Recognize the Signs of Elderly Sexual Abuse

The decision to place a loved one into a nursing home is a tough one.  Most individuals will take  time researching nursing homes, hoping to find a place where the residents are respected, competently cared for, and safe.  You want…


Elder Abuse and Neglect: Defining and Combating a Growing Problem

Elder abuse.  It is a buzz phrase being used all across the media.  Every day there are news reports of the elderly being mistreated by family members, or nursing home staff responsible for their welfare.  These senior citizens are being…


Negligent Nursing Home Staff Fails to Treat Fatal Head Injury

Olsman, Mueller, Wallace & MacKenzie has filed suit on behalf of an elderly resident of Magnum Health and Rehab of Albion, Michigan, who died as a result of a severe head injury with internal bleeding that went untreated. Early in…


Trip Over Wheelchair Foot Pedals Causes Fatal Head Injury at Tendercare of Portage, MI

Olsman, Mueller, Wallace, and MacKenzie has filed suit on behalf of an elderly woman who tripped over her foot pedals and fell backwards, hitting her head.  She died the next day as a result of complications from the head injury. …


Marquette County Medical Care Facility cited for failing to report potential abuse and neglect to the state, and for failing to put foot pedals on wheelchairs

In an abbreviated survey performed in December 2011, Marquette County Medical Care Facility was cited for failing to report possible abuse and neglect of a resident.  On October 13, 2011, a resident was found by staff on the floor with…


Misuse of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Homes Could Lead to Penalties

Health and Human Services Inspector General Daniel Levinson suggested recently that nursing homes that misuse and/or overuse antipsychotic drugs should be penalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This proposition was discussed during testimony to a Senate Special…


FAILURE TO REPORT CHOKING

We are preparing to file suit on behalf of the family of a victim of nursing home abuse and neglect. Despite being placed on a pureed diet to avoid choking, she was provided with chopped up meat causing her to…