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Apr-26-2010 West Virginia Record

Woman suffered trauma in nursing home, suit says

CHARLESTON -- A man is suing 12 companies on behalf of a woman he claims suffered physical and emotional trauma while staying in a nursing home. Kenneth Holdren is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. He is being represented by James B....

Mar-16-2010 West Virginia Record

Woman sues Canyon Sudar Partners, others for negligence in a nursing home

A woman is suing six companies, an individual and multiple unknown individuals and entities for negligence in a nursing home.

Feb-03-2010 West Virginia Record

Man sues Hurricane nursing home for mother's death

A Putnam County man is suing the Teays Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Genesis Healthcare Corporation after he claims they are at fault for his mother's death.

Dec-07-2009 The State Journal

Monongalia County Authorities Warn Against Nursing Home Scam

MORGANTOWN -- Authorities want consumers to be aware of a holiday scam going on in Monongalia County.

Nov-12-2009 Charleston Gazette

Ex-employee at Putnam nursing home alleges drug violations

WINFIELD, W.Va. -- A former employee of Broadmore Estates has sued the Putnam County assisted-living facility for allegedly overlooking alcohol and substance abuse by its employees, and ignoring state regulations for drug distribution.

Nov-03-2009 The West Virginia Record

Charleston Woman Recalls War on Poverty's Start - State Journal

A woman is suing multiple healthcare companies for negligence and medical malpractice.

Oct-27-2009 The Herald-Mail

Woman accused of stealing from nursing home resident

A woman is accused of taking nearly $14,000 from a resident of a nursing home in Martinsburg while she was employed there.

Oct-09-2009 West Virginia Record

Elderly woman's fall from hospital bed results in wrongful death suit

A Kanawha County man is suing a Charleston-area hospital alleging the carelessness of its staff contributed to the wrongful death of his mother.

Sep-14-2009 Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Elderly neglect, abuse not unusual

Between July 1, 2007, and June 30 of this year, 324 allegations of abuse or neglect involving individuals age 60 or older were reported in Washington County. Of those, 116, nearly 36 percent, were validated as neglect, self-neglect, exploitation or...

Sep-06-2009 Meridian Star

Letter to the Editor: Nursing Home Care

When we first put our mom and brother at this nursing center, we requested they both be bathed and my brother shaved every day. To begin with, the CNAs had to be hunted down to do their jobs or they would tell my brother they would come shave him...

Aug-18-2009 Jackson Clarion Ledger

Clinton woman to serve probation

Minnie Sheriff of Clinton, a former employee of the Veterans Affairs Nursing home in Jackson pleaded guilty Monday to forgery charges relating to the embezzlement of at least $9,000. She was given a 10-year suspended sentence for writing fraudulent...

Aug-18-2009 Associated Press

Clinton woman pleads guilty to forgery charge

A 38-year-old Clinton woman has pleaded guilty to forgery charges for writing checks against the Veterans Nursing Home in Jackson.

Aug-15-2009 WLUX 13 Gulfport

Gulfport nursing home owner charged with operating without license

The owner of a Gulfport nursing home is accused of doing business illegally. 44-year-old Greg Sullivan is owner of "A Connected Heart" on Vick Road.

Aug-14-2009 The State Journal

Nursing Home Denies An Elderly Woman Was Abused

BRIDGEPORT -- Lori Ruckman phoned the 7 Newsroom on Thursday evening to say that she believed one of her relatives was being abused at the Hartland Nursing Home in Bridgeport. Ruckman filed a complaint with the Belmont County Sheriff's office...

Jul-16-2009 Associated Press

Nursing Home Employee Charged With Forgery

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Three people associated with an Alexandria nursing home reported checks being stolen from their checkbooks, and an employee of that nursing home has been arrested in connection with the thefts and forgery.

Jul-10-2009 West Virginia Gazette

WVa woman abducted from nursing home found in La.

WELLSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Police say a Wheeling man accused of abducting a nursing home resident has been arrested in Louisiana. Sixty-four-year-old David White and 67-year-old Nancy Seals were found outside a bank in Alexandria, La., a week after she...

Jul-10-2009 Wheeling Intelligencer

Nursing Home Resident Found, Charges Pending

The woman reported missing from the Valley Haven Geriatric Center last week has been found, and criminal charges are pending against the man who allegedly took her from the Beech Bottom nursing home. Brooke County Sheriff Rich Ferguson said Nancy...

Jul-09-2009 WTRF 7

Grueling Cross-Country Journey Of Two Adults Ends In Louisiana

WELLSBURG, WV -- It was apparently a grueling cross-country journey by two adults--a woman reportedly with bi-polar disorder and a man who is reportedly schizophrenic.

Jul-06-2009 WTRF 7

Search is On for Missing Brooke County Woman

BEECH BOTTOM, WV -- The Brooke County Sheriff's Department wants help from the public in finding Nancy Jean Sears, age 67, originally from Wheeling. Seals is currently a resident of the Valley Haven Rest Home.

Jun-25-2009 WAPT 16

Woman Pleads Guilty To Abuse Of A Vulnerable Adult

MADISON, Miss. -- A woman charged for using excessive force while placing a vulnerable adult on a mechanical lift admitted to the crime, according to Attorney General Jim Hood Thursday.

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