A new report released last week by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) illustrates how the civil justice system is the most effective force in uncovering abuses by corporate nursing homes and insurance companies that target the elderly. The report…

The daughter of an elderly woman who died after suffering “severe neglect” at a care home has called for an urgent change in the way homes are inspected. the woman’s mother, an 83-year-old alzheimer’s sufferer, was one of five residents…

Two women charged with sexually poking and spitting on vulnerable nursing home patients could be in more trouble for what they have allegedly been doing on their computers. The high school friends were ordered as a condition of their trial,…

A  nursing home was fined by the state after a resident was pinned down by two staff members against his will and forcibly given a suppository he did not want or need. The investigation, done by the State Health Department,…

Officers from the Federal Department of Ageing are investigating one nursing home after an employee sent to the home to help with a staffing shortage filed a complaint. The relief employee says he went there two weeks ago and was…

A woman is suing a nursing home, claiming its neglect and substandard treatment led to her mother’s death. The woman, who is suing on behalf of her mother’s estate, claims the Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center neglected her mother. The alleged…