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The Federal government has entered into a lawsuit against the owner of several nursing homes, alleging fraud. Vanguard Healthcare, LLC is accused of submitting false claims to Medicare and Tenncare. The nursing homes then failed to provide its residents with even the most basic of care. According to the lawsuit, residents suffered from pressure ulcers, …

A man and a woman are facing numerous serious charges in the death of the woman’s mother. The prosecution plans to use a boy’s statement of “You killed my grandma” as evidence in the case. 34-year-old Peter Shoemaker, Jr., and 33-year-old Lisa Nelson are charged with homicide, conspiracy, and numerous other charges in the death …

Recently, it was reported that some of the abuse suffered by residents in nursing homes are inflicted not by staff, but by other residents. This was proven to be the case in a recent incident at a Buffalo nursing home, although the facility is rated poorly on a government website. On Friday, August 26th, a …

ITN Article 9.6.2016 – Schenk Smith A recent study done by the University of Chicago Medical center found that 40% of heat-related fatalities occurred in the elderly. The ability to notice changes in body temperature decreases with age, leaving the elderly vulnerable during periods of high temperatures. A Connecticut nursing home has been fined in …

A decision has finally been reached in a lawsuit filed back in 2010.  The lawsuit, which was filed against Allenbrooke Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC, its two owners, and related companies, was filed in Shelby County Tennessee. The Shelby County jury awarded the family $30 million for the poor care of a nursing home resident …

For our elder loved ones, nothing is more important than finding a quality care facility when the time comes.  Nursing Home Compare has been tracking the quality of nursing homes since 1998.  Their latest results are shocking: if you have elderly loved ones in Georgia, you might be hard-pressed to find a quality nursing home. …

With the recent headline making news of nursing home employees taking and sharing pictures of residents in vulnerable positions, new regulations have needed to go into effect.  Though some would consider such regulations to be common sense, it is clear that the rules need to be spelled out.  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services …

When faced with the decision to place a loved one in a nursing home, many people decide to research online for the best available.  The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has the website Nursing Home Compare to help family members do just that.  However, after a New York Times article revealed that even …

The close confines and open common rooms can make nursing homes breeding grounds for communicable conditions.  If proper procedures to confine the outbreaks of certain illnesses are not taken, such conditions can infect many of the residents.  When this happens, the nursing home can be cited for failing to enact those procedures. A Woodstock, Illinois …

There are times when we must entrust the care of our elder loved ones to others.  Unfortunately, despite the most meticulous research and constant vigilance, these loved ones can fall victim to abuse within the facilities we trust to care for them.  It can sometimes take a little ingenuity to reveal this abuse or neglect. …