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An intellectually disabled Texas man entered a Lubbock community in September following residence in a low-quality Iowa establishment for three decades. Having worked at a turkey processing plant for 41 cents...

The nursing home industry is changing. Companies that operate nursing homes are becoming increasingly interested in attracting short-term baby boomer patients instead of the traditional older, long-term residents. Two Types of...

Elopement and wandering incidents are major safety concerns for the elderly residing in a home.  Wandering, in particular, is sometimes considered to be a pathology.  Residents with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease...

Nursing home negligence and abuse occur in facilities across the United States every day. Abuse appears in many forms, including bedsores, malnutrition, dehydration, physical harm, emotional mistreatment, and sexual abuse....

When considering possible nursing home facilities for your loved one, it is important to carefully assess each candidate facility and determine if it is a place where your loved one will...

Many age-related medical conditions require pain control and symptom management through prescription drugs. Many older adults take multiple medications at the same time, often called a prescription cocktail. Each medication...

It is heartbreaking every time a story comes on the news or is reported in the paper about an elderly person being abused or neglected by his or her caregivers....

An older individual is treated for an accidental fall approximately every 18 seconds and every 35 minutes an elderly person dies from injuries related to an accidental fall. It is...