Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Florida Has Weak Protection Laws for Our Seniors

  Sandy Grinnell | September 28, 2009 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Orlando Sentinel has an excellent article today on the pitfalls of the state of Florida's control over who is taking care of the elderly in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and adult...

• Which Nursing Homes Provide the Best Care: For-Profit or Non-Profit?

  Dan Frith | September 23, 2009 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Choosing a nursing home for a loved one can be a very difficult and emotional decision. We all want to be sure that our family member is being well-cared for and their physical and emotional...

• Can the Cognitively Impaired Consent to Sex?

  Beth Janicek | September 22, 2009 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsMcAllen, TX

  Time and time again we hear stories of the elderly being abused or taken advantage of. An issue that I have blogged on several times in the past is the matter of sex in old age, whether...

• Nursing Home Direct Care Givers are Essential to Good Care

  Billy Cunningham | September 05, 2009 11:44 AM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  The SCAN Foundation, a California philanthropic organization which was established to advance the development of a sustainable continuum of quality care for seniors released a paper which confirmed...

• Son and Wife Charged with Abusing and Stealing from Elderly Mother

  Bret Hanna | September 04, 2009 10:47 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Beatrice Barker, 90, died in June and now her son and daughter-in-law have been charged with abusing her and stealing from her. Corin Lynn Barker and his wife, Nadine Barker, were charged Tuesday...

• Nursing Home Sexual Abuse Case

  Beth Janicek | September 03, 2009 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsMcAllen, TX

  I think the general public would be surprised to hear of the number of sexual assaults that occur in nursing homes. I have handled several cases and find them very disturbing and believe the public...

• Attorneys General Request Suspension of Medicare 5 Star Rating System for Nursing Homes

  Dan Frith | September 03, 2009 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Thirty state attorneys general have asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to suspend and revise its Five-Star rating system. The Five-Star system, launched in December 2008,...

• Norfolk Newspaper Comments on Roanoke Valley Nursing Homes

  Dan Frith | September 02, 2009 9:59 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  The Examiner.com, presumably the online edition of the Norfolk (Virginia)Examiner newspaper, had an interesting article yesterday on nursing homes in the Roanoke, VA area. The article was written by...

• Faced With More Claims, Long-term Care Insurers Deny Benefits

  Nick DiCello | September 02, 2009 9:26 AM | 9 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As Baby Boomers aged, there was a boom in the sale of long-term care insurance during the 1990’s. Now, however, an ever increasing portion of our population, which is living longer and longer,...

• Needless Nursing Home Death; Aide pleads Guilty

  Greg Jones | September 01, 2009 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Heidi Leon, a 24 year old nursing aide, accepted a plea agreement on charges in connection with the death of Sarah Wentworth, who was found about 5 in the morning on Feb. 5 outside The Arbor of...