Monthly Archives: September 2011
Former Resident Will Stand Trial in Nursing Home Homicide
Posted in Reported Accidents & Injuries on September 23, 2011Last week, Christopher Lee Jackson was found competent to stand trial for a 2008 assault at Rosedale Rest Home in Owensboro, Kentucky that resulted in the death of Leslie Tyler Mulligan, 78. Both men were residents of the personal care home at the time the assault occurred. Mulligan was … Read the Rest
Kentucky Advocate Calls on Governor to Implement Minimum Staff-to-Resident Ratios at Nursing Homes
Posted in Featured Articles on September 16, 2011Following the death of a Lebanon man, Larry Lee, who wandered away from the personal care home where he lived, Bernie Vonderheide, the founder of Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform, has called on Governor Steve Beshear to take steps to implement minimum staff-to-resident ratios in nursing homes … Read the Rest
Missing Kentucky Nursing Home Resident Found Dead
Posted in Nursing Home Violations on September 16, 2011Larry Lee, 32, a resident of Falmouth Nursing Home in Falmouth, KY, who was first reported missing on August 4, was found dead on September 3, reports the Lexington Herald-Leader. Lee suffered from brain injuries, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and diabetes. Both the Falmouth police and the … Read the Rest
Are Nursing Home Workers Paid Enough?
Posted in General on September 9, 2011A recent study showed that Medicaid programs underfunded nursing homes across the country in 2010, paying on average $7.17 per hour per patient. The federal minimum wage is $7.25. The study, compiled by research group Eljay, noted that nursing homes often have to rely on funding from other sources, … Read the Rest
Winchester Nursing Home Added to the Special Focus Facility List
Posted in Featured Articles on September 9, 2011A news report in the Oct. 8 Lexington Herald-Leader revealed that Fountain Circle Health and Rehabilitation, a 179-bed nursing home in Winchester, Kentucky, was placed on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s Special Focus Facility list about two months ago. A Special Focus Facility is a nursing … Read the Rest
Unscrupulous Thieves Prey on Nursing Home Residents
Posted in Reported Accidents & Injuries on September 9, 2011Last week, the former administrator of a nursing home and two ex-employees were indicted on charges that they stole from and abused mentally ill and elderly residents. On the other side of the country, a nursing home was shut down due to rampant theft from residents. Unfortunately, theft is far … Read the Rest
Kentucky Nursing Home Faces Fourth Lawsuit of the Year
Posted in Nursing Home Violations on September 6, 2011In August, James Rutherford, guardian of Viola Fields, filed a lawsuit alleging that Fields received inadequate and negligent care during her stay at Richmond Health and Rehabilitation Center – Kenwood (also known as Fir Lane Terrace Convalescent Center), according to a news article in the … Read the Rest
