A nursing facility in Charleston, South Carolina, is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after 83-year-old Shelba Catterton, a dementia patient, allegedly suffered more than 1,000 fire ant bites and stings after leaving the facil...Read More

Shelba Catterton, an 83-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer’s dementia, died after allegedly suffering more than 1,000 fire ant bites and stings while living at Harmony at West Ashley, a memory care facility in Charlesto...Read More

The arrests, which were announced on June 25, are part of a nationwide enforcement effort that has uncovered $6.5 billion in alleged fraudulent claims against Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs. COLUMBI...Read More

The family of 83-year-old Shelba Catterton is suing Harmony at West Ashley after she was found covered in nearly 1,000 ant bites outside the memory care facility on July 23. Catterton, who had Alzheimer’s disease, died on A...Read More

An 83-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease died on August 7, approximately two weeks after she was reportedly found covered in more than 1,000 fire ant bites at a nursing facility, Harmony at West Ashley. Her family said...Read More

When you suspect that someone you love is being abused, neglected, or exploited in a South Carolina care facility, clarity is rarely the first feeling. More often, it’s a paralyzing combination of fear, disbelief, and d...Read More

When choosing a care facility for someone you love, hope is the first step. It’s the hope that they will be safe and cared for and that your agonizing decision was the right one. Most families spend weeks researching fa...Read More

No one ever puts a parent or grandparent in a care facility expecting them to get hurt. You expect them to receive meals, medication management, companionship, and supervision when you cannot be there yourself. However, elder...Read More

When an elder person dies because of someone else’s negligence or wrongful conduct, South Carolina law allows surviving family members to pursue compensation through a wrongful death claim. Damages that may be recovered...Read More

Elder Abuse

Hughey Law Firm Featured in Daily Mail: Dementia Patient Suffers Horrific Death After More Than 1,000 Fire Ant Bites

Hughey Law Firm Featured in Law&Crime: 83-Year-Old Found Covered in Fire Ants With More Than 1,000 Bites and Stings

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Hughey Law Firm Featured in Count on 2 News: Family Sues Harmony at West Ashley After Alzheimer’s Patient Dies Following Ant Bites

Hughey Law Firm Featured in Post and Courier: 83-Year-Old Alzheimer’s Patient Dies After More Than 1,000 Fire Ant Bites

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