Elder crimes have risen drastically across the nation. Senior abuse, senior neglect and crimes against the elderly have even caused some states to create a specific division to prosecute such crimes. Many senior victims are actually hurt by those they
The Pamela Shay Angel Arm Family group home, where two men recently died, was inspected in January; that inspection revealed for 29 violations. Amongst the violations were inadequately trained staff and failure to provide a clean, healthy environment. Three people
The daughter of a victim of an Illinois nursing home fire filed a lawsuit against the nursing home for negligence. Two elderly residents of the nursing home died after a fire started in a third floor closet. Due to their
Governor Rod Blagojevich launched the 4th annual "Break the Silence" campaign and declared July to be Elder Abuse Awareness Month in Illinois. The campaign is designed to increase reporting of suspected abuse of elders, an increasingly challenging problem in nursing
Bond was set at $500,000 for a nursing home resident accused of brutally murdering his roommate at All Faith Pavilion. The man charged with the murder suffers from extreme dementia. He was found sitting outside his room with blood on
A nursing home resident died today after the police have determined he was a victim of the most extreme nursing home abuse possible, that of murder. The nursing home murder tops all cases in Chicago, Illinois homes placing nursing home
An elderly man was beaten to death in a Chicago nursing home with a history of nursing home abuse and neglect. The man had only been at All Faith Pavilion, formerly William L. Dawson Nursing Home, for four or five
The Seventh Circuit recently ruled that Alden Management Services, which operates seven nursing homes in or near Chicago, is required to back pay 119 foreign nurses. The decision was premised on the Immigration Nursing Relief Act of 1989, which allowed
A Louisville nurse took nursing home neglect to a new extreme, stealing from an elderly patient in order to pay her own bills. The daughter of the nursing home victim realized something was wrong when she tried to pay her
A woman claiming to have been jailed as retaliation for complaining about the care her mother was receiving at a nursing home has now sued both the home and the city. Maxine Veatch and her sister sued Bartels Retirement Community
An assisted living facility crime occurred where a caregiver was charged with rape of a nursing home resident. In a case of nursing home abuse and nursing home rape the charges are taken very serious by police and investigators. Personal
A failure to supervise residents lead one man to wander off from an assisted living facility. The facility is charged with various counts of housing abuse and housing neglect, it primarily houses the mentally ill and those who have been
A new movement is afoot to take nursing homes out of business. The movement toward "Green Houses" advocates smaller, homelike facilities with 10-12 residents as opposed to traditional nursing homes with 100-200 patients. Currently, 41 Green Houses are running in
Romana Lamascola's mother, Theresa Lamascola, suffered from dementia. When she became anxious and confused at the age of 88, she was placed an anti-psychotic drug Risperdal; when she began having trouble walking, she saw a doctor who diagnosed her with
A new nursing home movement has some advocates pushing for smaller and more communal nursing homes which are being called Green Nursing Homes. Currently nursing homes nationwide are stricken with reports of nursing home abuse and nursing home neglect but
When 84-year-old John DeBias' health began declining a few years ago, he was forced to abandon his condo in Florida and return to Carpentersville, Illinois, to live with his daughter. However, five months ago, John broke his leg and then
A recently passed Medicare and Medicare rule will require all nursing homes to be operating in safe conditions that require nursing homes to be outfitted with sprinkler systems. The use of a sprinkler system could alleviate serious personal injuries and
Throughout the country, nursing home patients and others who give power of attorney to trusted friends and family members are finding the power is abused. The power of attorney is supposed to provide a safety net for senior citizens. However,
Many nursing homes require residents or their families to sign arbitration clauses, whereby they sign away their right to bring suit in court for any abuse or neglect by the nursing home. A Senate committee is currently investigating the issue
Gold Stars have found their place outside of a child's classroom. In fact gold stars will now be used to rank nursing home safety and nursing home care levels. The Nursing Home Compare Website will soon feature the rankings to
