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| | January 28, 2015

Nursing Home Abuse is Not Always Perpetrated by Strangers

Little Rock, AR (Law Firm Newswire) Janury 28, 2015 – Elder abuse is not just committed by strangers. Family members may be guilty of it. Abuse is not just manifested in physically slapping, hitting or punching someone. It also may…

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| | December 17, 2014

Florida Nursing Home Aides Arrested on Abuse Charges

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) December 17, 2014 – Two certified nursing assistants employed by a nursing home in Winter Haven, Florida, have been arrested after a hidden camera recorded them apparently abusing an elderly Alzheimer’s patient. “Abuse and neglect…

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| | December 16, 2014

Camera Monitoring Proposed to Deter and Document Nursing Home Abuse

Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) December 16, 2014 – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has proposed legislation that would allow nursing home residents and their families to place cameras in the facilities to guard against abuse and neglect. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKUyVd6LYy4 The…

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| | December 2, 2014

Michael Smith, Arkansas Attorney, Explains Continued U.S. Nursing Home Care Woes

Little Rock, AR (Law Firm Newswire) December 2, 2014 – Families for Better Care, a national advocacy group, ranks nursing homes across the country each year. This year, Arkansas saw an improvement in ranking. Other states did not fare so…

Michael Smith

| | | November 24, 2014

Financial Exploitation Hits More and More Seniors; New Report Shows Troubling Trends

Palo Alto, CA (Law Firm Newswire) November 24, 2014 – A new study from Allianz Life Insurance shows that fundamental misconceptions about elder financial abuse may be fueling the growing problem. According to the study, most seniors and their family…

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| | November 21, 2014

California State Auditor Claims Department of Public Health Not Properly Investigating Nursing Home Abuse

Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) November 21, 2014 – There is a backlog of over 11,000 nursing home abuse complaints in California. High-priority complaints received by the California Department of Public Health (DPH) relating to the abuse of seniors in…

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