Residents of one nursing home waited with their bags packed in the lobby Monday night waiting to be relocated after county officials shut the facility down for unsanitary and unsafe conditions. The county’s public works director ordered the evacuation because…

The daughter of a 68-year-old man who died after no one responded to emergency cords he pulled in his specially equipped apartment is suing the building’s owners. The man had moved into the assisted living apartments because he wanted to…

A former nurse’s aide at Madison Manor Nursing Home, also know as Richmond Health and Rehab Complex, pled guilty Monday to reckless abuse and neglect of an adult, according to Attorney General Jack Conway’s office. The charges originate from conduct…

One of our nation’s states is hailing the signing of a bill which will require that state nursing homes post assigned grades reflecting their quality ratings. The nursing home grading system will go into effect on January 1, 2011. Legislators…

One volunteer program accumulated $98,415 in contributions this holiday season. While those contributions were down from last year’s nearly $102,000 in donations, the support of the community provided another “outstanding” year for the annual fund despite a difficult economy, said…

A fire at an assisted living facility injured three people and caused about $6,000 in damage, according to fire officials.  The facility housed about 75 residents, who were evacuated while crews began fighting the blaze. The fire was under control…