According to prosecutors, a caretaker accused of hitting an elderly man on the head with his own walker will stand trial on charges of assault and elder abuse. The 50-year-old suspect was ordered to take the stand after  a preliminary hearing last week. The caretaker was arrested in 2011, after the 88-year-old man he was hired to care for was found bleeding heavily from a head wound as the caretaker slept in the next room, according to prosecutors.

A care worker is accused of misconduct while working in a nursing home after he sexually assaulting a nursing home resident. The man allegedly told the resident she looked beautiful before he attempted to kiss her. The man has a history of inappropriate conduct in care facilities dating back to 2007.

Police have charged a man hired as a personal caregiver for an elderly, disabled man with felony abuse charges. According to police, the elderly patient was found in unclean conditions and suffering from multiple suspicious injuries. The caregiver called for emergency assistance last week telling the operator that the man had fallen out of bed and he could not lift him.

Alabama has enacted the Protecting Alabama’s Elders Act applauded by the attorney general as a bill that will strengthens legal protections from financial exploitation and physical or emotional abuse for all people aged 60 and older.  The Attorney General’s Office was actively involved in crafting the legislation. The proposed legislation does not change the penalties that can be issued by Adult Protective Services. Instead, it adds new sections to the state criminal code, providing broader…

According to police a woman who stole personal property from several elderly nursing home residents has been arrested. Last month an elderly nursing home resident came forward after realizing she was missing several pieces of her late husband’s jewelry. Detectives began investigating and discovered an employee of the nursing home had been selling jewelry and a digital camera at a pawn shop.

A 76 year old woman entered a nursing home facility after suffering a stroke. She was expected to stay for a month-long stint during her recovery. About halfway through that stay the woman awoke in the night with very severe abdominal pain.