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The recent article Study Finds Higher Risk of Abuse Among Nursing Home Residents With Dementia reports that people living in long-term care facilities who have dementia face a disproportionately higher risk of being mistreated than residents without cognitive impairment. Dementia often affects memory, communication, and judgment, making it harder for affected individuals to recognize or
A licensed nursing home administrator in Iowa is now facing multiple felony charges after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from one of her own residents while serving as the administrator at Aspire of Muscatine. Prosecutors say the victim was a vulnerable adult under her care. The administrator tricked the resident diagnosed with dementia, schizophrenia, and
Kentucky lawmakers are considering House Bill 491, legislation that would allow residents of nursing homes and other long‑term care facilities to install visible video monitoring cameras—often called “granny cams”—in their rooms to help deter and document potential abuse or neglect. Under the proposal, facilities would be required to post notices when a room is being
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
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