A former certified nurses aide(CNA) at an elderly rehabilitation center who admitted to raping a 76-year-old patient in her room on multiple occasions was sentenced Friday to three years in prison. The suspect, 54, pleaded guilty earlier this summer to…

When fire broke out Thursday in the attic of one nursing home, about 80 people from the facility were forced to evacuate the facility. The weather conditions were dry and hot on the days leading up to the fire. More…

As reported by the Associated Press, A nurse has been acquitted on a misdemeanor charge after she allegedly tried to interfere with a state inspection at a nursing home where she worked. Prosecutors had charged the woman with attempting to…

A social worker was sentenced Wednesday for exploiting vulnerable persons in her care. The 37 year social worker entered guilty pleas to one count of conspiracy to commit the crime of exploitation of vulnerable persons and five counts of felony…

A nursing home employee was fired from her job after a colleague witnessed her pull the hair of an elderly patient, according to police. The former employee is free on $1,000 bail after denying assaulting an 81-year-old patient. The alleged…

Searchers were led by cries for help to a 79-year-old dementia patient who had wandered from a Vinton nursing home on Sunday. According to police, the man had been missing from the facility for more than 32 hours. Elmer Felix…