According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), as many as 5 million older Americans are abused each year, and many of them live in nursing homes. Nursing homes use restraints with the intention to ...

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Growing older should bring dignity, safety, and support. Yet for many families across California, the reality can be far darker. The very people entrusted with caring for older adults, family members, ...

Nursing home neglect remains a serious problem in New Jersey facilities, affecting thousands of vulnerable residents who depend on caregivers for their basic needs and safety. When nursing homes fail ...

A Cass County nursing home with a history of resident abuse has been fined $9,500 due to new allegations of resident abuse and poor-quality care that may have contributed to a death. The Iowa ...

If you have a friend or loved one who lives in a nursing home, one of your biggest fears likely revolves around the idea that they could become the victim of nursing home abuse. This fear may seem ...

WASHINGTON — The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients. The Centers for Medicare and ...

Two Iowa nursing homes cited for resident abuse and dozens of other regulatory violations have been added to the federal government’s list of the nation’s worst care facilities.