At least two nursing home caretakers in Oklahoma recently pleaded guilty to several offenses that involved fraud and the abuse of a nursing home resident, News On 6 reported on June 21. Reports said Marcia Nicole Alaniz, 34, pleaded guilty to assaulting a nursing home resident who suffered from a developmental disability. Alaniz also admitted to verbal abuse and harassment allegations. […]
Read MoreAfter a new bill signed by Governor Mary Fallin took effect on November 1, nursing home managers and administrators are reacting to the fact that nursing home residents can now be monitored by their families with the use of surveillance cameras. Tina Williams-Easton is an administrator in one local nursing home who said that she […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid created a Five-Star Quality Rating System for nursing homes in the U.S. in 2008. An analysis of 15,000 nursing homes and their ratings from the past 3 years since the system was implemented shows trends in the standards of care at nursing homes. During the 3-year period, the […]
Read MoreAuthorities from the Oklahoma State Department of Health have brought to light alleged safety and health issues at a Mustang, Oklahoma nursing home. Reports state that the Mustang Manor Assisted Living Center has been cited for numerous unspecified nutrition and sanitation violations over the last two years. These issues have amounted to an excess […]
Read MoreThe Oklahoma Department of Health have investigated an Oklahoma nursing home and found alleged health and sanitation issues. The OSDH has found issues with cleanliness on site and nourishment of elderly. The OSDH has found 27 violations of nutrition/ sanitation issues. One woman reportedly noticed that her mother had multiple bruises and that she had […]
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