Embattled New York Nursing Home Cited for Negligence after Aide Empties Water Pitcher on Resident’s Head during Argument

Embattled New York Nursing Home Cited for Negligence after Aide Empties Water Pitcher on Resident’s Head during Argument

New York Nursing Home Cited for Negligence after Aide Empties Water Pitcher on Resident’s Head during Argument At the time of this latest incident, the Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Syracuse was already under investigation by The New York Attorney...
Pennsylvania Nurse Charged with Killing Two Nursing Home Residents and the Attempted Murder of a Third

Pennsylvania Nurse Charged with Killing Two Nursing Home Residents and the Attempted Murder of a Third

Pennsylvania Nurse Charged with Killing Two Nursing Home Residents and the Attempted Murder of a Third: The registered nurse charged with homicide and attempted murder has a history of alleged nursing home malpractice, investigators report. In a shocking incident of...
Residents Placed in Harm’s Way by Pennsylvania Nursing Home Staff Shortage

Residents Placed in Harm’s Way by Pennsylvania Nursing Home Staff Shortage

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Staff Shortage Places Residents in Harm’s Way: Over 250 doses of medication for 14 residents were missed at the Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cumberland County, thanks to the Pennsylvania nursing home staff shortage that...
Two Florida Nursing Home Workers Arrested for Beating Elderly Resident

Two Florida Nursing Home Workers Arrested for Beating Elderly Resident

Two Florida Nursing Home Workers Arrested for Beating Elderly Resident:  The employees claimed resident-on-resident abuse had occurred, but when the facility’s executive director caught their actions on surveillance video, it was clear an incident of elder abuse and...
National Nursing Home Inspection Backlog Threatens the Safety of over a Million Residents

National Nursing Home Inspection Backlog Threatens the Safety of over a Million Residents

Nursing Home Inspection Backlog Threatens the Safety of over a Million Residents Federal law requires nursing home inspections to be conducted at least every 15 months to uphold care standards and help combat nursing home malpractice and regretful circumstances that...