Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Lack of State Investigations into Nursing Homes

  Beth Janicek | December 11, 2008 12:24 PM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  I am continually amazed when I read the TDADS investigations into nursing home complaints. TDADS is the regulatory agency that regulates nursing homes. I have been handling cases against nursing...

• Abuse at Nursing Home by Teens

  Beth Janicek | December 05, 2008 10:33 AM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  In a horribly shocking story reported today, two teen-age girls are accused of abusing nursing home residents, with four other girls accused of failure to report the abuse. The girls worked as...

• Dangerous Falls in the Nursing Home: Some are Preventable

  Dan Frith | December 02, 2008 4:31 PM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  Elderly nursing home residents who fall often suffer serious injuries even death. Why do the elderly suffer such serious consequences from their falls? Because of other health issues like dementia,...

• Do you know how to find a suitable Nursing Home for your Parent?

  Jessica Smagacz | November 23, 2008 2:04 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  There comes a time when many of us will need to evaluate the living needs of our parents. In some situations, our parents will need to be placed in a nursing home. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution...

• Nursing Homes Can Prevent Falls

  Frank Bailey | November 20, 2008 11:15 AM | 1 CommentMountain Home, AR

  As more and more people enter nursing homes, falls become more prevalent. Here are some ways Nursing Homes can prevent those falls: Exercise is extremely important. Tai Chi or Yoga can be...

• Delaying Until Death

  Staff Writer | November 18, 2008 6:20 PM | 1 CommentLong Island, NY

  Imagine your mother falling Ill and needing home care. Many years earlier she purchased a long-term care insurance policy and faithfully paid the premium. She never wanted to put the burden of her...

• Death in a West Virginia Nursing Home

  Dan Frith | November 18, 2008 10:40 AM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  The family of a man who was hit and killed by a train last month after he wandered off from a Kanawha City (WV) nursing home filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the facility. The lawsuit, filed...

• Resident Dies After Attack in Nursing Home

  Dan Frith | November 13, 2008 12:05 PM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  Talk about a disturbing report. Weslaco, Texas police say 84-year-old Raul Saldivar was in bed Friday night when a 48-year-old fellow resident entered the room and begin hitting him with some...

• Identifying Nursing Home Negligence

  Donald Caminiti | November 05, 2008 9:00 AM | 1 CommentBergen County, NJ

  A new, five-star system which helps consumers searching for a nursing home is scheduled to go online at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare Web site by the end...

• Why Are Nursing Home Conditions so Poor?

  Jeff Rasansky | August 20, 2008 2:22 PM | 1 CommentDallas, TX

  Nursing homes are responsible for some of the worst living conditions and abuse in the country. We have reported on several stories where residents have been put through some terrible conditions...