Elder Abuse
Recent Study Concludes that a Personalized Music Playlist has a Positive Outcome on Older Adults with Dementia
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016
Dementia affects over 5 million people in the United States. Facilities that are overworked and understaffed sometimes characterize behaviors of older people with dementia as “resistant behavior.” Nursing homes and long-term care facilities jump to chemical restraints (drugs) to manage what they characterize as “disruptive” behavior of dementia residents, when in reality dementia residents do […]
Poorly Trained Nursing Home Staff Fail to Identify Sexual Abuse
Monday, February 8th, 2016
A state and federal government report found that a nursing home violated mandatory reporting rules and failed to “recognize the behaviors of sexual abuse.” Multiple nurses and staff at the nursing facility witnessed a male resident with dementia sexually abusing female residents with dementia. The nursing home did not take action. Other residents and employees […]
Nursing Home Employees Caught Torturing Dementia Patients’ Comfort Dolls
Friday, February 5th, 2016
It still shocks me every time I read a story of nursing home employees caught doing unthinkable acts. This case involves two employees of a nursing home in England who videotaped each other bullying dementia patients by torturing their comfort dolls. Comfort dolls is a form of doll therapy for dementia patients which gives them […]
Another Study Finds For-Profit Skilled Nursing Facility Teams Deliver Lower Quality of Care
Thursday, February 4th, 2016
In 2012, over half of nursing homes chains were operated by corporate chains. Facilities owned by the largest for-profit chains were reported to have lower quality of care. In a recent study reported by the Official Journal of the Medical Care Section, American Public Health Association, the study concludes that evidence suggests that nursing homes […]
Nursing Home Resident Employee Posts Nude Snapchat of 93 Year Old Resident
Monday, February 1st, 2016
A former employee of a nursing home has now been charged with a felony after posting a video of a 93 year old resident to Snapchat wearing only a bra. This new case follows a December ProPuplica and Washington Post report that reported on 35 incidents of employees of nursing homes posting inappropriate photos or […]
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling – Family Not Bound by Deceased Relative’s Arbitration Clause
Friday, January 29th, 2016
The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a deceased Kentucky nursing home resident’s purported agreement to arbitrate against the facility does not block wrongful death claims brought on behalf of his estate. The Court rejected arguments by Richmond Health Facilities – Kenwood and Preferred Partners, Inc. that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) gave […]
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73 Year Old Nursing Home Resident Found in a Large Dumpster Behind Facility
Wednesday, January 27th, 2016
Unbelievable. Another story of a nursing home resident found dead outside the facility before the nursing home ever reported the resident was missing. Last week in Detroit, construction workers found a 73 year old nursing home resident’s body in a dumpster behind the nursing home. It was not until later that day that the workers […]
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