Author name: Nursing Home Team

OAK PARK HEIGHTS, MN – A Minnesota assisted living facility was accused of neglect following the death of one of its residents, according to a report by KARE11. The complaint was filed against Oak Park Senior Living in Oak Park Heights, and was substantiated in a recent report released by investigators with the Minnesota Department […]

Lawmakers and senior advocates in Maryland are concerned that not enough of the state’s nursing homes are being inspected on a timely basis, Maryland Matters reports. The Department of Health has been trying to reduce a backlog of inspections at the state’s 220 nursing homes that spans the past several years.  And though over half

MARYVILLE, IL – A nursing home in Illinois that had been accused of abuse and neglect has shut down after its federal funding was removed, according to the Belleville News-Democrat. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pulled funds from Well Care Home of Maryville on April 2, saying the facility failed to attain

A growing number of states are permitting the use of video cameras in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities to help detect abuse or neglect of residents, according to a report in the New York Times. 17 states have now passed legislation allowing cameras in eldercare facilities, and several more are considering doing the same. The

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA – Prosecutors in Virginia are continuing to develop their case involving alleged abuse at the Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, reports WTVR. The matter originated in October 2024, when police were notified of a potential elder abuse case involving a 74-year-old woman who was previously a patient at the facility.  The

SPRNGFIELD, IL – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill that offers whistleblower protections to nursing home residents who file complaints, seek assistance, or participate in investigations into abuse at facilities. The measure is an amendment to the state’s existing Nursing Home Care Act, according to McKnights Long-Term Care News.  It is aimed at

State inspectors in Iowa said they have uncovered a wide range of violations at a nursing home operated by an out-of-state company, according to the Iowa Capital Dispatch. A total of 28 state and federal violations were found at the Aspire of Washington nursing home, resulting in state fines of $64,750.  Those fines are suspended

Recent reporting from WSB-TV reveals that a former caregiver at Chestnut Ridge, a nursing home facility in Forsyth County, Georgia, has been indicted for serious financial crimes involving elderly residents. The accused allegedly stole preloaded payment cards meant for the residents’ essential needs. These cards were sent by the Georgia Department of Human Services and

In a deeply troubling case out of Guthrie, Oklahoma, three women are facing charges of conspiracy and elder abuse at the Golden Age Nursing Home. The case surfaced in April 2024 after a former employee came forward with information that led to a police investigation. This investigation uncovered a series of Snapchat videos, which allegedly