Category: Nursing Home Abuse
At D’Amico Pettinicchi Injury Lawyers, we’ve spent 35 years fighting for the rights of nursing home residents who have suffered due to neglect or abuse. And yet, even with decades of experience, we are still deeply saddened when we see reports like the ones emerging from Iowa this month. According to reporting by Iowa Capital Dispatch, one […]
A recent article by Brianna Gurciullo in the Connecticut Post (“Trumbull nursing home had only 5 operational sinks when it was evacuated: document,” June 9, 2025) has shed disturbing light on what state officials found at St. Joseph’s Center in Trumbull earlier this year. According to the Post, nearly 200 residents were evacuated after an inspection by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) revealed that […]
According to the Administration of Aging (AOA), hundreds of thousands of elderly Americans are abused, exploited or neglected each year. Elder abuse can take many forms, including: Physical abuse, defined as intentional infliction of injury or pain. This may include hitting, shoving, using drugs to harm a senior or using restraints. Emotional abuse, including yelling, […]
Falls are the leading cause of injury and death in older Americans, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because of this, nursing homes and other assisted living facilities have a duty to help protect elderly individuals from increased risks of falling. Any failure to do this, could make the facility responsible […]
One thing victims and families of victims of nursing home abuse may encounter is staff members at the facility attempting to cover it up. This can be one of the big challenges of pursuing a nursing home abuse case. When perpetrators, administrators, staff members and others involved do not disclose information or actively work to […]
When people make the decision to place an elderly family member in the care of a nursing home facility, we should be able to expect that he or she will be treated with compassion and dignity. Sadly, many people are mistreated at the hands of the very people who are supposed to be providing a […]
This summer, five Connecticut nursing homes were fined a minimum of $1,500 for neglecting residents and allowing serious injuries, including one death. Last month, state health officials fined Gardner Heights Health Care Center $3,000 after a resident died because he was left unattended in a garden where temperatures exceeded 90 degrees. The resident was found […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), just over 50 percent of nursing home residents have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. These residents have unique needs that require knowledgeable caregivers. Unfortunately, these patients are at a higher risk of abuse or neglect in nursing homes because of their illness. […]
Nursing homes have an obligation to ensure the patients under their care are receiving the treatment they require. If a resident is deprived of the treatment he or she needs, it may result in the resident suffering serious injury or death. Depending on the circumstances, the nursing home can be held liable for this. If […]