Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich, has proclaimed the month of July as “Elder Abuse Awareness Month”.  His actions were inspired by the tragic death of seventy-eight-year-old Ivory Jackson, (recently blogged about) who was beaten to death at his nursing home.  These events remind us that we need to do more to protect nursing home residents from [...]

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 [...]

A settlement has finally been reached in the case of an elderly woman who was scalded nearly to death four years ago.
Theresa Rodriguez, a mentally-handicapped resident at a Redwood City nursing home, was seated in the shower when a malfunction caused 145-degree water to be poured in her lap. She suffered third degree burns [...]

A state legislator from Oklahoma partially owns two local nursing homes that are under critical eye. The homes, owned by Republican Doug Cox, have received criticism for mild failings that do not directly harm residents. But the shortcomings reflect a greater, national problem, says investigator Hugh Robert.
Robert says that the flaws in Cox’s home [...]