According to the County Sheriffs office, a 57-year-old mentally ill man has been arrested on charges that he fondled an elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer’s in the nursing home where they were both residents. The man was arrested on a…

As reported by BusinessWeek online, two nursing home operators were charged last week with plotting to defraud the Medicare and Medicaid programs of more than $30 million and providing nearly 300 elderly residents with “worthless and harmful” care. Prosecutors say…

According to McKnight’s Long Term Care website, a group of neurologists has released a set of guidelines to help physicians and family members determine when people with dementia should give up their car keys and stop driving. People with mild…

An elderly woman who last week disappeared from a residential care facility just hours after moving in was found dead, police reported. It’s likely that the 74-year-old woman walked to the area because she had left the assisted living community…

A new University of Iowa study offers some good news for caregivers and loved ones of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Patients might forget a joke or a meaningful conversation — but even so, the warm feelings associated with the experience…

Hampton police have arrested a 55-year-old man, and charged him with the sexual assault of a 79-year-old woman. The alleged attack occurred last week at a nursing home in Hampton. According to police, an eyewitness reported the man fondling the…