Thursday, April 03, 2014

Holmwood House nursing home failures uncovered

There have been eight substantiated allegations of abuse or neglect at Holmwood House, Westbury-On-Trym, in the last two years.
Admissions to Holmwood have been temporarily suspended twice since June 2012 and, under a voluntary arrangement, no-one with nursing needs is currently being admitted.
The home's owner Ghassan Al-Jibouri said he had "nothing to hide" and his first concern was the health and welfare of residents.
The safeguarding incidents were uncovered by the BBC through a Freedom of Information request.
They include a woman being dropped from a hoist, mistakes with medication, neglect through short-staffing, and poor manual handling.There have been eight substantiated allegations of abuse or neglect at Holmwood House, Westbury-On-Trym, in the last two years.
Admissions to Holmwood have been temporarily suspended twice since June 2012 and, under a voluntary arrangement, no-one with nursing needs is currently being admitted.BBC News - Holmwood House nursing home failures uncovered:

Monday, March 31, 2014

Nursing Home Assistant accused of Raping elderly patient

A Pittsfield man faces charges for allegedly trying to rape a female Nursing Home resident last weekend at the nursing home where he worked at in Lee Massachusetts.

Paul Shartrand, 46, an employee at Laurel Lake Center for Health and Rehabilitation, was arrested in response to a complaint from another employee that a disabled elderly woman had been sexually assaulted in her room.

I just obtained a Nursing Home Rape Jury Verdict in Middlesex County, Massachusetts for a victim of a Rape. Another Rape was recently reported in a Brockton MA. Nursing Home.

Nurse's assistant accused of raping patient at Laurel Lake - Berkshire Eagle Online