The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, advocacy groups, and state governments are making a collective effort to stop social […]
Medication errors, including giving residents the wrong drugs, are all too common in skilled nursing facilities throughout Nevada. According to […]
Nursing home residents with dementia have a higher risk of suffering heat stroke, and facilities must take steps to protect […]
Elderly people who live in for-profit nursing homes in Nevada are likelier to suffer from neglect and abuse than older adults […]
Some Nevadans who either seek inpatient mental health treatment on their own or who are civilly committed are subjected to […]
Mandated reporters who fail to report suspected elder abuse in Nevada may face civil and criminal consequences. Social workers, nurses, […]
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Rolling back regulatory reforms that help protect America’s 1.5 million nursing home residents from abuse, neglect and exploitation would place […]
A 93-year-old woman, Rebecca Zeni was ‘eaten alive’ by the scabies parasites at a nursing home in a shocking case […]
Up to 85 percent of patients in nursing homes and long-term care facilities are restrained by physical and/or chemical means […]
Incidents of abuse and neglect in nursing home facilities frequently go unreported due to fear of retribution. Nursing home staff […]