The daughter of an elderly nursing home resident got extremely upset when she walked into the emergency department and saw the dark bruises on her 88-year-old mother’s face. She immediately demanded to know what caused the injury to her mother,…

Actor Ed Asner stars in a new DVD documentary Saving Our Parents about elder abuse. The documentary is designed to help protect and educate the public, seniors and their adult children about safe and healthy aging. The film won the…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin a new pilot program this summer to track how cash incentives to nursing homes improve care. Last year, the government published the names of 131 of the nation’s worst nursing…

A disabled 95-year-old woman fell and fractured both of her hips while under the care of a nursing home. Her guardian has filed a lawsuit against the facility. When she was admitted to the nursing home, employees were aware she…

 An article in the medical journal, American Family Physician, gives guidelines for treating nursing home-acquired pneumonia. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of nursing home-acquired pneumonia, although Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative organisms may be more common in severe cases….

A recent study suggests that “elderspeak” (which is defined as infantilizing communication used by nursing staff) may trigger resistance to medical care in adults with dementia. Resistiveness to care is common in older adults with dementia. Resistiveness to care disrupts…