Silenced: Residents' Fear of Retaliation in 40 Nursing Homes in Illinois, Summary of 42 State Investigation Reports By Eilon Caspi, PhD...

Featuring Elder Voice's Eilon Caspi May 2, 2024 In this short episode of the JAG podcast, Editor-in-Chief Debra Dobbs meets with author...

There are a few basic steps to determine whether personal care services (PCS) is right for a loved one and whether a family member may...

“Disability rights are basic human rights, not special rights.  Persons with disabilities have the same rights as all people to...

2020 Elder Voice Advocates did a review of the long-term care provider investigations in the Central Minnesota area. We found that 44%...

April 1990 The OIG conducted this study to promote a better understanding of abuse in nursing homes. This is the first of two reports. It...

2003 Since the late 1970s when Congressman Claude Pepper held widely publicized hearings on the mistreatment of the elderly, policy...

January 2023 The public’s ability to access completed mistreatment investigation reports on the website of the Minnesota Department of...

January 2023 The theft of controlled substances has been studied in the community and healthcare settings including hospitals,...

November 2022 The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is administered by the Administration on Aging, within the Administration of Community...

March 2020 Elder Voice Advocates did a review of the long-term care provider investigations in the Central Minnesota area. We found that...

April 2019 Elder Voice Advocates’ (Elder Voice) review of substantiated investigations reveals shocking deaths and suffering that need...

2019 Minnesota was the only state that did not license assisted living facilities until licensure was passed in 2019: Two tiers of...

2019 Licensure of Assisted Living Two tiers of licensing – Assisted Living and Assisted Living with Memory Care Establishes minimum...

July 2017 Resident-to-resident aggression (RRA) in nursing homes is a prevalent and concerning public health problem. A rapid growth in...

August 2016 Recent media reports have highlighted occurrences of nursing home staff taking unauthorized photographs or video recordings...

April 2016 Many U.S. nursing homes have serious quality problems, in part, because of inadequate levels of nurse staffing. This...

April 2015 Elder mistreatment is recognized internationally as a prevalent and growing problem, meriting the attention of policymakers,...

July 2013 You’ve seen the sales pitches about America’s assisted living facilities. Seniors can flourish in bright, cheery alternatives...

March 2013 An estimated 39,100 Assisted Living (AL) settings exist in the U.S., with about971,900 beds, providing services to 733,300...