New York has passed legislation, S 1783A / A 372, establishing a long-term care resident bill of rights for LGBTQ+ residents in long-term care facilities.… Read More »New York Enacts LGBTQ+ and HIV Long-Term Care Resident Bill of Rights to Combat Discrimination
The AARP Foundation has become a part of a class-action lawsuit against reverse mortgage servicer Celink and the estate of bankrupt lender and servicer Reverse… Read More »AARP Joins Financial Elder Abuse Class-Action
A second lawsuit has been filed against Belair Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, regarding the death of a resident who was injected… Read More »Second Lawsuit Targets Lower Burrell Nursing Home Over Nurse’s Physical Elder Abuse
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with the Holland Police Department and Stop Abuse Today, Inc., organized a financial fraud awareness seminar for seniors to… Read More »US Attorney Works to Combat Rising Financial Elder Abuse
From 2020 to 2022, Maine’s state health department cited residential care facilities for elder abuse in the form of dozens of resident rights violations and… Read More »ProPublica Reports on Lax Enforcement on Elder Abuse in Maine Residential Care Facilities
Dunlap Specialty Care, a nursing home in Iowa previously considered among the worst in the nation, is cited for failing to adequately respond to fatal… Read More »Worst of Worst Nursing Home Cited and Fined for Fatal Fall
Introduction: Navigating Long-Term Care Decisions This list emphasizes ways to prevent elder abuse in the context of the the emotionally complex decision to place a… Read More »7 Ways to Prevent Elder Abuse in Long-Term Facilities