Tennessee Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing Home Abuse News in the State of
Tennessee:
July 25, 2006
"Officials report a “system failure” at Tennessee Veterans' Home "
According to a 400-page detailed report of the problems found in Tennessee long-term care facilities, nine out of 21 violations that were recently exposed at the State Veterans' Home were serious enough to jeopardize resident's lives.
State inspectors discovered last month during an investigation that the nursing home neglected to protect their patients from harm, follow doctors' orders, or prevent and treat bedsores.
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September
1 , 2003
"Program to fight against nursing home abuse"
Nursing home abuse, as well as theft and fraud occurs on a nationwide
level. A new program to decrease the amount of Tennessee nursing
home abuse and nursing home abuse nationwide has begun in some facilities.
The new program has created an anonymous tip line so that employees
or nursing home residents can report any crimes or nursing home
abuse incidents.
In addition, the new nursing home abuse prevention
program allows residents to have lock boxes in their rooms to protect
thefts and other crimes. A zero tolerance policy has been implemented
in the program so that any nursing home abuse or crimes are terminated
so that repeat perpetrators can be more effectively eliminated.
Cash rewards alongside the anonymous tip line are intended to allow
the feeling of protection to those not wishing to become involved.
For more information on Tennessee nursing home abuse contact
us to confer with a Tennessee nursing home abuse lawyer.
March
3 , 2003
"Tennessee Nursing Home Violations Lessened"
A Tennessee nursing home that was categorized in immediate jeopardy
and received a 70-page list of health violations had to pay the
state nearly $3500 a day from January 31-February 21. The state
has found that the nursing home is still breaking health codes at
a lesser degree, so the home must pay at least $50 a day to the
state. The state will have another investigation in the next few
months to see if the nursing home has complied.
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a Tennessee Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer
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