An article in the Advance for Long Term Care Management journal advocates that good nutrition plays an important role in pressure ulcer (pressure sore, bed sore, decubitus ulcer) prevention. The article indicates that malnourished residents are twice as likely as…

One nursing home administration’s officials did not consider a male resident’s alleged molestation of 10 female residents sexual abuse for several months. Instead, on one occasion, a high-ranking administration member described the man’s actions as not rough, “but more of…

 A new study examines the correlation between social participation and repeat falls following hip surgery. The study involved community-dwelling women aged 65 years, admitted to one of two hospitals in Baltimore with a new, non-pathological fracture of the proximal femur…

Police are trying to determine why a man at an assisted living center beat another resident to death late Wednesday night.  The beating happened just outside the side door of the assisted living center. According to police, a 70-year-old resident was…

A former caregiver at a nursing home has been arrested and charged with nursing home abuse.  She allegedly grabbed the victim by his feet and pulled him off the nursing home’s van, causing him to hit his head on the…

According to McKnight’s Long Term News, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued new guidance for nursing home surveyors emphasizing the importance of resident quality of life and homelike environments. Nursing home surveys conducted after June 12 will include…