Nursing Home Abuse
Elderly residents of nursing and personal care homes are often victims of horrible abuse and neglect. Our lawyers pursue the owners and staff of negligent and even criminally dangerous nursing homes in Georgia. In addition to bringing civil claims against these facilities and their owners, we also help abused patients, residents and their families take action to have the people responsible for the abuse arrested and prosecuted in criminal court.
Below are some of our notes on recent cases involving neglect, abuse and injuries suffered by nursing home residents in Georgia.
Nursing home abuse and theft from patients results in arrests
Three employees of the Winterville Retirement Center in Winterville, Georgia have been arrested since February. The latest arrest occurred on Monday when police arrested the home’s administrator, Sherrye Dianne Huff, for allegedly embezzling Social Secuity funds from an Alzheimer’s patient. Police say that the patient’s son had been making payments to Huff with pension and Social Security funds. Huff was then supposed to send the funds to the center’s parent company, Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. The son became suspicious ...
Brunswick, Ga nursing home cited by health officials for substandard care
The Senior Care Center in Brunswick, Georgia has been cited for serious federal violations. The nursing home, which is owned by Southeast Georgia Health Systems, is one of the largest nursing homes in Brunswick. Georgia Public Broadcasting has the story. Georgia’s Department of Health and Human Services found that the Senior Care Center did not address pressure sores and failed to monitor bowel movements. Moreover, investigators found that the Center was managing patient funds without ever receiving permission to ...
Macon Ga personal injury attorney wins $1 million in negligent nursing lawsuit
A Bibb County jury has determined that a nurse negligently administered pain medication which resulted in the death of a Warner Robins patient. The jury returned a $1 million verdict in favor of the patient’s family after deliberating for four hours. The Macon Telegraph has the story. The patient, Mearlene Hall, had a surgically implanted pump designed to administer pain medication. The pump had been implanted after she suffered serious back injuries. In May of 2006, a nurse ...
Macon hospital nurse charged with sexual assualt of patient
A 33-year-old woman claims that a former nurse at The Medical Center of Central Georgia sexually assaulted her. The former nurse, James Melvin Purvis, was arrested on March 30 and indicted this week for sexual assault. The Macon Telegraph has the story. The victim was a patient at the hospital after she suffered injuries in a car accident. Purvis, 56, had previously cared for the victim; however, on the day of the assault, he was not scheduled to be her ...
Georgia crime victims hope for passage of new victim protection bill which would require background checks on employees sent to work in other people’s homes
In May of 2008, a man working for a trusted cleaning company knocked on the door of a home the company had serviced on many occasions. The nanny, who was watching the family’s 3-year-old, let the man into the home where he proceeded to beat and rape her. The victims would later come to find that the man had previously been convicted of six felonies. The Georgia Legislature is now considering passing a bill which would require ...
Atlanta lawyer files suit against hospital alleging that its employees sexually assaulted patients
A lawsuit was recently filed against WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta alleging that the hospital failed to properly hire, train and supervise certain employees that may have sexually assaulted patients at the hospital. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. The lawsuit alleges that three employees of the hospital sexually assaulted at least 6 patients and one visitor to the hospital. Apparently, other victims have come forward since the lawsuit was filed. Our crime victim advocates and trial attorneys have ...
Georgia nursing home neglect case results in $1.25 million verdict
A Georgia personal injury attorney recently won a $1.25 million verdict in a nursing home neglect case in Dekalb County, Georgia. The allegations involved improper care and treatment by the nursing home, including the failure to properly monitor the patient to avoid the occurrence of painful bed sores. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. Nursing home neglect and abuse cases can be tragic. We generally expect these facilities to operate within the standard of care and to honestly ...
