The department of health is investigating the aforementioned deaths which both occurred in the same month. So far, the state has identified a deficiency of care as well as failing to properly assess and monitor change in condition of the patients.  The nursing home director acknowledged that the facility was under investigation for the deaths, but would not provide further details. The families are planning to bring a lawsuit against the nursing home and have hired attorneys to begin the process.  For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The plaintiff’s attorney believed the jury was correct in their verdict. "We set out to get justice for [injured party’s] family for the pain and suffering, and ultimately, death because of substandard care given by this defendant," said the plaintiff’s attorney. "We believe the jury got this right." For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The charges relate to the attempt to hide the incidents and include conspiracy, eavesdropping, willful violation of health laws, criminal possession of forged instrument, tampering with physical evidence and falsification of records. The primary issues in this case involves not only abuse and neglect, but an extreme cover up plan that is bringing an even greater concern and condemnation to the individuals responsible for the well-being of the elderly who cannot care for themselves. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The employee made a plea deal after admitting to stealing the medicine. If the caregiver successfully completes probation, there is a possibility of reducing the charge from a third-degree felony drug charge to a misdemeanor. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The incident reported by other staff at the facility led to an investigation as described by the attorney general. "The investigation revealed that [the nurse aide] failed to report the resident's fall to a supervisor as required, and attempted to cover it up by asking another staff member to falsely state that she helped in the transfer of the resident.” For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

"Nursing homes would be difficult to treat for the simple reason you don't use any pesticides there," says an exterminator who runs a pest-control company . That and the fact that there's a lot more stuff. "Somebody's gotta wash and dry all the linens, you know, and all their personal artifacts and picture frames."

Experts say less personal items, creates less opportunity for bed bugs to dwell. Checking beds and corners is a helpful way to identify them to begin the elimination process once they are recognized. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The amount of stars given to the nursing homes serves a purpose to give the people searching for the right facility an overall idea of the facility’s quality of care. The nursing homes that are non-profit and have a smaller number of beds to accommodate tend to have more stars, while the homes that are for-profit and larger tend to be in the one- to two-star range. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Also, after looking at various facilities a study found that background checks on their employees are not being done on time and sometimes not at all. Nursing homes are guilty of employees working for them with a past of criminal behavior. In one nursing home an employee was let go after notification that the caregiver had a background of an offense that would make anyone ineligible to work in a nursing home setting again. According to an auditor, “One of these employees had a conviction for a disqualifying offense that occurred prior to the employee’s date of hire,” state auditors said. “The licensee had employed this individual for over two years.” For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The attack brought effects of the ant venom to her face arms, hands and chest. The patient died just six months later. The family believes it was a downhill slop from the attack. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

County representatives blame the longer length of time on insufficient funding to pay the appropriate number of staff needed to support the amount of complaints coming in. The complaints make up 23% of all complaints received statewide. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Police are running an investigation with the belief that the woman holding the men captive had other victims involved, all the time without a license for in-home personal care.  Adult Protective Services took the men into custody to care for them. The investigation was a combined effort of individuals working on the For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Due to the dementia the patient could not speak to the abuse or recall it, but the camera showed the crime for her. In this case, surveillance video was imperative for justice to be served for the patient and the family.  The victim passed away, but the family will be able to receive some solace from the verdict. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The attorney general wants to crack down hard on the theft and abuse of taking a vulnerable patient’s prescription medication.  “My office will not tolerate a nurse taking advantage of a nursing home resident under her care,” said the attorney general on the case. “I appreciate the collaboration of citizens and the police in bringing this case to the attention of my office.” For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

“The inspection resulted in more than 50 citations and noted seven issues that put residents’ health in immediate jeopardy,” state officials wrote. “Details of the inspection results are confidential until Prestige has had a chance to appeal the inspection results and license revocation. They will then be made public.”

State officials are working to ensure the safety of the patients at the nursing home in the meantime with a state-appointed administrator to run the facility while the process is being completed by both the nursing home and the state health department. “Our top priority is to protect the health and safety of the 98 residents at Prestige with as little disruption in their lives as possible,” DHSS Commissioner Valerie Davidson said in the statement. “Our team will monitor the situation to ensure immediate improvement in the facility’s operation.” For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

“It’s important to look at this because nursing-home residents are some of the oldest and frailest individuals in the United States,” said one of the study’s co-authors. The larger picture of the data analysis reveals that one third of all United States nursing homes fall below a 3 star rating, landing in the 1 and 2 star categories.

However, one state is making strides to improve care because of the ratings. Nursing home care experts acknowledge that data provides a benchmark for improved quality of care. The low ratings, which have been applied mostly to low staffing levels, give nursing home facilities something to improve. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The family noticed some concerns at the nursing home prior to the incident. "We were getting disgusted with things being stolen, clothes being stolen, food being stolen. Just the quality of care going down. the good nurses aids were leaving," said a family member. Just one month later, the patient experienced the neglect of the nursing home and suffered because of it. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The state representative is drawing attention to the incidents asking how a dementia patient can consent to sexual actions. "This was consensual?” asked the representative. "How can someone with dementia have consensual sex? I do not understand." He also does not understand how the story was brought to the state investigators through a news story, rather than a state health investigation.  For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Removing money from nursing homes that can barely afford to keep up the facilities in the first place has devastating effects on many. Residents and employees are left without homes and jobs, and the families of the residents are left with the issue of where to place their loved ones. Many nurses, family members of residents, and even local politicians are all supporting each other on the opposing side of their governor’s proposal. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The owners of this facility are planning to rebuild an enhanced nursing home at the cost of 16 million dollars. The building completion is anticipated in 2016. Residents are worried about the new facility the owners are building because they are not sure their current facility will be maintained when the new building is finished. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The second jury is deciding on the other four employees pleading not guilty, accused of different charges connected to the patient’s death. The prosecutor is saying that there is no excuse that all five people would allow an alarm to go unnoticed. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Neither of the residents were seriously harmed, but these incidents show that the nursing home is not supervising their residents as well as they should be. This was not the first occasion of wandering for the nursing home either. The previous year, another resident walked out unnoticed by staff, but was found the same day.

Later the same year, the facility had two more significantly harmful situations in their home regarding their residents. One incident was a man who came in the home with a knife, stealing another man’s wallet and cell-phone. The same man also stole from the facility's office prescription drugs. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The patient’s daughter is advocating for bills to pass laws that would bring anyone suspecting nursing home abuse to call police authorities, rather than waiting for nursing home authorities to report the crimes. Patients’ families would be enabled to act on situations of abuse, rather than waiting for other channels to contact police. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

In an act to hide evidence, the individuals allegedly eavesdropped on interviews of nursing home employees with investigators and destroyed electronic evidence. The attorney general is leading the case against the employees and the nursing, “When a company and its senior leadership allegedly cover up patient abuse and neglect, it is a serious criminal matter where individuals must be held accountable.” For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The employee’s daughter was found guilty of pawning a piece of jewelry that belonged to a resident for $2,000. Another individual at the nursing home was found guilty of breaking into one of the resident’s safes and stealing $100. She was later found guilty of stealing a total of $400.

Many of the residents living at this home had dementia and Alzheimer’s, making it easy for these employees to take advantage of their property. These employees were immediately fired from the nursing home and the facility has found new ownership. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Employees at this facility have been very attentive to the residents there by staying to take care of them even after being told they were not getting paychecks owed to them. The staff has also obtained the job of helping the families find new homes for the residents. Many of the residents families are struggling to find new homes for their loved ones, because the residents either need a higher level of care or there is not enough space in other homes to take on these 30 residents from this home. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

After these incidents the woman was ready to take her loved one out of the nursing home facility when they informed her they were no longer equipped to take care of her. The woman is an advocate for allowing family members to put cameras in rooms of loved ones in order to protect and prevent abuse. She has been working and helping to make regulations on having resident’s consent to have cameras and signs where cameras would be. However, she is still working to get more regulations passed, because many nursing homes still refuse to allow cameras. For more, read the story. 

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

No injuries resulted from the fire and residents of the facility were evacuated to the cafeteria immediately so the firefighters could do their jobs. Even though no one was hurt there was a lot of smoke and the facility had to air out the building by keeping all the doors and windows open. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The patient did not recover from the fall and died just two weeks later. The death certificate ruled that the patient died primarily from cardiogenic shock, possibly due to the fall. The nursing home would not comment on the incident, but provided training to staff on how to use a mechanical lift. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The nursing home was also found to have more dangerous situations going on that would be harmful to their residents, such as not having self-closing doors for select rooms and incorrect ventilation for the rooms with gas tanks. The facility received citations from the state department for violating quality of care. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

A facility that obtains one star means they are the lowest ranking and the quality of care is very low. One facility was given one star for allowing a resident to walk out of their nursing home without anybody noticing. After hiring new staff and installing new security devices this one star facility moved their rating up to two stars after inspectors found on their last survey no deficiencies.

Two nursing homes were found to have one star ratings because of abuse that occurred in the homes towards their residents. A single case of sexual abuse in this home earned the entire facility a one star rating and a bad reputation. The owner of the home says the employee involved in the incident was prosecuted and still in prison for what happened. This facility has raised its rating up to two stars since. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The employee is not being sentenced to jail. However, she will be placed on three years of probation, forbidden to work with the sick or elderly. It was later said that this former employee is not being obligated to testify against the other workers who are not pleading guilty. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Both nursing home managers involved in withholding money from a total of 63 of the facility’s employees pleaded guilty. They will soon be sentenced in the Supreme Court. A consultant involved with the same nursing home also pleaded guilty to the same crime a month prior.  For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

A former employee for the same facility is helping to stop the fraudulent activity. She worked for three different facilities in the same chain and was let go each time because of her complaints towards actions costing the Government millions of dollars in Medicare claims. The people working hard to stop this fraud are hoping other patients and staff from the facilities will speak out and share their stories to help stop the fraud. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Pressure ulcers occur due to superabundant pressure on an area of their skin for too long of a period of time. Many nursing homes will not be punished for letting this happen because the ulcers are claimed to do no harm to the resident. Pressure ulcers also known as bedsores are painful wounds to residents who have them. This is why it is a growing concern that nursing homes are not taking more precautions and action to prevent them and stop them from occurring altogether. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Nursing home owners are advocated for increased reimbursements through a proposed plan requesting upwards of $138 million. The money would be used to help recruit and retain more adequate staffing. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Another reason for antagonizing the bill is that some people are worried about privacy issues. On the other hand many people believe allowing cameras would give families the opportunity to keep their loved ones safe and make sure they are being properly taken care of. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The facility claimed that the resident’s death was “natural”, even though she died at a nearby hospital that said she died from improper positioning of a feeding tube. She died as a result of the feeding tube becoming dislodged and was improperly put back by a nurse who did not use the assistance of an X-ray. This caused liquid to leak through her body, which gave her the infection that led to her death. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Right now there are six scanners that have been being used at three different facilities. So far these scanners have been of use and help to the facilities using them. All of the facilities using them say they have not had sores at a level to send any patients to the hospital. These scanners have the potential to help nursing homes everywhere because not only are they efficient, but they are able to be used by most all of the staff including nursing assistants. For more, read the storyhttp://www.access-legal.co.uk/legal-news/new-hand-held-scanner-could-help-prevent-pressures-sores-and-ulcers-7485.htm#.VTakPiFVhBc.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Soon after his indictment he was arraigned and released with conditions. He is scheduled to go on trial again next month. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The patient claims that he acquired the bedsores due to neglect by the staff of the facility. The bedsores worsened when left untreated. The ulcers also caused the patient to have physical pain. The patient has filed a lawsuit for compensation for damages and attorney’s fees. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The fire that occurred at this nursing home resulted in a patient's death. The patient's identity has not been confirmed yet by police, who are still putting together their investigation. Since the fire was only in one of the facility’s rooms all of the other residents and staff were quickly able to locate back into their normal places in the nursing home. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The nursing home serves 103 residents and is two years removed from an inspection that reported 53 deficiencies against them. One of the deficiencies was that the facility failed to hire staff under the requirement that they had no record of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating residents. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

As the events unfolded it was identified that the alarms to the staircase door and hallway were turned down so that staff could not hear them. The video tape that recorded the hallway also shows that the woman with dementia was shown to have been unsupervised for at least an hour. When the facility finally found the woman dead and the ambulance had come and pronounced her dead they told they were told to call the coroner so that a report could be filled.

The nursing home failed to call the coroner until the woman was sent to the funeral home. An autopsy was performed soon on the woman who is now believed to have died from a result of blunt force trauma and a broken back. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

A nursing home patient experienced this inconvenience recently. The patient was residing at a nursing home facility, while transferring back and forth to the hospital for her cancer treatments. During one of the transfers she and her family were told that she could not go back to the nursing home because the facility was closing. This was shocking to her and the family member who immediately had to find a new place for the woman who was now going to have to get used to a new home, new staff, and a new surrounding with no warning. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

A retired neonatal doctor experienced this phenomenon firsthand. She was promised more than quality care with special amenities offered by the facility, such as “decadent” hot baths as requested.  She ended up with unanswered calls for repositioning and was sent to the hospital with an infected bed sore. Now she is filing a lawsuit and she is not alone. Family members of loved ones who are patients in nursing homes have expressed the fact that they have experienced negligent care and saw a promise of quality care and amenities undelivered.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

“[The nursing home] not only never performed any neuro(logical) checks, but also failed to inform her physician, a blatant disregard of their own protocol and policies in place,”  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Facilities are being held to a higher standard to receive 4 to 5 stars. These standards relate to antipsychotic medication and staffing rates. Even newer guidelines recently announced will require proof of staffing with payroll documentation.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Patients can experienced increased fall risks due to muscle weakness, medication, poor lighting, wet floors, and difficulty maneuvering around furniture in the room.  Families can proactively advocate for fall prevention options at nursing homes to protect loved ones. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

“So right now we have an electronic health record. And that is how the registered nurses can record the amount of time they were with a resident and the service we are providing,” she said. “So then we can go back and look at that to see if the level of care they’re obtaining is accurate based on the number of visits they have.” For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

A four-year larceny charge was dismissed based on a plea bargain since the woman pleaded guilty. The nursing home employee was a med-tech and stole prescription medication from patients for personal consumption.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Medicare state rules currently maintain the rules of the bill, however, the proposed change would follow federal rules.  The minimum amount of assets would also be capped at $119, 220 rather than $23, 844. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The surgery is not to be ruled out, however. Doctors say it should be viewed as a surgery with a short-term effect, easing side effects such as gangrene or blocked arteries.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The inspection was unannounced revealing several violations of quality of care.  The violations primarily occurred at night. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

“It was a combination of jewelry, electronics, and credit card information that she obtained,” said a police sergeant. “The investigator who worked on the case did recover some of this property at some local pawn shops, and that’s how he was able to tie in the property with this offender.” For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The nursing home suspended the employee and several investigations are underway.  Police were notified and conducted an investigation filing a report. The state department of inspections and appeals is also pursuing an investigation.   For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

A dozen pills were also found in her purse including painkillers and seizure medication. A spokesperson for Families for Better Care said that the theft should be noted as a deficiency.  “"I've looked at hundreds of inspections reports, and you usually don't see the licensing and regulatory agencies writing deficiencies based on this type of a problem.”  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Life span increases with a large Baby Boomer population are requiring funding beyond the projections made by insurance companies. Insurance companies are losing money paying out the policies. Some insurance companies have dropped Long-Term Care Insurance policies altogether.  Others have created an increase in policy price in order to cover costs.  The problem is it may be too high of a price for target customers to pay.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

One incident involved two aides who allowed a patient with a broken leg to go without care for 8 hours because a physician was not notified. A second incident involved a patient that was not properly strapped in to a hoyer lift, resulting in an injury to the head when the patient was dropped from the lift.  A third incident involved abuse from an aide who punched a resident after being punched first. The aide declared, “I deserve respect!”  Additional incidents were noted among the citations to the seven facilities.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The facility is a concept that began in 1996 and has continued over the past twenty years to help families care for loved ones with dementia without having to fully release them to nursing home facilities. The founder was burdened for families that slept in front of doorways to keep family members with dementia from wandering away in the night.

The overnight dementia care facilities are still branching out as staffing is a challenge since it is primarily a night shift position.  Also, Medicare funding is required as the facility still costs around $200 per night compared to the average $320 per day in a nursing home.  However, for states that offer the special dementia care facility, families may find this to be a positive healthcare option.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The debate remains whether the drugs should be prescribed only to schizophrenic and bipolar disorder patients or extended beyond those diagnoses. The FDA placed a black box warning on the drugs against use for patients with dementia. Nursing home staff say it is easier to deal with the patient, but the drugs often reduce the function of a patient far beyond the lessening of aggression or combativeness. For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

One of the staff members was a cook. He said he did his best to care for them and could not leave them even though he was no longer being paid. Paramedics were called to rescue the patients two days after the patients were abandoned. The owners fled but were arrested before escaping.  If convicted, the owners face up to 17 years in prison. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Another patient was raped and an investigation never took place, nor was a rape kit used.  Another resident choked to death, lacking a proper diet.  The survey reports citing these stories would be banned from evidence used in cases representing nursing home patients and their families if the bill is passed. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The administrators were charged, jailed and released of their own recognizance. The investigation is ongoing by the state bureau of investigation through the Medicaid fraud unit.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

“I think we can also do things to encourage people to go into the various positions that are in nursing homes and we have some bills right now that will do that,” said a local State Representative. For more, read the story. 

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The state Department of Public Health (DPH) has been authorized to create 237 new positions for the purpose of addressing complaints and incidents at facilities overseen by the DPH. One auditor addressed the importance of a higher level of accountability for nursing homes, “Public Health remains a high‑risk agency due to weaknesses in program administration and because it has been slow to implement recommendations.” For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Other failures included using the same vital sign equipment on various residents without disinfecting it properly with the correct products and not putting up signage on room doors noting C. diff precautions.   C. diff can last for a long period of time on bed linens and rails, as well as bathroom fixtures and medical equipment.  C. diff can also spread through hand to hand contact and on pieces of equipment. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The executive director for the Long-Term Care Coalition says ratings are more accurate now, making a 4-5 star rating much more challenging to obtain.  “In the past, it was too easy to get four or five stars,” he said. “It’s still easier than it should be, but definitely better.”  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The former nursing home employee has apologized saying she has a gambling problem. However, she is also ordered to pay back the estimated $460,000 to the patients from whom she stole.  The average amount taken from each patient was $363. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The new policies and procedures include installation of a door alert system, reassessment of needs of patients in danger of wandering, and retraining on how to identify missing patients.  Learning that a nursing home worker falsely documented checking on the patient, management rounds are also being implemented to check for missing patients.   For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Although his death was in 2010, she is still grieving his death spurred by the time she visited him and found him in a room of 90 degrees with no air turned running. Her husband as a nursing home patient was sent to the hospital with bed sores and severe dehydration, requiring a blood transfusion. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

A nursing home worker was caught slapping the patient in the face while another worker just stood by.  The workers were fired, but the case is under appeal by the defense attorney for the nursing home.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The same state also received an “F” grade for nursing home quality care.  Information is based on a report by Families for Better Care.  All 51 states were assessed and ranked for their nursing home care quality. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Upon being hospitalized and admitted back into the nursing home, she died just 11 days later.  The family’s attorney had this to stay, “She went from a plan of occupational rehabilitation to go home to being in an acute state of distress and emergency hydration.”  The case is moving forward under the family’s belief that her death was “very wrong and very avoidable.”   For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Long-term care advocates want to see the change to continue efforts to reduce the use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes. “We have definitely supported inclusion of antipsychotics of Five Star. We believe the public reporting and calculation of that into Five Star is a necessary next step,” said a long-term care advocate and spokesperson.   For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Another neighboring facility also received citations for failing to provide residents notice of roommates or room changes, as well as failing to store food in a clean and safe way.  The citation noted, “the facility failed to ensure the kitchen was kept and maintained in a sanitary manner to prevent the spread of harmful microorganisms.  A nursing home advocate states that, “this is also an example of what it looks like when you have an investment company that’s owning a nursing home; you see these types of egregious care.”  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Video surveillance revealed multiple counts of abuse from hitting to shoving to pulling on the patient’s arm.  The patient experienced injuries in her back from the abuse.  Police investigated the incident and found the nursing home employee had falsified information in a report.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

There is a clear conflict when the state health department put in place to uphold the standard of quality care for nursing homes is swayed by the very industry they are holding accountable to aid in relieving them from some of that accountability when it comes to court.  An attorney representing a nursing home patient due to food, water and medicine deprivation found the disclaimer unfathomable.  The attorney planned to validate the deprivation with inspection reports that cited the nursing home for inadequate staffing and failure to prevent residents from dehydration.

Family members with loved ones in nursing homes say, “We need to challenge the state to make a change.  That’s not fair to us. That’s not fair to patients. It’s not right”.  After being approached regarding the disclaimer, the state health department changed the wording from disclaimer to explainer. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Supporters of the bill believed the act will aid in recruiting medical professionals. However, concerns for limits on non-economic damages were voiced by an attorney concerned for nursing home victims. Even so, the bill passed 31-1.   For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, although it is believed that “smoking materials” were the instigator. 136 nursing home patients have been relocated until the damage is repaired.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

“Today, we believe 3,500 people are dying of abuse and neglect in Oklahoma nursing homes alone,” said the founder of a long-term care advocacy group Some testimonials of residents seem to confirm the concerns of advocates.  The founder added, “A man that I’ve talked with that’s a resident in a nursing home says on the weekend, he’s left in the same position for 16 and 18 hours at a time.”  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

This is leading to a refocus on hidden cameras in nursing homes. Currently the cameras can only be placed in public areas. However, private rooms cannot be under surveillance due to privacy laws.  The debate continues as to whether or not a room should have a hidden camera, as it would reveal the quality of care for patients, which may be more important than privacy for families whose loved ones have suffered abuse. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The employees included a registered nurse, seven licensed practical nurses, and nine certified nursing aides. Only one worker faced jail time, while the rest received community service.  The sentencing also includes required education programs for other nursing home workers.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The nursing home license has been suspended by Social Services and all patients were removed from the facility and sent to other nursing homes in the area.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The nursing home released a statement when questioned about the connection of the name change to the double murder in the home the previous year, "it is only appropriate that the name of the facility reflects the roots and the identity of this area." Despite the name change, all employees, including the administrator, director of nursing, and medical director, have maintained their positions.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

In a recent case, the Supreme Court justice had this to say regarding his decision, “It would be an understatement to declare that this court is outraged by the behavior exhibited by the interested parties—parties who were supposed to protect the person, but who have all unabashedly demonstrated through their actions in connection with the person that they are only interested in getting paid.” For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

One of the meeting participants represented the union as a spokesperson and shared his opinion on behalf of workers at the institution and an advocate against the closing of the mental health institution in his area. “One of the individuals in this facility has already been in a nursing home and has already raped a resident of that nursing home and this director and this governor (are) talking about putting these people back into nursing homes.That is criminal in my mind.” For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The parents of the patient identified incidents of poor quality care, such as lying in his own feces or with vomit on his mouth. "...He would be laying in his feces and the tailbone would be exposed," said the patient’s mother. "And my husband wanted him changed right then and there (and) they said no." The patient deteriorated to the point he was sent back to the hospital, where he died shortly after.  According to his mother, "That nursing home broke him. At the end he was terrified." The family now wants justice for his death. For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The charges involve a Class B felony of second-degree elder abuse. The former nursing home worker could receive 2-20 years if convicted. For more, read the story. 

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Help groups are just one resource available to assist loved ones who put family member in homes and facilities. Social workers suggest creating and working out a plan of action that will work best for a family dealing with the difficulty of transitioning through long-term care. Hospice is recommended for the well-being and support it offers a family in addition to the aging or ailing patient. Other resources exist and can be identified through Social Workers and programs for aging in a local community. For more, read the story. 

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The report highlights two nursing home patients that died from exposure after leaving their facilities unattended and unnoticed. Another nursing home was placed on a watch list and fined based on its negative reviews. One Ombudsman says that nursing home websites are important, “What’s most important is to actually go and see for yourself if this some place that I would like to have my mom or dad live.” For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The stolen funds came primarily from overpayments to the nursing home for room and board. The former office manager made withdrawals from trust fund accounts after transferring the overpayments from the general fund. The monetary discrepancies were noted when the account was audited. For more, read the story. 

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

"… it is incredibly important that we do all we can to help our veterans and their families," Scott said. "My father was a member of the 82nd Airborne and we will never forget the selfless sacrifice all of our veterans have made to ensure we have the opportunity to live the American Dream. I am proud that we are going to continue to support our heroes by adding new nursing homes and we will keep working each day to ensure all of our veterans have a great quality of life…." For more, read the story.
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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

The abuse incident was caught on video surveillance, confirming what took place. The assistant district attorney on the case had this to say, “Not only did he restrain her in her room, but the way he grabbed her and forced her and pushed her into the room and caused her bruising was uncalled for, For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Other incidents involved a patient that had a seizure due to 62 missed doses of medication, two falls, and a patient with an allergic reaction to shellfish after eating a bowl of clam chowder. Another facility was cited for allowing a worker to place a patient in a headlock to orally dispense medication for anxiety.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.

Surveillance video caught the worker in the act. He was charged with four felony counts of theft and possession of controlled substances.  For more, read the story.

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Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.