One former nursing home employee was found guilty of multiple counts of elder abuse after hidden cameras revealed mistreatment of a resident in her care. The victim’s family planted a video camera in their relative’s room at the nursing home facility after becoming suspicious that their loved one was being abused. The tapes were not played back until after the victim’s death.The defendant expressed guilt and regret following the jury trial.

One former nursing home employee may be prosecuted after admitting she injured an elderly resident in her care. According to the police statement, the employee hit the elderly resident in self-defense due the resident’s combative behavior. The resident suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.The employee admitted to police that she deeply regrets her actions but was “over-worked and tired.” The employee was immediately terminated, according to a state report.

Some Veterans Affairs nursing homes have recently faced criticism for veterans’ care, each instance ranging from moderate to severe neglect. At one VA nursing home, a demented resident had allegedly caught his foot in the crevices of his wheel chair and remained unassisted for several hours. Inspectors reported that staff would walk past the helpless resident yet no one paused to assist.

For the 2018 government fiscal year, the Office of the Inspector General from Department of Health and Human Services is recovering $48.7 million previously distributed to nursing homes. Out of this collected money, a portion was returned because of civil and criminal court cases involving nursing home abuse and neglect. $68,168 was reverted due to criminal convictions of employees and $1.3 million was calculated from lawsuit settlements, totaling $1.5 million.The figures do show to have decline…

One family has accused a long-term facility of neglecting their disabled loved one, an Iraq veteran who suffers from a serious brain injury. The family claims the staff at the facility was negligent in providing even the most basic care for their brother. The veteran’s sister noted several concerns that “keep her up at night,” including permitting her brother to lie in a urine-soaked bed for extended periods of time.

The Office of Management and Budget will soon decide whether to reverse a decision that bans arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts. The issue is whether nursing home facilities should require future residents to resolve disputes solely by arbitration. According to some supporters of the proposed legislation, arbitration is “faster and more efficient” than lawsuits and jury trials.However, one association for seniors strongly disagrees.