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Category: Nursing Home Abuse
Public Education and Prevention Efforts Mark Elder Abuse Awareness Month
June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the kinds of abuse and neglect that happen in home care and nursing…
Financial and Nursing Home Abuse of Elders Is Seriously Underreported
Nursing home and elder abuse affects millions of individuals and their families. As people grow older and need additional help caring for themselves and their…
NY Times Report: Nursing Homes Dodging the Law to Evict Residents Without Cause
Among the 1.4 million Americans living in the nation’s 15,600 nursing homes, discharges and evictions rank top in complaints brought to state long-term care ombudsmen.…
Corporate Profit Motive Puts Nursing Home Residents at Risk for Negligence and Abuse
While the Trump administration is trying to reduce penalties nursing homes pay in cases of abuse and neglect, a recent New York Times article is…
World Elder Abuse Prevention Day: Global Attention on Physical, Emotional, and Financial Abuse
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…
June Is Elder Abuse Awareness Month: Here Are the Facts You Need to Know
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…
North American Healthcare Inc. to Pay $30 Million for Defrauding Medicare
In the words of North American Health Care Inc. (NAHC) — a for-profit company that runs 35 nursing homes — “Caring is our main concern!”…
Are "Granny Cams" The Answer to Elder Abuse?
Camille Parent was outraged when he discovered that his elderly mother, who was living in a long-term care home, had received an unexplained black eye.…
