ELF News Archives
April 2006
- Neglect of the Elderly in Nursing Homes is on the Rise in America -
With more than 1.6 million adults living in nursing homes in the U.S., abuse and neglect has become widespread. In fact, nursing home abuse is so widespread that one in three Americans surveyed recently would rather die than live in a nursing home.
ABC OnLine 4/11
- Nursing homes can't be allowed to fall apart -
Belknap County Nursing Home has an excellent reputation, but last month, state inspectors found so many deficiencies in patient care that the home was told it was in "immediate jeopardy" of losing its Medicaid eligibility. Since 2002, the state has issued 18 "immediate jeopardy"warnings affecting 16 of New Hampshire's 82 nursing homes.
Concord Monitor 4/11
- We must address crisis in elder caregiving -
A warning bell rang for Tucson last month when an assisted-living home was punished over its poor care of an elderly woman ("Assisted-living home cited in neglect of woman, 87"
AZ Star 4/11
- Governments target aged care abuse -
The Federal Government says it has the agreement of state and territory ministers for tougher measures to crackdown on abuse of elderly people in nursing homes
ABC OnLine 4/11