2011

According to news sources, Medicare and Medicaid have denied to commit to payments to a Duluth nursing home because of alleged failure to rectify deficiencies apprehended in a recent survey conducted by the Minnesota Department of Health. Reports show that the letter from the Department of Health to the facility states that the Health Center… read more

According to a news source, a bill proposed by the Michigan Senator that creates a “Silver Alert” for senior citizens is part of the package that has recently passed today. The “Silver Alert” follows the system already put to good use with the Amber Alert but addressing the safeguarding of Michigan’s elder residents. The bill… read more

It has been reported by the news that the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs in the State of Michigan has issued two citations to nursing homes that have violated regulations. Reports indicate that two elderly women under the care of these facilities presented serious signs of neglect. According to the article, some other neglected… read more

Elder abuse comes in many forms, including financial exploitation, which costs elderly adults billions of dollars annually, report news sources. A recent survey found that financial exploitation costs elderly Americans $3 billion annually; victims of financial abuse are nearly twice as likely to be women than men; the majority of victims are octogenarians, living alone,… read more

According to news sources, elder abuse in the U.S. is on the rise, leading to more Americans 65 years of age and older being abused mentally and physically, financially exploited, and neglected. Approximately five million elderly people may suffer abuse in some form of abuse annually, estimates the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder… read more