A state citation against a hospital-based nursing home in southeast Iowa underscores a basic truth about long-term care: resident safety depends on competent assessment and timely intervention, not the label on the building. A woman with Down syndrome died after choking during a meal while staff failed to recognize and respond to obvious signs of
A new WalletHub analysis just confirmed what too many South Carolina families already know: our state is failing older adults. South Carolina ranked second-worst in the nation for elder-abuse protections in 2025 — a staggering indictment of how little we invest in preventing abuse, neglect, and exploitation of our seniors. For years, the Palmetto State
A recent investigation documenting hundreds of resident on resident assaults in nursing homes across the country exposes a form of harm that is far more common than most families realize and far more preventable than the industry admits. These cases include broken bones, sexual assaults, and deaths. They are not freak incidents. They follow recognizable
A criminal case out of Florida exposes a form of elder abuse in assisted living facilities that often receives less attention but is just as serious: financial exploitation from inside the facility itself. Authorities allege that the executive director of an assisted living facility stole jewelry from residents’ rooms and pawned the items for personal
A recent investigation documenting hundreds of resident on resident assaults in nursing homes across the country highlights a form of harm that is too often misunderstood. These incidents are rarely random. They follow a familiar pattern of missed assessments, poor care planning, inadequate supervision, and management decisions that leave vulnerable residents unprotected. Facilities are required
A 92-year-old nursing home resident was beaten to death just hours after a facility moved a known violent resident into his room. The man who died had dementia. He was frail, vulnerable, and dependent on the facility to protect him from foreseeable harm. The danger was not hidden. It was introduced. According to reporting, the
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