A closed nursing home under much scrutiny may now be facing legal charges. 
Peachtree Manor in South Carolina was closed last month after investigations revealed health violations and safety negligence.  The investigations began following an accident in 2006; one resident pushed another into oncoming traffic.  It remains unclear if these residents were accompanied by Peachtree staff, but both were [...]

Traci Escobar has been stranded at Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, California for more than three months now after her nursing home has refused to readmit her. Traci, who has a brain injury and is severely disabled, went to the hospital for diarrhea and dehydration on January 7th. After four days in the hospital, [...]

As 78 million baby boomers prepare to hit the age of 65 in 2011, experts fear that the U.S. health care workforce is drastically unprepared for the surge in the elderly population. They called for urgent steps to ensure that these individuals will get the care they will need.
An Institute of Medicine report recommended a [...]

As New York hospitals continue to face cutbacks and budget constraints, nursing homes are finding a new role in treating patients who are well enough to be sent home but need additional care.
Breaking away from their traditional role, nursing homes statewide have seen a large increase of patients seeking short-term, rehabilitative care, as cash-strapped hospitals [...]

At Hillcrest Manor in Washington, residents are free to eat at their leisure, keep a garden, sing, or whatever else their hearts desire. Hillcrest Manor is a nursing home facility part of the program known as Eden Alternative – a non-profit organization that helps reshape the aging process in America. The concept was founded [...]

In Williamsburg, VA police are investigating a potential incident of elder abuse and neglect. At Ruxton Health, an assisted living facility, 84-year-old resident Lorina Ann Wiggins was taken to the hospital on March 21st with multiple infected sores on her body. Investigators observed “a sore on her left leg approximately seven inches by three [...]

Newly disclosed state reports show that an Iowa City assisted-living center faces $42,000 in fines for the alleged abuse and neglect of its elderly residents. The reports show the state has repeatedly accused the Legacy Gardens assisted-living center of failing to meet minimum standards in resident care.
Since April 2007, state inspectors have cited the home [...]

State health officials have halted all new admissions at a Cumberland County nursing home, after inspectors reported finding a series of violations. Inspectors said they found everything from poor infection control to insufficient staffing at the facility.
The 122-bed nursing home was ordered to stop accepting residents as of April 3. However, they plan on getting [...]

Tennessee lawmakers debated Tuesday on a bill that would put limits on malpractice lawsuits against nursing homes accused of abuse or neglect against residents.
As the bill continues to be a controversial and debatable topics, many different sides have come forward to make sure their voices were heard. Individuals such as Shirley Hildreth and Patricia Crouch [...]

The Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Des Moines, Iowa, has been fined $10,000 for allegedly failing to protect its residents. An 88-year-old resident wandered outside in frigid temperatures, contracting hypothermia. She was hospitalized after a teen found her standing in the street, barefoot, at 1:45 a.m. in seven inches of snow. [...]