When one woman pulled her father out of his nursing home in August 2007, the 76-year-old retired construction worker had wasted away from 132 to 109 pounds. He was dehydrated, feverish with pneumonia and suffering from two gaping bedsores on…

A nursing home which is licensed to operate up to 18 beds and has been in business since 1985 has been ordered not to accept new residents and fined over $5,000 by the state for repeated health and safety violations….

The safety net protecting at-risk Virginians is likely to come unraveled under proposed state budget cuts. Both the House and Senate financial committees have suggested reductions to social services, Medicaid, and several other programs protecting state residents from abuse. Programs…

A nursing home resident was injured when she fell from her bed moments after a nurses aide left the woman’s side without required safety precautions in place. The woman’s condition worsened after the fall, until her death four days later,…

A New York Times investigation suggests that long term care hospitals deserve far greater scrutiny by regulators and a change in the rules regarding the way they are paid. Such facilities are expected to bill the government over 4.8 billion…

A nursing home resident died of pneumonia days after nurses failed to properly respond to the man’s chest tightness and other warning signs, according to a state investigation released Thursday. The facility was cited by the Health Department in its…