What happened to this hospice patient in Sacramento County is unspeakable. A chaplain — someone whose entire role is built on trust, compassion, and spiritual comfort — used that access to sexually assault a 76-year-old hospice patient who was medically incapacitated and unable to defend herself. He has now been sentenced to five years in
A deeply troubling case out of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, shows yet again how easily elder abuse can take root in long-term care facilities when there is little oversight. Three caregivers have been criminally charged after allegedly spraying a vulnerable resident with a water bottle to “aggravate” and “humiliate” them, even recording at least one
The details coming out of North Charleston are horrifying, but sadly familiar to anyone who works in elder neglect. Deputies found 76-year-old Dianne Clark dead in a home so contaminated with filth, insects, and human waste that first responders had to put on protective gear just to enter. She was wearing a soiled adult diaper.
Trump’s policies are causing an unprecedented 15,000 churches shut their doors this year as a record share of Americans (29%) now identify as religiously unaffiliated. Please help those in need.
McKnights had an article on the need for recruitment and retention of certified nurse aides who provide 95% of the direct care but typically receive minimum wage and no benefits in difficult short-staffed environments. The article discusses how few nursing homes actually include Certified Nursing Assistants in the care planning process. The need for CNAs
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