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Seniors are more at risk from falls than the general population at large. These falls can be devastating as well. According to the CDC, at least 250,000 older Americans are hospitalized each year for hip fractures. However, there are steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of a senior loved one falling: Clear …

A Wilmington, NC woman has pleaded guilty to elder abuse in a case that shocked prosecutors who routinely investigate and try these kinds of cases. 40-year-old Christy Paffenroth Ferguson met 80-year-old Tony Ferguson while she worked at an adult day-care facility. After Ferguson’s wife of 40 years died of cancer, their daughter hired the woman …

A Chicago-area nursing home is fighting a $100,000 fine that was levied due to a spate of heroin overdoses suffered by residents. In February, a visiting female sold small zippered baggies of white powder to several of the residents at Continental Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Chicago. Five patients from the same floor who were …

Our loved ones are expected to be kept safe from harm in nursing and assisted living facilities. One would hope that this safety would extend to their valuables, but that is not always the case. One nurse’s aide has just been sentenced to 65 years in jail for stealing several nursing home residents’ valuables. Susan …

Families often turn to nursing homes to care for the elderly that they cannot care for themselves. In many cases, they are well cared for and treated with dignity. However, in some cases, neglect and abuse occur. The family of an Alzheimer’s patient is suing a New Jersey nursing home for the neglect of their …

Sometimes the people that should be trusted the most to care for a loved one are the ones who end up hurting them. A Palo Alto woman faced charges of abuse and neglect of her mother. Last Friday, she was sentenced to probation. Her felony conviction was reduced to a misdemeanor in the elder abuse …

Several East Texas nursing homes were investigated by news channel CBS 19 due to citations of neglect and inappropriate touching. The investigative news agency asked East Texans to speak up about complaints of nursing home abuse or neglect. They received so much response that they decided to investigate homes in Tyler and Longview accepting Medicaid …

The U.S. Department of Justice just scored the largest settlement in the agency’s history against a skilled nursing facility. The nursing home chain, which has facilities in Georgia, gave patients unneeded therapy that sometimes caused the residents harm. All in a scheme to defraud Medicare. The company’s own employees complained that the Life Care Center …

When it comes to investigating allegations and claims of elder abuse, one of the most under-trained groups are usually the first to respond. Nine of ten police officers have no training on how to handle elder abuse cases. These numbers come courtesy of a study out of Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas at Sam …

In the wake of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services decision to ban arbitration clauses, nursing homes are striking back. They believe they should be able to prevent residents and their families from suing. Many nursing homes have fine print in the contracts people sign before admission. These clauses say that the patients and …