Articles Posted in nursing home abuse and neglect

A state government report in Minnesota revealed that drug theft by health care workers is so common there, it accounts for 20 percent of all abuse cases involving elderly patients. The state department of health conducts regular analysis on exploitation and abuse of vulnerable, elderly residents, but this is the…

A registered nurse and former director of a nursing home care center in New York has pleaded guilty to intentionally acting to cover up sexual abuse and neglect of patients at the center. News reports indicate defendant pleaded guilty to two felony counts of tampering with evidence. The local state…