There’s a new flu shot this year that is four times as strong and targeted at senior citizens. This high-dose flu vaccine is believed to jump-start senior citizens’ immune response and provide them better protection from the virus. By quadrupling…

A nursing home has been cited for neglect following a resident’s fall. The resident, who is diagnosed with dementia was found lying under her wheelchair at the bottom of a flight of stairs back in July, according to a report…

A nurse has been convicted of abusing and neglecting a nursing home patient. The woman pleaded no contest on Friday to one count of physically abusing an at risk adult and one count of  neglect, both of which are misdemeanors….

Employees of one nursing home are helping Korean War Veterans and Scottish Immigrants cast their vote in the upcoming elections. “We just believe that everyone deserves to have their voice heard,” said one of the employees. A few months ago…

The state Department of Health cited the a senior living facility following after a female dementia patient jumped from a second story window to her death. The Department of Health is now requiring the facility to move its Memory Care…

Public health officials in one state have fined a nursing home $90,000 after the death of a 97-year-old patient three years ago. According to the Department of Health investigation, the patient fell out of her bed and onto the floor…