Burglary Ring Targets Nursing Homes
Posted on September 2011
Theft in nursing homes is always a concern, but a band of burglars has taken it to a new level,…
Read More →Nursing Home Assistants Get Jail Time for Elder Abuse “Prank”
Posted on September 2011
Five nursing home workers who participated in a November 2009 prank involving elderly dementia patients in a Ukiah, Calif., nursing…
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 →Federal “Nursing Home Compare” Website Updated
Posted on August 2011
In a move to help families looking for nursing homes, the federal government has updated Medicare’s “Nursing Home Compare” website….
Read More →Federal Report Shows 1/3 of Nursing Homes Across the Nation Have Been Cited for Abusing Residents
Posted on August 2011
In 2009 the federal government found that nearly 1/3 of all nursing homes in the United States had received citations…
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