Of the estimated twenty-five million Americans who serve as caregivers to an elder, more than a quarter are doing it long distance – some of whom are doing it as far as a time-zone away.  This number is only expected to grow as more baby boomers take on the task of caring for their parents.  [...]

Bond was set at $500,000 Sunday for a West Side man accused of beating his nursing home roommate to death with a clock radio.
Fifty-year old Solomon Owasanoye was charged with first-degree murder on Saturday for the death of seventy-eight-year-old Ivory Jackson.  After being in a coma since May 30th, Jackson sadly passed away June [...]

Earlier this month, the Malden City Council voted unanimously to send legislators a home-rule-petition to make McFadden Memorial Manor, an aging city-run nursing home in Malden, MA, a geriatric authority not run by the city. If passed, McFadden Memorial Manor would no longer be managed by the city, under which the 61-bed facility has been [...]