Comprehensive information on nursing home abuse and neglect for nursing home residents and their loved ones.
Comprehensive information on nursing home abuse and neglect for nursing home residents and their loved ones.
Finding the right nursing home for a loved one is a difficult task. Families spend a great deal of time, effort, and money researching homes and making a decision. This process can be overwhelming as you consider factors like quality, …
A Sterling, Illinois nursing home is facing a citation by the Illinois Department of Public Health in a tragic incident that resulted in the death of a resident. The citation comes five months after the neglect which led to the …
When you place a loved one in a nursing home there are certain things you expect to happen – supervision, love and daily care. There are also certain things you hope will never happen – abuse, neglect or bedsores. But …
If you are considering moving yourself or a loved one into a nursing home, there are many things to consider before making the move. Who owns or operates the facility? What sort of services do nursing homes offer? Does the …
Long-term care experts are expressing concern about nursing home food safety violations that seem to affect facilities across the United States. Unlike restaurant inspections, food inspections at nursing homes fly largely under the radar. However, with an increasing focus on …
For the past five years, health officials across the world have turned an eye toward a mysterious and deadly fungus called Candida auris. With reports of the fungus reaching the United States in increasing numbers, nursing homes are under scrutiny. …
Lehigh Valley nursing homes recently underwent inspections from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The findings are alarming. Nursing home inspection reports suggest serious deficiencies at several Lehigh Valley facilities. Several inspections were conducted after complaints were made against the facility. …
A nursing home in Iowa is the subject of two lawsuits filed by the families of two residents who died while in their care. The nursing home neglect lawsuits claim the facility and caregivers abused and neglected residents prior to …
The family of a Pennsylvania woman who died after falling in her nursing home has filed a lawsuit claiming her death is the result of nursing home neglect. In the lawsuit, the family of Nancy Young claims the owners of …
For two years, officials and law enforcement have been investigating the deaths of 12 residents who died in a Florida nursing home after Hurricane Irma. Readers may recall the outrage after resident rights and safety were compromised by nursing home …