We recently reported on nursing home abuse and negligence. It’s a difficult subject. Many families have a hard time making the decision to put an elderly family member into a nursing home or other care facility when caring for that family member is difficult. While nursing homes can provide an…
Sandra Banning’s mother Virginia Thurston was placed in a nursing home after Thurston’s dementia become difficult for her family to cope with. However, inside Jacksonville’s Southwood Nursing Center, Inc, in 2002, Thurston was raped by a fellow nursing home resident, Ivey Edwards, a man with a history of sex crimes.…
The National Center on Elder Abuse has reported that more than 2.5 million elderly persons are victims of maltreatment annually. This maltreatment can range from neglect to abuse. The National Center on Elder Abuse estimates that of all maltreatment, 15.7% is physical abuse, 0.04% is sexual abuse, 7.3% is emotional…