Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Nursing Home Neglect And Abuse In Georgia

  M. Brandon Smith | February 22, 2007 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Do you have a family member or a loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility? Do you know for sure they are being treated properly and taken care of as initially promised by the home? If not you need to find out especially given the recent nursing home investigation and report conducted by CBS46 News. The investigation gives a detailed look in to the horrors that are often never...

• Mentally Ill Deemed Victims Of Neglect In Georgia According To One Investigation

  M. Brandon Smith | January 09, 2007 7:29 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Are those who are deemed mentally ill or in need of psychiatric care seen as inferior or less important by society standards? If you live in the State of Georgia and base your opinion on the actions of those in charge of caring for these individuals, you just might be inclined to believe some do feel this way. In a recent investigation by Alan Judd of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, it has...

• Abusing A Nursing Home Resident Is Never Okay

  M. Brandon Smith | August 15, 2006 3:20 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  In a recent occurrence, a Greenwood caregiver at Emerald Gardens in South Carolina has been charged with physically abusing nursing home residents under her care. Lizette Henderson now faces six felony charges of abuse involving three men and three women between the ages of 69 and 94. Cases like this can make just about anyone sick to their stomach. How can anyone in their right mind see fit to...

• Bad Nursing Homes Are Everywhere According To Consumer Reports

  M. Brandon Smith | August 07, 2006 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  According to a recent report issued by Consumer Reports, a consumer tip group, nursing homes around the U.S. are still giving inadequate care for our loved ones and seniors. According to the report, not-for-profit homes generally provide better care than those operated for profit, although most, regardless of whether for profit or non-profit, fell well below the group's standards for a quality...