Bill would hold board directors, upper management criminally liable for resident abuse
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 16, 2023
Delaware lawmakers are looking at legislation that would hold nursing home board members and facility managers criminally liable for resident abuse.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Dec 14
By
Joe Bush
Dec 14, 2022
NY AG sues another nursing home for repeated fraud and resident neglect … VA psychologist indicted for fraud over falsified medical records — her own … Lawmakers want to revisit coverage of Medicare’s...
A cruel convention of working in long-term care
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 13, 2022
If one phrase covers the scenes, it’s that along with some back-slapping and frivolity, there’s also always time for deep, earnest business talk.
Prosecutors request judge drop ‘nanny cam’ criminal charges against nurses
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 13, 2018
Prosecutors have asked for the dismissal a case against a pair of Iowa nurses criminally charged with wanton neglect, dependent adult abuse and tampering with medical records after they were allegedly...
Officials don’t fault facility in death of LTC resident who was forgotten in hot van
By
Sep 29, 2017
An Illinois care facility wasn’t deficient in the training it provided to two employees who left a resident in a van on a hot day, leading to his death, one state official said this week.
Government plan calls for increased surveillance, prosecution to combat elder abuse
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 10, 2014
Elder abuse is inflicted upon many of the more than 2 million Americans in long-term care settings, and more oversight is needed, according to a government report published Wednesday.
5 tips for abuse and incident response in long-term care
By
Tim Mullaney
May 06, 2014
Allow me to share a little long-term care humor to brighten your day. Did you hear the one about the long-term care resident who kept unplugging her roommate’s ventilator?
Almost a fifth of SNF nursing aides charged with abuse and neglect had prior convictions, OIG says
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 10, 2012
Nineteen percent of long-term care nursing aides who were found guilty of on-the-job abuse, neglect, or property theft in 2010 had prior criminal convictions, a federal report revealed this week.
State sued mobile-home assisted living facility before tornado deaths; new lawsuit filed
May 31, 2011
Last fall, Alabama filed a lawsuit against an unlicensed assisted living facility located in a group of mobile homes, where nine elderly and disabled residents lived. In late April, a massive tornado outbreak...
Governor asks for review of nursing home abuse handling process
Jul 30, 2010
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) is calling on state health officials to review the way in which the state handles reports of abuse and neglect in nursing homes, according to local news reports.