An employee of a nursing home allegedly punched a severely mentally retarded, non-verbal, autistic resident in the back after the resident attempted to get some raisin bread out of the facilities kitchen, officials stated. The employee, who was contracted out…

One woman has been honored as an elder advocate after she got proactive after he mother’s experiences in a a nursing home. As her mother aged, she had concerns about the the nursing home’s sanitary practices, food and privacy, but…

More states are taking elder abuse seriously as the awareness of elder neglect and abuse grows. This week three states have made big steps toward increasing accountability and consequences of such actions. One state’s Governor signed legislation this week that…

In the past two years, at least four residents of North Carolina rest homes have been killed by fellow patients who had histories of severe mental illness and violence. In such situations, psychiatric mental patients are often far younger than…

The following article was run earlier this week in the New York Times. It addresses the high turnover rate of nurse’s assistants is the field of long term care.  “One Way to Judge a Nursing Home” Author: Dale Russakoff While…

A federal judge has issued a stinging rebuke after a for-profit nursing home was using scare tactics to persuade psychiatric patients to stay in their facilities instead of moving into supportive community housing. The ruling, made public Wednesday, is related…