According to the National Center for Victims of Crime, a senior citizen is abused every 2.7 minutes.
When Debby Bitticks father became ill she took him in and became his caregiver, without giving it a second thought. Then shortly after, her mother-in-law passed away leaving her father-in-law all alone. The Bitticks hired someone to [...]

A Titusville nursing home is being sued for negligence in the death of an elderly woman. Watch the news clip here.
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In the Tucson area of Arizona, nursing homes have been under lax enforcement for a long period of time – leaving residents susceptible to poor care and even abuse or neglect.  State regulators have done a poor job investigating reports of abuse, as well as actually reporting the possible abuse cases. They have missed obvious [...]

Democratic legislative leaders proposed new legislation this week that would more than double the minimum amount of hours of care per nursing home resident in the state of Connecticut. Currently, the state only requires 1.9 hours per resident daily, whereas the new plan wants nurses to provide at least 4.2 hours of care for each [...]

Once a common practice, the use of physical restraints has dropped 40 percent nationally in nursing homes over the past few years. Until a federal law in 1987 prohibited nursing homes from using restraints as a matter of convenience, restraints such as wheelchair belts and bed rails were a common procedure in many facilities. At [...]

In Lee, Florida, 12 of the 18 nursing homes have earned the best ratings for abuse and use of restraints according to the Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration. Ed Towey, spokesman for the Florida Health Care Association, stated that pressure sores and use of restraints are two of the biggest challenges facing nursing [...]

Even long before your loved one needs one, it’s best to start looking early to find reputable nursing homes and facilities. Using survey results and gathering information can be valuable tools in making your final decisions for your loved one’s new home. Mrs. Koperski, whose mother Florence just entered Elizabeth Scott’s assisted living facility, did [...]

In Westchester, NY, the Department of Public Safety has organized seminars on elder abuse for police officers. Entitled “Elder and Vulnerable Adults: Abuse and Other Issues”, the training is supposed to help police officers better identify victims of abuse and neglect, especially those at the hands of caregivers.
The seminar will cover topics such as a [...]

The Elmhurst Extended Care Center in Providence, RI is not a place the elderly go to die; rather, it is a place they go to live. This facility boasts of happy residents, delicious food, and rooms built around a real kitchen instead of a nursing station. Residents are even allowed to bring their [...]

Individuals, who suffer from dementia, as well as their caregivers and family members, often have a difficult time managing and coping with the disease. However, simply over-prescribing them with powerful antipsychotic drugs to calm their demeanor is not the answer. Unfortunately, this is method frequently being used by many nursing homes and hospice programs nationwide. [...]