False diagnoses are used to mask inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs on patients with dementia, a practice called chemical restraint, a government watchdog report said.

Missouri lawmakers are considering legislation aimed at increasing accountability and transparency around resident abuse and neglect in nursing homes. The ...

Nursing home abuse is a serious issue in this country, one that affects our most vulnerable elderly residents, including here in Lexington, Kentucky. As families, we entrust nursing homes with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Caring Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation in Anita. (Photo via Google Earth) A Cass County nursing home with a history of resident ...

A Missouri bill would toughen penalties for nursing home abuse, require $1 million in liability insurance and publicly flag ...

The Maryland Department of Health is failing in its duty to regularly inspect nursing facilities in the state and investigate complaints from residents, allowing dangerously poor quality care to go ...

Many state nursing home oversight agencies are understaffed. Advocates for residents say that is increasingly putting people who live in nursing homes at greater risk of abuse and neglect. More than 1 ...

A Henrico nursing home has landed on a government watch list of facilities having a record of serious health and safety failures, marking the second facility in the county to appear on the list.

Troubling incidents are among the 18 citations issued for serious health and safety violations, including multiple ...

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a three-part series examining how and why New York’s nursing homes too often fail to keep their residents safe. New York’s nursing homes have received ...

1. What are the signs of nursing home abuse or neglect in Delaware? Signs of nursing home abuse and neglect can vary, but common indicators include physical injuries like bruises, cuts, or bedsores; ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Two Iowa nursing homes cited for resident abuse and dozens of other regulatory violations have been ...