Nursing Home Neglect Information
Status of mom, baby in neglect case unclear (The Times of Northwest Indiana) EAST CHICAGO | It remained unclear Saturday whether the mother of a 1-year-old baby who was found on the roof of her home is in police custody.
Gilded Age relic lives again (The Record) In the early 1900s, the stately Southern Colonial in the prestigious King's Bluffs section of Weehawken stood proud, before years of neglect turned it into a shadow of its former grandeur.
Budget cuts slice into family services (Lexington Herald-Leader) Last year, Brooklawn Child and Family Services in Louisville helped the parents of 268 kids do a better job. The children had been identified as at-risk for being taken from their homes because of abuse or neglect. With the help of a two-year, $300,000 state grant, Brooklawn sent social workers into homes to help the parents become more successful. "You kind of re-parent the parent," said ...
Mother arrested for child neglect after leaving kids home alone (WISH-TV Indianapolis) Metro Police have arrested a west side mom for child neglect. She is accused of leaving children home alone.
Marc Gunther: Father's Day, Climate & Child Neglect (HuffingtonPost) Most American men aren't very good fathers, and most American women aren't very good mothers, either. As citizens and consumers, we are at best neglecting and at worst abusing our children.
Volunteer ombudsmen make life easier for nursing home residents (The Frisco Enterprise) The residents at Victoria Gardens of Frisco look forward to each visit from their ombudsman, who stops by to listen to their concerns and help them deal with minor issues that arise on a day-to-day basis.
Mom charged after baby found on roof (The Times of Northwest Indiana) CROWN POINT | Lake County prosecutors slapped an East Chicago woman with felony neglect charges this week after her 1-year-old son was found sobbing on the roof of their home.
When prayer becomes neglect (The Times of Northwest Indiana) Recent criminal cases in Wisconsin and Oregon have drawn attention to the question of how long parents should be allowed to rely on prayer over medicine when their children become ill.
Woman's Suit Alleges Neglect by Senior Home (Washington Post) An 83-year-old Montgomery County woman lay on the floor of her room for more than four days with a broken leg before she was discovered by workers at a Gaithersburg assisted living center, she alleges in a lawsuit.
Neglect charge urged in child drowning case (Bradenton Herald) The Manatee County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday it has recommended to prosecutors that a woman whose blind and autistic son drowned after he wandered from their Parrish home be charged with child neglect.
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