Alleged Sexual Assault at Tennessee Nursing Home
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating reports of possible nursing home abuse at a Tullahoma, TN care facility where a condom was allegedly found in a 88-year-old resident’s bed. The female nursing home resident is presently being treated at a local Tennessee hospital for numerous infections.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was told by the examining physician that the nursing home resident showed signs of sexual assault.
The Tennessee nursing home in question is the Life Care Center of Tullahoma. Life Care Center operates more than 200 nursing homes, assisted living facilities, retirement living communities, and Alzheimer’s centers with over 25 such nursing care facilities in Tennessee. The executive director of the national nursing home company has stated that Life Care performs pre-employment Sex Offender Registry checks on all nursing home staff.
Last Thursday, the Tennessee Department of Health, which licenses nursing homes in Tennessee, found no deficiencies related to performing background checks on employees at the Tullahoma, TN nursing home, though Tennessee Bureau of Investigation continues its investigation of nursing home sexual abuse.
This year, Life Care Centers in Elizabethton, TN and in Jefferson City, TN have been ordered by Tennessee Department of Health to suspend admissions until they corrected safety, welfare, and/or health dangers posed to the Tennessee nursing home residents.
As a fighter for the improvement of our country’s and Tennessee’s nursing homes and the treatment of our elderly citizens, I urge anyone who suspects their loved one in a TN nursing home has suffered any form of abuse, whether physical, sexual, or neglectful abuse, to contact my Nashville law offices at (615) 353-0930 or fill out our Tennessee nursing home abuse form to speak with me or another of our TN nursing home attorneys.
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Jim Higgins, founder of the Higgins Firm, is a seasoned personal injury attorney with deep roots in Nashville, Tennessee. A 4th generation Nashvillian, Jim carries on the legal legacy of his father, a judge for over 30 years. After graduating from the University of Memphis School of Law, Jim’s career began on the other side of the courtroom, defending insurance companies and learning their tactics for minimizing settlements. However, he soon realized his true calling was fighting for the rights of the injured, and for the past several years, he has exclusively represented plaintiffs in personal injury cases.
Since then, his dedication and skill have earned him membership in the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization limited to attorneys who have secured million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for their clients. Licensed to practice in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia, Jim focuses on personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, and workers’ compensation cases. His exceptional work has been recognized by his peers, earning him a spot on the Super Lawyers list from 2021 to 2024, a distinction awarded to only a select group of accomplished attorneys in each state.
