A statistical analysis of the federal government’s first-ever ratings of nearly 16,000 nursing homes reveals an uneven level of quality and the complications of finding a good nursing home. The Scripps Howard News Service found the following when they analyzed…

The administrator who oversees one state’s largest nursing home for veterans has been fired for a second time in three months. The Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary removed the administrator from his position at the Veterans Home on Friday due…

The administrator of an assisted living facility must repay $46,000 and spend five years on probation for stealing from a 91-year-old resident’s bank account. The forty-four-year-old administrator was sentenced after pleading guilty Thursday to forgery charges. Police say the administrator…

A former nursing home aide has been sentenced to 20 months in jail after a hidden camera caught her abusing a paralyzed stroke victim at the nursing home facility earlier this year. The woman, took the sentence as part of…

Not every member of National Healthcare Bristol’s (NHC) nursing home staff knew they were required by law to report patient abuse, according to an October state inspection report. The Virginia Department of Health conducted an annual, unannounced inspection Oct. 6-8…

Many retired folks are on a mission to aid  fellow seniors. As a volunteer ombudsman for  the Office of Long-Term Care, they can be responsible for aiding seniors in obtaining quality care.  Ombudsman deal with everything under the sun. “Complaints…