The Amber Alert system in New York state has just been expanded to include elderly people suffering from Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia who wander off from their homes.  “The first hours after someone goes missing are the most…

State health investigators have concluded that a veteran nurse at one nursing home failed to intervene properly for a patient who suffered breathing problems in January and died minutes later. Health Department investigators also said the licensed practical nurse offered…

A former personal care home director will be arraigned Tuesday on a 74-count indictment alleging the theft of federal and state funds totaling nearly $500,000. The money that was supposed to be used for the care of mentally disabled residents…

The son of a former nursing home resident has filed a lawsuit against the facility, alleging that the facility caused his mother’s death.  His mother, 80, was admitted to the facility on Aug. 27, 2008, according to the suit, and…

The Virginia Attorney General’s Office is continuing it’s investigation into allegations that current National Healthcare-Bristol administrator Charlotte Wilson ignored reports that Certified Nursing Assistant at the center sexually abused residents. Wilson appeared today before the state’s Board of Long-Term Care…

A woman has been arrested for abusing a disabled woman in her care. According to Attorney General’s office, the 35-year-old certified nursing assistant, faces up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine if convicted. The Attorney General’s office…