Sometimes nursing homes get it all wrong. One nursing home recently was fined for dozens of alleged violations of health and safety regulations. The state inspection unit visited the facility in February and March and substantiated six separate complaints of…

The daughters of a woman who froze to death outside a nursing home while a nurse’s aide watched television have filed a negligence lawsuit against the the nursing home, but they say their experience forms an important lesson for others….

A 30-year-old licensed practical nurse was arrested for allegedly stealing hydrocodone pills from the nursing home. The woman started working at the nursing home roughly six weeks prior to her arrest. To nursing home management she seemed like a good…

A pressure sore (pressure ulcer, bed sore, decubitus ulcer) expert recently wrote an article in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News & Assisted Living where he stated that, “understanding the seriousness and complexity of pressure ulcers relating to continuum of care requires…

Researchers in Alberta, Canada, are developing underwear that they hope will prevent life-threatening pressure ulcers (pressure sores, bed sores, decubitus ulcers) for people who are immobile or paralyzed. “This underwear may prolong my life,” said Warren Fleury, a 44-year-old whose…

Norma Atteberry watched her parents live and preach the principle, “Every person must give back.” Taking the words to heart, Atterbury, chose a career in nursing and now serves as an advocate for nursing home residents and their families. In…