Regional updates in category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

A recent New York Times article is criticizing the use of antipsychotic drugs for patients with dementia. The drugs have not been approved by the FDA to treat dementia but are often prescribed...

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How to draft a Power of Attorney to prevent binding arbitration in Nursing Home cases.

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A special joint meeting of the U.S. Senate Judiciary and U.S. Aging Committee met this morning to discuss the issue of mandatory arbitration. The specific issue at hand was S. 2838, the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act.

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Maryland is studying whether restrictions should be placed on large corporate ownership of nursing homes as regulators face criticism that private equity groups make it more difficult for the public...

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Why does this tragedy repeated happen? An individual is placed in a nursing home due to advancing dementia or Alzheimer's disease. The family is worried that dad or mom will become disoriented and...

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Ken Conner, the conservative Christian Republican trial lawyer came to Washington to testify in support of a bill that would ban the use of mandatory binding arbitration clauses in nursing home...

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Elder abuse is often defined as a single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person. In 2006 the United Nations designated June 15th as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) and each year an increasing number of events are held across the globe on this day to raise awareness of elder abuse, and highlight ways to challenge such abuse.

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Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) are a welcomed alternative to nursing homes for many families. However, there are issues which arise with these facilities and expose their owners to liability. The...

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Study: Nursing Homes Fail to Administer Osteoporosis Drugs A new study has found that nursing home patients suffering from osteoporosis were rarely given medications to...

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A recent study found nursing home abuse among residents is becoming increasingly more violent – both physically and verbally - on a more frequent basis, than earlier studies indicated, according to...

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Canadian researchers said on Monday that elderly patients with dementia that were prescribed antipsychotic drugs are three times more at risk for serious health problems or dying within a month...

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According to Oklahoma’s Adult Protective Services, the abuse of elderly people in Oklahoma is on the rise. In fact, abuse has risen by a steady 3 % per year. A spokesperson for Oklahoma’s Adult...

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This is kind of scary! A nurse who gave unauthorized medicine last week to a nursing home resident who later died has been fired, and now the local police are investigating. The resident was given...

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A review of the nation's nursing home inspection reports by the Congressional Government Accountability Office (GAO) lists Alabama among nine states with the worst records of nursing home inspection accuracy, saying inspectors missed serious problems in more than 25 percent of all inspections from 2002-2007. The report said most states still fared dismally, missing at least one serious deficiency in 15 percent of all inspections.

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Not surprising, but when feds report 20% of Nursing homes (a conservative estimate) provide sub-standard care, something needs to be done.... "A total of 20% of nursing homes deliver care that is...

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