I recently ran across an article that may be of interest to and help for families of patients who may tend to wander in or elope from hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. The article, which can be found in the…

Two assisted living staffers were recently charged with obstruction of justice after they moved the body of a patient who had fallen, hit his head, and died, and rearranged his furniture, before police could arrive to investigate the fall.  The patient…

According to a recent report from the New York Times, more than 90% of nursing homes violated federal health and safety standards last year, and for-profit nursing homes were the most frequent violators.  “For-profit nursing homes have higher average number of deficiencies…

A nursing home was fined $360,000 recently after six of its patients died under suspicious circumstances in 2006.  One nurse at the facility was indicted on criminal charges that included four counts of criminal neglect of a long-term care resident, one count of obtaining morphine…

James Needham was a veteran who raised a United States flag in his yard every day and who loved life.  His daughter described him as “truly very compassionate, caring, gentle and above all he had a lot of integrity.”  In May 2006, he needed…

A nursing home was cited by state authorities for neglect after one of its patients recently committed suicide by closing the door to his room and hanging himself.  Nursing home staff did not attempt to respond to the man by opening the door…