight Americans. This number will only continue to grow. Because of the aging baby boomer population, there has been an increase…
In 2011, Julie Henson was working at her Colorado office when co-worker pulled out her chair from under her. The office prank caused her to fall and hit her head. She may not have thought much of the fall at the time, but later she suffered from headaches, then brain swelling, then a cyst in…
A major national nursing home operator, Trans Healthcare Inc., just lost a crucial nursing home neglect case in Florida. The case is noteworthy because of the size of the recent jury verdict: $110 million in compensatory damages and a shocking $1 billion in punitive damages. The case revolves around the 2009 death of Arlene Townsend….
What Happened A West Virginia (WV) jury levied a $90.5 million verdict against a Charleston nursing home. A judge recently upheld the vast majority of the jury verdict, according to mcknights.com. The case arose after the death of a nursing home patient in 2009. The patient’s son sued the nursing home claiming that the negligent treatment…
A Virginia Beach in-home care provider is found guilty and sentenced to serve time in jail for abuse and neglect of an elderly woman she provided care for. To read the full story, follow the link to “Virginia Beach In-Home Care Provider Sentenced For Abuse of Elderly Patient”.