World Alzheimer’s Month

September is World Alzheimer's Month. Advocates and volunteers are working across the country to raise both awareness and funds for research to battle this debilitating disease. According to the Alzheimer's...
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Is Florida Finally Starting to Address Assisted Living Facility Abuse and Neglect?

An Assisted Living Facility, also known as an ALF, is a place seniors can live that need some assistance with their activities of daily living but do not need enough...
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Verdugo Valley Skilled Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit and Citation: Indicted For Neglect After Patient’s Suicide

Nursing home abuse is not the only cause of patient deaths in care facilities. Sometimes staff ignore or overlook residents' needs or cries for help. This kind of nursing home...
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Will Nursing Home Budget Cuts Lead to Nursing Home Neglect?

The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home is a difficult one for many people. Concerns about everything from whether or not the staff is properly trained...
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Attorney General is Cracking Down on Nursing Home Neglect

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is responsible for the arrests of several CNAs and LPNs accused of Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect. In a Press...
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Auburndale Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit & Citations: Bartow Jury Awards $114 Million

According to the Ledger.com, on July 20, 2010 a Polk County, Florida jury at the court house in Bartow rendered a verdict of $114 Million dollars in a nursing home...
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