WRDW reported the prison sentence for a long term care facility owner. Not only did Estelle Amelia Hutchinson run an unlicensed care home, but she also forced residents to be locked in rooms without access to basic needs. While an unlicensed facility is bad enough, as it skirts health and safety regulations, the residents were
McKnight’s reported that Nevada will finally allow residents to install cameras in their rooms. It is appalling that residents were ever prevented from recording in their own private rooms. Cameras today are used all over the world as a basic form of protection and security, yet many of the individuals who need it the most
Elder exploitation cases highlight concerns about financial abuse in facilities, where residents may be particularly at risk of manipulation or theft. A 73-year-old woman from Union County, South Carolina, Carla Finley, has been arrested after authorities alleged she stole a total of $54,817 from a resident at Wesley Court Assisted Living Community in Boiling Springs.
At 99 years old, the woman who wanted to reach the milestone of 100 has passed away due to a fatal nursing home mistake. Although blind and elderly, the staff at the Glan Rhos facility in Wales decided to give Margaret Eluned Roberts a boiling hot cup of tea to drink by herself. Soon after, she