Helping you protect your loved ones from nursing home and long-term care facility abuse & neglect
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008. Chestertown, NY - As National Nursing Home Week is being observed statewide this week with the theme “Love Is Ageless, the state Department of Health was conducting an investigation into several complaints of negligence and wrongful death at the Eden Park Nursing Home in Glens Falls and a state Supreme ... [More >>]
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008. St Paul, MN - Nursing home inspectors routinely overlook or minimize problems that pose a serious, immediate threat to patients, congressional investigators said in a new report. Investigators from the Government Accountability Office said found widespread "understatement of deficiencies," including malnutrition, severe bedsores, overuse of prescription medications and abuse of nursing ... [More >>]
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008. Towanda, PA - Pennsylvania’s demographics make quality nursing home care a much higher priority than in most other states. More than 2 million Pennsylvanians are older than 65, a figure projected to grow so that, by 2020, one in every four state residents will be in that category.... Recently state lawmakers ... [More >>]
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008. Jamestown, ND - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made public more names of underperforming nursing homes across the country. On Nov. 29, the agency began publishing the names of Special Focus Facility (SFF) nursing homes that had failed to improve significantly after being given the opportunity to ... [More >>]
Friday, May 9th, 2008. Albany, NY - "We may be able to save a life or prevent an elder from living in fear," said Jo-Ann Costantino, chief executive officer of The Eddy. Troy Police Capt. John Cooney praised The Eddy, saying police have 24-hour assistance for child abuse, sexual assaults and domestic abuse cases, but ... [More >>]
Thursday, May 8th, 2008. Blomkest, MN - An increasing number of elderly residents are being financially exploited by their children. In 2007, Kandiyohi County social workers received 40 reports of financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. That was up from 20 reports the previous year. The five-year average was 26 cases.
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008. Oklahoma City, OK - A state legislator who partially owns two nursing homes that have been cited for health and safety violations said his facilities struggle with the same issues faced by every nursing home. Hugh Robert, executive director of the Oklahoma Center for Consumer and Patient Safety, said the problems ... [More >>]
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008. Athens, OH - Advocating for a relative in four Ohio nursing homes showed me there is a lot for the public to know and much for our legislators to do. One area of concern is that administrators can have titles that mislead the public as to the kind of care ... [More >>]
Monday, May 5th, 2008. Callao, MO - A Callao woman has been charged with the theft of medications belonging to a patient at a Macon nursing home. According to Macon Police Chief Steve Olinger, the department received a report of the alleged theft. An investigation into the report found that the nursing home employee had switched ... [More >>]
Monday, May 5th, 2008. St Paul, MN - St. Paul police are seeking a grant to start a unit that would investigate elder abuse cases, said Sgt. Ann Bebeau, who, with Sgt. Mike Wortman, investigated this case. About 800 suspected elder-abuse cases are reported in St. Paul each year, she said. "Between 2000 and 2030, ... [More >>]
