An aide at a nursing home has been accused of cramming a sock into the mouth of a screaming resident because the woman wouldn’t be quiet, according to a state Health Department report. The elderly resident had dementia and was…

According to a press release in Washington yesterday, health care reform will create significant improvements and changes in long-term care. NCCNHR, which led the effort to pass the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987, championed provisions in the bill that…

After the death of a nursing home resident last September, a nurse employed by the facility has been found to have neglected the man. The State Department of Health found that licensed practical nurse failed to follow the facility’s policies…

A nursing home resident has died from injuries sustained when a train struck her. The Department of Public Safety said that the accident victim was a 71-year-old resident of a nearby nursing home care center.The woman apparently left the facility…

In one state regulators are imposing some of their first-ever fines against care facilities accused of retaliating against whistle-blowing caregivers. Two nursing homes have each been fined $5,000 by the Department of Inspections and Appeals. An assisted living center has…

A nursing home has been blamed for errors in administering medication for three residents, including one who died. The State Department of Health on Friday released records of its investigation at the facility and found that three residents were sent…