Massachusetts Nursing Home Neglect Victim awarded damages as Jury finds nursing home at fault

Attorney Bernard J. Hamill is pleased to announce that our client has achieved justice from a Civil Jury in a Nursing Home Negligence case on July, 2014 in Middlesex Superior Court, Massachusetts.

The estate of Genevieve Calandro who died after a fall and weeks of neglect at a Danvers nursing home has won a $14.5 million verdict in a wrongful death and negligence case. A Middlesex Superior Court jury awarded the estate of Genevieve Calandro $1.4 million in compensatory damages and more than $12.5 million in punitive damages, plus interest.

In 2009, Genevieve's son Garry consulted with me after believing that his mother had needlessly died from a lack of basic care in the nursing home he had entrusted for his mothers care. Garry was dedicated son and determined to achieve justice for his mother.

The Law Office of Bernard J. Hamill in Quincy is the Attorney of record in this action who felt strongly from the outset that Mrs. Calandro's death was unnecessary and caused by clear negligent care by the Nursing Home. Reading Attorney David J. Hoey represented the plaintiffs at trial. The nursing home, Radius HealthCare Center, at 56 Liberty St., changed ownership and management last October.

Calandro was 90 years old and suffering from dementia when she was admitted to the nursing home in December 2007, according to our lawsuit filed on her behalf. She was neglected over a period of weeks, if not months, leading up to the first week of July 2008, “with multiple brewing infections, uncontrolled glucose levels and a worsening, infected” bed sore.

After she fell out of her wheelchair in the dining room, she was taken to Beverly Hospital and found to have a number of complications due to her condition. She died of congestive heart failure on Aug. 16, 2008.
which often develops after other conditions, such as severe infections (pressure sores), have damaged or weakened the heart.

The complaint said financial decisions and corporate greed contributed to the neglect of residents, including Calandro, who could not care for herself. It charged that Radius failed to properly train and hire competent staff, and that the corporation overseeing Radius did not comply with state and federal regulations to protect patients. The defendants have vowed not to pay but to appeal the Jury's findings.

Bernard J. Hamill recently set a record Massachusetts Nursing Home Jury verdict of $2,014,000.00 in December of 2013 representing a victim of an claimed sexual assault against Kindred Healthcare.

by Bernard Hamill
July 27, 2014

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see article Court finds Danvers nursing home at fault » SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Suspended former nurse admitted not knowing what asprin was used for

Suspended former Orchards nurse admitted not knowing what asprin was used for | Western Gazette: "A FORMER worker at a care home in Crewkerne did not know what aspirin was used for, a competence hearing was told.

Fanus Coleasa Dragomir was called to appear before the Conduct and Competence Committee of the Nursing and Midwifery Council at the Old Bailey on July 7.

In a statement he admitted failing to demonstrate the standards of knowledge, skill, and judgement required to practise without supervision as a First Line Manager – Registered Nurse, at The Orchards nursing home on 20 occasions between September and December 2012."



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Trial in nursing home sex assault case starts

A trial for a man accused of sexually assaulting two women in a nursing home is set to start today.


The cases involve two elderly residents at a Co. Skilled Nursing during the accused employment at the facility. The defendant has pleaded not guilty. Trial in Broomfield nursing home sex assault case starts today - Boulder Daily Camera:

Nursing home said to offer whistle-blower $102,500 settlement

 "A whistle-blower nurse who was fired after complaining of poor care at two Iowa nursing homes has been offered a $102,500 settlement from one of the facilities."

In early 2006, Janice Rardin of Boone was fired from her position as director of nursing at the Evangelical Free Church Home in Boone. State records indicate she was fired after she filed two complaints with state regulators stating that a resident had been abused. Both complaints were aimed at the administrator of the home, Ron Honson"Register Exclusive: Nursing home offers whistle-blower $102,500 settlement | The Des Moines Register | desmoinesregister.com:

Search to find nursing home killer ongoing

"Police investigating multiple deaths at a Newcastle nursing home say they've interviewed hundreds of witnesses, while pouring through hours of CCTV footage.

Police allege 80-year-old Ryan Kelly and 83-year-old Gwen Fowler were given lethal shots of insulin at the Summitcare nursing home at Wallsend in October last year."Search to find nursing home killer ongoing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

Widow sues nursing home over husband’s death

A Texas widow is suing a nursing and rehabilitation center after her husband died of sepsis

Beverly Ann Stewart filed a Nursing Home lawsuit March 13 in the Jefferson County District against Summer Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, alleging negligence.

The lawsuit states Charles Larry Stewart was a patient of Summer Place on Major Drive in Beaumont from Oct. 31, 2012, to Nov. 20, 2012
Widow sues nursing home over husband’s death | Southeast Texas Record

Ashton Grange nurse was allegedly drunk at work

A care home nurse was allegedly so drunk at work that she confused a teddy bear with a baby, a hearing was told today.

Violet Ruto attended the Ashton Grange Nursing Home in Horsham, West Sussex while intoxicated on repeated occasions and was so unsteady on her feet she had to be removed from the building, it was said.

She was also found sleeping in one of the rooms during her shift on New Year’s Eve, the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard

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Ashton Grange nurse 'was so drunk at work she thought a teddy was a baby' | Mail Online

Cheshire nursing home fined twice by state Department of Health

Highlands Health Care Nursing Home was fined twice recently by the Department of Public Health in two separate citations in February.

According to a citation issued on Feb. 4, the 120-bed facility at 745 Highland Ave. was fined $1,160 in connection with a Sept. 1, 2013, incident where a resident had fallen in the bathroom and suffered a cut that required 10 staples to close.

The resident, who was prone to falls, had been left unattended in the bathroom according to the report.

A second citation on Feb. 25 resulted in a $1,090 fine for the facility after a resident developed a deep tissue injury to the heel in December.  Cheshire nursing home fined twice by state Department of Health Republican American

Nursing home employee charged with assaulting resident

A 65-year-old nursing home employee faces assault and neglect charges after she allegedly got into a fight with a resident who complained the staff wasn't properly caring for the residents.
On Friday, Bristol Township police charged the aide with neglect of a care-dependent person and simple assault.According to court records, the resident at the Silver Lake Nursing and Rehabilitative Center received scratches, bruises and a bloody nose and lip.
Nursing home employee charged with assaulting resident - Bucks County Courier Times: Bristol Township | Borough | Schools

Rochester Nursing Home nurses accused of neglecting patient

A Rochester man sat in a courtroom recently and watched as ten Nursing Home employees were accused of neglecting his father.

The ten nurses all worked at Blossom North Nursing Home and are charged with varying degrees of neglect. Some are charged with falsifying the patient’s medical records to cover up the neglect. The victim in this case was a double-amputee. Blossom North nurses accused of neglecting patient appear in court | WHEC.com

Patient at Seattle nursing home says she was raped

 "Seattle police are investigating an alleged rape of a patient at a nursing home care and rehabilitation center. The victim is a 34-year-old woman with a rare disease that makes it nearly impossible for her to speak or move.
Her family had just moved her from Harborview Medical Center to the Seattle Medical and Rehabilitation Center four days ago. Late Tuesday morning, the victim's mother received a call from the center, informing her that her daughter had been punched in the face and raped.
The victim's older sister, Rita, who doesn't want to be identified, talks through her tears of the horrific ordeal she says her sister endured at the nursing home facility that was supposed to be caring for her.
"She's covered up in a blanket, crying, looking confused and scared," said Rita.
Patient at Seattle nursing home says she was raped | KING5.com Seattle:
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nursing home owners want judge to reject report in resident freezing death

The owners and former employees of a Brownfield nursing home where a man died of hypothermia in 2012 want an appellate court panel to throw out a report offered by an expert witness looking into the circumstances surrounding his death.

The report by Mark E. Kunik into conditions at Meridian’s residential care facility “was so deficient it constituted no report,” said Robin Green, attorney for Meridian LTC., Tumbleweed Care Center, general partner Theora Management and employees Maria Stella Briones, Kenneth Michael Rice and Scott Steven Spore Brownfield nursing home owners ask judges to reject expert's report in 2012 freezing death | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:

Fellow Patient Charged in NY Nursing Home Rape

 "A 78-year-old woman was beaten and raped in her bed by a fellow patient at a Brooklyn nursing home, the police said yesterday.
The police arrested Samuel Irving, 43, early yesterday and charged with rape and assault in the Friday night attack. Mr. Irving, a double amputee, was homeless before getting a room at the nursing home, Greenpark Care Center at 140 Edwards Street in Fort Greene, and lived down the hall from the victim, an administrator at the home said.
When a nurse doing her rounds passed the victim's room and turned a corner about 8:30 p.m. on Friday, the suspect rolled his wheelchair into the room and closed the door, the administrator, Paul Parawan, said yesterday. When the nurse noticed the door closed three or four minutes later -- it is supposed to be open at all times -- she opened it and saw Mr. Irving on top of the victim, slapping her, Mr. Parawan said."Fellow Patient Charged in Nursing Home Rape - New York Times:

One Third Of Patients Harmed By Their Nursing Homes

A national report on nursing homes was released this week by the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In a large sampling of Medicare patients discharged from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities in one year, roughly a third of the patients were harmed by their treatment in the nursing homes, the study found. And most of that harm could have been prevented.

The report can be found here: Nursing Home Report.

A Third Of Nursing Home Patients Harmed By Their Treatment : Shots - Health News : NPR

101-Year-Old Blind Alzheimer’s Patient Raped Inside Nursing Home

"A 64-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a 101-year-old blind and nearly deaf Alzheimer’s patient inside a nursing home Monday.
Albert Thompson was also a resident at Poplar Point Health and Rehabilitation in Midtown.
A certified nursing assistant told police she saw Thompson assaulting the woman, who is bed-ridden.
Thompson lived across the hall from the victim.
Poplar Point isn’t commenting about what happened, but a woman with a loved one there had plenty to say.
The woman says she was shocked it happened at a nursing home and has asked the staff to keep a close eye on her mother, who suffers from dementia.
“A 101-year-old? That was like, wow, unbelievable! It should have..I wouldn’t say been caught right then, but they should have been watching her a little more carefully,” said the woman.
She also says the nursing home has been trying to keep it quiet."Police: 101-Year-Old Blind Alzheimer’s Patient Raped Inside Nursing Home | WREG.com: