Washington Ranks Number 2 Out of 51 States In Overall Long-Term Care
Posted on October 2011
Long-term nursing home and care facilities in the State of Washington have been named number 2 out of 51 states…
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Preventing Falls in Nursing Homes
Posted on October 2011
Each year, it is estimated that 1 out of 3 adults ages 65 and older falls. Falls are the leading…
Read More →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…
Read More →Malnutrition and Dehydration in Nursing Homes Now Rivals the Third World
Posted on July 2011
It is a horrifying fact that more than 31 percent of nursing home residents suffer from malnutrition and dehydration, according…
Read More →Hidden Between the Sheets: When Elder Abuse is Sexual
Posted on July 2011
It’s difficult to say that one type of elder abuse is more abhorrent than another. Yet when elder abuse takes…
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