The former employee of Wetumpka nursing home has been charged with stealing over $100,000. The man could face up to 20 years in prison. Former nursing home bookkeeper Joseph James Feagin Jr., 32, was arrested today of for the theft of $115,734.61 from Wetumpka Health and Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Wetumpka. He was arrested at [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Former Nursing Home Employee Charged With Stealing Money
Ex-employee at Nursing Home Sentenced
A former employee at a nursing home in Mississippi has been found guilty of exploitation and embezzlement. She has been sentenced to five years in prison and fined. JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) – A former nursing home worker has been sentenced for exploitation of a vulnerable adult and embezzlement. In a news release Friday from state [...]
Fine for Bupa
Bupa has been fined for failing to ensure the health and safety of residents at a nursing home in Birmingham. The fine came after a woman was strangled by her wheelchair belt. A private healthcare company has been fined £150,000 after admitting failing to ensure the health and safety of residents at a Birmingham nursing [...]
New Motorcycle Law Welcomed by Widow
In New Zealand, the widow of a man killed while riding his bike has welcomed a new rider safety initiative. The government will spend $2 million on safety initiatives this year. The widow of the fist motorcyclist killed on New Zealand roads this year is calling a new government initiative to improve rider safety a [...]
Dangers of Bed Sores
There are many things that can make a nursing home unsafe, including injuries and being given the wrong medication. Another danger, that takes longer to develop, is bed sores. January 22, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Elderly and infirm residents are made more vulnerable if the facilities they inhabit are made unsafe by nursing home negligence. Medication [...]