On June 27, 2026, a CNA at Newton Village Health Care Center in Iowa fed a woman eggs, sausage, and hashbrowns. The resident, however, required pureed food, as her dysphagia made swallowing difficult and put her at risk for choking. See article here. The resident realized she was being given unpureed food, and she told
Deputies responded to the St. Barbara’s Nursing Home in Monongah, WV on May 22. An administrator showed deputies footage of employee Desiree Heater allegedly assaulting the patient on May 19. Footage showed Heater slapping the patient in the wheelchair with her right hand before walking away. Heater then came back and pulled the wheelchair in
Bull Street in Columbia, SC, turned purple on June 12, 2026, as men and women in purple shirts gathered for the city’s annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Walk. The event was sponsored by the SC Department of Social Services. While it is definitely true that elder abuse often happens in nursing homes, it can also
McKnight’s had an article about “no lift” policies in assisted living facility. A no lift policy requires caregivers to ignore helping vulnerable adults under their care and supervision. This issue arose after a tragic case in Minnesota. After falling from his scooter in an assisted living facility, Larry Thompson was pinned against the wall. No
According to a report from The State, a former direct support professional at Pee Dee Regional Center in Florence has been charged after a vulnerable adult allegedly choked to death while under her care. The arrest warrants allege that the employee knew the resident was choking, failed to provide life-saving intervention, and was seen laughing