Category: Elder Abuse and Neglect

As the population grows older, issues surrounding care of the elderly have become more prevalent. Many experts worry, for example, about the extent to which nursing home patients are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Recent studies show that as many as one in four nursing home patients are prescribed an antipsychotic drug….

Concerns about nursing home abuse and the safety of residents in nursing homes have led some states to allow cameras to be placed in nursing home rooms. Oklahoma recently became the third state to explicitly allow video surveillance in nursing home patients’ rooms. Although a relative has always had the…

An 87-year-old resident of a nursing home in Stanwood, Wash., was charged with first-degree assault recently in the shooting of a nursing home worker, according to a news report. The resident told police that the nursing home employee had been abusing and bullying him. The worker, who was shot twice…

Washington State’s 9th Annual Conference on Abuse of Elders and Adults with Disabilities took place this month in King County. The purpose of the day- long conference was to raise awareness among professionals and residents about the issues surrounding elder abuse. In response to the growing problem, King County has…

Actor Mickey Rooney continues his testimony in a Los Angeles courtroom this week in a conservatorship hearing. The actor has leveled allegations of elder neglect and abuse against his step-son and the wife of his step-son, claiming that the pair neglected and mistreated the 91-year-old actor, according to news reports….

We should all be able to look forward to our golden years as a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of our labors. Sadly, millions of elderly Americans do not get to do that. Instead, they live in neglectful or abusive situations. Don’t let this happen to your loved…