Police have arrested an 81-year-old man on suspicion of murder for allegedly beating to death a 94-year-old man.The event occurred at a nursing home where the two men were roommates. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department said the suspect allegedly…

A certified nursing assistant (CNA) punched a 93-year-old patient at a nursing home three times in the head, leaving a large bruise, court documents show. The CNA, 37-years-old, is charged with felony intentional abuse of a nursing home patient. The…

Norther Virginia may be home to one of the largest nursing home abuse cases in history. Nearly a dozen employees at Potomac Center nursing home in Arlington have been indicted. One woman whose husband lived at the facility for seven…

In one state, the number of reported cases of elder abuse and domestic violence are increasing, according to statistics by Bristol Elder Services, the State Department of Elderly Affairs and the Coalition of Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The number of…

A new report issued today by the Detroit Area Agency on Aging concludes some nursing homes are facing a funding crisis which could lead to a statewide nursing home shortage as the population ages. In an 18-month study, the agency…

A nursing home was fined the highest penalty under state law, $100,000, after a patient was dropped by  broken mechanical lift that had not been properly maintained. As a result of the fall, the patient injured her head and later…