Understanding Elder Abuse

Physical & Financial Elder Abuse: What You Can Do

Physical & Financial Elder Abuse: What You Can Do For many people, the term “elder abuse” brings to mind a scam artist selling a bogus financial investment to older people. You may have seen ads from the local district attorney’s office showing bruised...Read entire article »

Nursing Home Residents' Rights

Nursing Home Residents' Rights Nursing home residents have rights and protections guaranteed by the 1987 Nursing Home Reform law which requires facilities to "promote and protect the rights of each resident." Skilled nursing facilities must place a strong emphasis...Read entire article »

Sex Offenders in Nursing Homes—No Pros but Tons of Convicts

Sex Offenders in Nursing Homes—No Pros but Tons of Convicts Do the meals taste like hospital food? Does the staff-to-patient ratio allow for enough individualized attention? Is your loved one’s roommate a known sex offender? Most likely, that last question wouldn’t cross your mind...Read entire article »

Waking the Dead to Prove Abuse—Is Exhumation Ethical?

Waking the Dead to Prove Abuse—Is Exhumation Ethical? Virginia Cole died at Woodstock Residence Nursing Home in Illinois on Sept. 10, 2006. She was 78 years old. Although afflicted with Alzheimer’s, Cole was in good overall health according to Steven Levin, her...Read entire article »

Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: Part 1

Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: Part 1 In continuing the discussion on elder abuse, and its myriad forms, I intend to inform and arm you with ways to recognize and fight against abuse and neglect, particularly in nursing homes. First, the...Read entire article »

Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: Part 2

(This is the second half in a two-part series. Read Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: Part 1.) You may have read past missives in which I described a day in the life of an...Read entire article »

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