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March 22, 2016

Nursing Home Neglect – a National Epidemic

Laurie Kash witnessed first-hand the devastating effects of elder neglect. Her mother suffered catastrophic spinal injury at the hands of nurses in a Rochester nursing home who were charged with her care. A once independent 86-year old woman was left…

January 11, 2016

Nursing Home Workers Glorify Resident Abuse Online

  A string of events across the country is illustrating that as technology and social interaction changes, so does the nature of nursing home abuse and elder abuse. According to a Washington Post report, the news organization ProPublica has identified…

July 29, 2015

New Rules Proposed to Strengthen Nursing Home Oversight

When a family places a relative in a long-term assisted care facility or nursing home, they want to feel reassured that their loved one's safety and health is a number one priority. Unfortunately, rates of nursing home neglect and abuse…

July 14, 2015

Study on Damaging Effects of Antibiotic Overuse in Nursing Homes

An estimated 1.4 million Americans reside in more than 15,000 nursing homes today. Many of these seniors require post-acute treatment for suspected urinary tract infections and other ailments common to this aging demographic. But researchers warn that nursing home residents are…

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