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Checklists can help you evaluate the nursing homes that you call or visit. Use a new checklist for each home you call or visit. Then, compare the scores. This will help you select a nursing home that is a good choice for...

You’re worried about your elderly mother, and with good reason. When she first moved into that new Omaha nursing home, she seemed positive, upbeat, and generally glad to have the medical care and assistance she needed....

Americans are living much longer than ever before. Additionally with aging baby-boomers, more and more seniors will enter a nursing home or other elder facility in the near future. When our loved ones enter such a facili...

Finding out that your loved one has been abused in a nursing home facility can be devastating and make you feel guilty and/or powerless. You can ensure that your loved ones do not become silent victims by paying attentio...

Under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA,) anyone with knowledge of a company’s shady dealings or dishonesty may come forward with the information and be shielded against retaliation. These cases are also known as “wh...

A man who suffers from severe autism is suing a New York City residential facility where an employee branded him with a heated potato masher, according to court documents. The suit, which is set to be filed in Bronx Supr...

A nursing home in Illinois is facing a lawsuit filed by the family of a patient who had maggots in her ear, according to court documents. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Catherine McCann, 90, on November 28 agains...

Nearly a dozen instances of assault have been uncovered at a California group home for the disabled, according to an investigation by California Watch, and investigative journalism group. The incidents occurred last fall...

Seven nursing home residents in South Carolina will not be forced to return to their group homes after a family court judge ruled that they should remain in the emergency protective custody of the state. Judge Gwen Small...

A report published in the Miami Herald on Sunday reveals that the Florida Health Care Administration has failed to properly monitor nursing homes. The newspaper reported several incidents involving residents dying at poo...