To mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day each year, the United Nations hosts an event centered around a dedicated theme. For 2025, the chosen theme is: “Addressing Abuse of Older Adults in Long-Term ...

The Beneavin House nursing home is one of two featured in an RTÉ Investigates programme where instances of alleged abuse and neglect of frail, elderly residents are shown. The faces of residents ...

that sends an ominous warning to our seniors depending upon skilled nursing care and those who provide that care. Nursing home providers are used to working with razor thin budgets while ...

In the first few months of 2025 alone, more than half a dozen nursing homes have reported some form of cyberattack. Experts say elderly patients are being targeted because they’re simply easier ...

Earlier this month, a nursing home in Union County was hit with a $16,000 penalty after the state Department of Health found it did not have enough people to care for its residents on at least 16 ...

In nursing homes across Florida, elderly residents have much to lose from the spending cuts proposed in Washington, D.C. Medicaid is the primary payer for nursing-home care in Florida — and the ...

Most of Florida’s elderly don’t have the means to pay for their care, with the average annual cost of a nursing-home bed ranging from $104,000 to almost $117,000 in 2023, according to KFF, a ...

With the support of grants, donations and volunteers, nursing homes provide long-term medical care for seniors with chronic illnesses or disabilities who need daily assistance. Then there are ...

Suddenly a nursing home goes from getting $200 a day per patient to, say, $185, and at the same time, the facility is bound by regulations to keep the same staffing standards. Beth Pinsker is a ...

It would not be good," said Linda Couch, senior vice president of policy at LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services, including nursing homes. There's already a ...