Category: Nursing Home Abuse

When CMS wrote a rule allowing nursing homes to enforce binding arbitration earlier this year, the mammoth task of choosing a safe place to live…

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What do Palm Beach, Sarasota, San Antonio, Albuquerque, Naples, and Clark County all have in common? Each of these cities or counties, with their sunny…

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For nursing home complaints to be on the rise is upsetting in and of itself, but for them to also increase in severity is nearly…

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Within the chaos left by Hurricane Irma stands a particularly conspicuous nursing home in Hollywood, Florida, from which 115 patients have been evacuated and 8…

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Elder care facilities in Southeast Minnesota, as shown by a recent series of interviews with Rochester nursing home CEOs, are facing their worst shortage of…

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When it comes to big political lobbying organizations who expect big returns on their investments, we usually think of oil and gas companies who want…

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“Special focus,” one of the strictest forms of federal oversight, is designated to some of the most dangerous nursing homes in the country. These homes…

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Elder abuse has long been tabooed, hushed, and even outright ignored. Sadly, it is one of the least investigated types of violence despite its prevalence…

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Elder abuse is a substantial public health problem, threatening the health and human rights of millions of older adults all over the world. In the…

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