Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• The Elderly Need Geriatric Specialists

  Dan Frith | December 16, 2008 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  The elderly have special medical needs. Their medical histories are often complex (diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, dementia, heart attacks, strokes, etc.) and their medication list is long....

• Veterans Home to be Investigated Amidst Complaints of Elder Abuse

  Clayton Kent | September 04, 2007 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  State Senator Pat Wiggins, D-Santa Rosa, has successfully called for an investigation of the California Veterans Home in Yountville as a result of a large number of complaints from residents and veteran residents of the facility. This investigation called for by the Senator is to focus on the medical care provided by the facility to the residents, including staffing issues. Many of the...

• Nursing Homes Owners: Care Givers or Money Grubbers?

  Billy Cunningham | August 19, 2009 6:53 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  While we have learned about nursing home owners and operators setting up sham corporations to own property, rent facilities, ‘manage’ nursing, and ‘consult’ with nursing...

• Wiihabilitation Comes to Maluhia Nursing Home in Honolulu

  Wayne Parsons | August 19, 2009 2:37 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Some days are better than others. Yesterday was a great day. I was at Maluhia Nursing Home in Honolulu where I donated two Nintendo Wii games to the facility. A raucous group of residents gathered...

• Studies Show Non-Profit Nursing Homes Provide Better Quality Care

  Jessica Smagacz | August 07, 2009 10:17 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently published an article on non-profit nursing homes. According to Canadian researchers, non-profit nursing homes provide better care than for-profit nursing homes....

• Elder Abuse Rises in Massachusetts

  Carrie Strasser | February 13, 2009 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  The Boston Globe reported on Monday that economic stress is causing more family caregivers to abuse and/or neglect elderly relatives. This is not only due to economic pressures on the individual...

• Representative Dr. Cox Kills Mandatory Nursing Home Insurance Bill

  Jeremy Thurman | April 07, 2008 5:23 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  In a classic example of putting one's financial interests ahead of the public good, Representative Dr. Cox killed the mandatory nursing home insurance bill in his committee today. What can really...

• Nurse's Aid on Trial for Abuse at Nursing Home

  Shannon Weidemann | February 27, 2007 1:49 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  A former worker at the Kingston Commons Nursing Home is on trial for allegedly sexually abusing a patient at the home. The victim is 90-years-old and suffers from advanced dementia and is unable to communicate. "It's horrible. It's a disgusting case, but yes, it is it's very important. We're going to do the best job we can and we're going to, we're going to let the wheels of justice keep...

• The Crime of the 21st Century? Elder Financial Abuse

  Bruce Bierhans | July 16, 2009 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  On the heels of our Harwich elder securites fraud case: Fred Joseph, president of the North American Securites Administrators Association has described elder financial abuse as the crime of the...

• Debate Over Use of Video Cameras in Nursing Home Residents Rooms

  Margaret Embry | May 27, 2009 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  With the number of nursing home abuse claims so high, Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater believes that families should be allowed to install video cameras in the rooms of state nursing...