According to a story by Warren Wolfe from the Star & Tribune in Minneapolis:
Sex-abuse cases may lead to law changes
As some debate the breadth of abuse in nursing homes, experts and victims’ families plan to seek more safeguards for the elderly.
By WARREN WOLFE, Star Tribune
Last update: December 28, 2008 – 11:24 PM
The bizarre and chilling [...]
In an excellent article in the New York Times / The New Old Age:
December 23, 2008, 10:45 am
Home Health Aides: Why Hire From an Agency?
By Jane Gross
This is the first of a three-part series on home health aides, to be run on consecutive Tuesdays at The New Old Age.
Living out their lives at home, rather [...]
Assisted Living Lawyer Minnesota
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
When someone moves into a building that offers Assisted Living services they are required to sign a rental agreement or lease which covers the occupancy issues of the apartment or living space. Additionally, the resident is required to sign a Service Agreement which deals with the particular services to [...]
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging are against the rating of nursing homes by Medicare by on the results of surveys of the facility. The goal is to identify nursing homes with a history of failing to meet the federal minimum requirements for quality of care and treatment.
There is no legitimate [...]