Investigators in one state have found a  nursing home responsible for failing to give a patient prescribed medication that may have led to her fatal stroke in May. Aside from a published report which places blame on the facility, it…

A case of neglect of an 87-year-old woman who had advanced Alzheimer’s has brought the state’s elder abuse problem into the light. The woman who was severely malnourished was brought to the hospital but passed away within a month of…

The 150-bed Hancock Geriatric Treatment Center at Williamsburg’s Eastern State Hospital, which opened in 2008, was intended to provide top quality care for mentally ill senior citizens. Shortly after it opened, a patient committed suicide. Hospital officials pledged to make…

A woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for theft totaling nearly $30,000. The woman stole the money from a resident at the nursing home where she was employed. The state’s Attorney General says that the 47-year-old former…

The Seattle Times has investigated elder abuse and neglect and found that it is often being concealed by facilities. At one facility an explosion that had burned a resident’s face, causing her to lose her earlobes and the tip of…

A former nursing home Certified Nurse’s Aide (CNA) was arrested Wednesday for alleged abuse of an elderly resident. The alleged incident happened on Aug. 21, according to an arrest affidavit. The report stated that the CNA had taken an 83-year-old…