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More problems arose for a nursing home in Nampa, Idaho following a follow-up inspection. Initial complaints of abuse and neglect back in July prompted an inspection, and many of the issues found have not been addressed. The initial July complaints prompted an inspection into allegations of abuse ...

Elder fraud is one of the fastest-growing types of elder abuse. At this time of year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, it picks up steam, leaving many seniors vulnerable. Whether it is people posing as Medicare representatives to get personal info or false telemarketers preying on lonely senior...

A manager responsible for a Maryland assisted living facility has pleaded guilty to fraud. 35-year-old Salah Eldean Sood of Lutherville, previously ran Holland Manor Eldercare and was charged with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors said that Sood used patients’ identities to op...

Getting a new owner and renaming itself are just two of the things that are helping a Guilderland nursing home after it was removed from a ‘worst’ list. A Guilderland nursing facility that was formerly under scrutiny for unsafe practices will finally come off of a ‘worst list.’ Ownership of the f...

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 on...

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 yea...

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. ...

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’...

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 negl...

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 ca...