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.
The nursing home industry has resisted federal emergency plan requirements for many years. These federal plans include strict guidelines for disasters, including a pandemic. A recent report from ProPublica says that 43 percent of nursing homes in the United States …
The United States is looking toward reopening and getting back to business as usual (or at least a new form of usual). The number of coronavirus deaths and new cases is plateauing in many states. But there remains a lot …
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is uprooting many areas of life. For families considering nursing home care for a loved one, it is causing them to second guess such a move. COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes are certainly a reason for …
Families across the United States are feeling the impact of nursing home lockdowns. Emotions are high as families are forced to stay away from their loved ones in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Family …
As the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, continues to spread across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging nursing homes to restrict visits. Nursing homes and long-term care facilities are being considered “ground zero” for the …
An outbreak of coronavirus at a Seattle nursing home is highlighting the need for facilities across the United States to use precautionary tactics. As the number of people sick with coronavirus increases in the U.S., officials are more concerned than …
A Georgia nursing home is under investigation after a woman fell, suffering bleeding in her brain and permanent brain damage. This is not the first time that Shepherd Hills Nursing Home has been under the microscope of investigators. The facility …
Two pieces of legislation moving through the Florida Legislature could result in fewer inspections at nursing homes. Supporters of the two bills argue that reducing the number of inspections at certain nursing homes would free up resources for the worst …
Elder abuse is a tragic reality that impacts most every state in the United States. Now, new reports show an alarming trend in elder abuse rates and nursing home abuse in Rhode Island nursing homes. According to the Rhode Island …
An Illinois nursing home resident is the focus of allegations of sexual assault. According to reports, law enforcement suspects the male resident of sexually assaulting a fellow resident – an elderly woman asleep in her bed. Read on to learn …