Posts In Elder Abuse

Unvaccinated Health Care Worker Sets off COVID-19 Outbreak at Nursing Home May 06

In Kentucky, an unvaccinated health care worker was the source of a COVID-19 outbreak that infected dozens at a nursing home, as ...

As Nursing Homes Fail to Evolve with Resident Needs, the Staff Takes the Blame May 04

Numerous studies have shown that the key indicator of quality in a nursing home is the ratio of nurses to patients. Today’s ...

Critics Blast Grading System for Nursing Homes Mar 28

The COVID pandemic is exposing the many flaws in the nursing home system, including the government grading system that is supposed ...

Daughter Takes Second Job at Nursing Home to Spend Time with Quarantined Dad Mar 18

What do you do when your father is isolated in a nursing home under quarantine and his only human contact is with staff members? ...

Maryland to Allow Nursing Home Visitors Under New Guidelines Mar 18

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

Nursing Homes Owe Residents Protection Against Fall Hazards Feb 01

Falls Are a Known Risk for the Elderly. Nursing Homes That Don’t Acknowledge the Danger Should Expect Lawsuits. Each year, around ...