Abused or neglected nursing home residents are at risk. Now the threat is not from abusive or negligent caregivers, but rather state lawmakers who are elected to pass laws that are supposed to protect our parents and grandparents. The culprit, House Bill 361 proposed by Rep. Melvin Henley, D-Murray.
Florida lawmakers are preparing to crack down on facilities that abuse seniors and people with mental health problems. Legislators unveiled two bills today (Thursday) that increase penalties and call for more training of staff at Assisted Living Facilities.
Federal investigators have determined the state's Department of Elder Affairs violated the U.S. Older Americans Act by interfering with what is supposed to be an independent nursing-home watchdog program, officials announced Thursday afternoon.
Brian Lee writes that the GAO's findings on quality of care in for-profit nursing homes acquired by private investment firms points out appalling and serious deficiencies.
