Resident-on-Resident Violence in Nursing Homes
Posted on September 2011
When 81-year-old William Leo McDougall was charged with one felony count of murder after beating his 94-year-old roommate over the…
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Chemical Restraints In Nursing Homes Now Considered An Epidemic
Posted on July 2011
Where once nursing homes residents were restrained by leather bonds or cloth ties, many nursing home staff are now relying…
Read More →Ky receives federal grant to allow fingerprint checks of prospective nursing home workers
Posted on July 2011
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky has received a $3 million federal grant to bolster background checks of those applying for jobs…
Read More →Caregiver will do prison time in assault case
Posted on June 2011
WENATCHEE — The woman charged with abusing an elderly couple in her care has pleaded guilty to three counts of…
Read More →Enhanced charges in store for elder-abuse defendant
Posted on May 2011
WENATCHEE — A woman accused of beating the elderly couple who adopted her was arraigned on domestic violence charges Wednesday,…
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