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Georgia Slow to Investigate Nursing Home Abuse Claims
According to a federal watchdog agency, Georgia ranked as one of the worst states for timely investigations into claims of nursing home abuse last year. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Georgia nursing home residents at imminent risk of serious injury or death due to abuse are not able to…
Georgia Slow to Investigate Nursing Home Abuse Claims
According to a federal watchdog agency, Georgia ranked as one of the worst states for timely investigations into claims of nursing home abuse last year. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Georgia nursing home residents at imminent risk of serious injury or death due to abuse are not able to…
Nanny Cam Catches Nursing Home Abuse
Two women have been charged with nursing home abuse after a hidden nanny cam caught their physical assaults on tape. William John Parks, 89, lived at the Lynn Haven Health & Rehabilitation nursing home in Gray, Georgia. His family became concerned about possible abuse and installed a hidden nanny camera in his room. Earlier…
Former Model Eaten Alive By Scabies in Nursing Home
A former model living in a Georgia nursing home died from a massive scabies infestation that ate her alive over the course of months or years. Rebecca Zeni, 93, died in 2015 from a scabies outbreak at the facility. Her official cause of death was septicemia due to crusted scabies, and despite being notified…
What is Nursing Home Abuse?
With the Baby Boomer generation entering their final stages of life, the number of nursing home residents is higher than it has ever been before in the United States. While we expect that our elderly loved ones will be treated with care and respect while living in a nursing home facility, that is unfortunately…