In her first year working at the Jefferson City Nursing and Rehab Center, residents told Sheila Barks-Distler they wanted a real Thanksgiving feast in November. "And I said, 'Yeah, we'll have real ...

A new national report begins to capture the breadth of humiliating and demeaning social media posts made by nursing home staff willing to use public platforms to mock their residents. More than 200 ...

October is National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Month, a time to honor individuals living in long-term care facilities and to call attention to their rights. Residents' Rights Month is an ...

COLUMBUS − The State Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman has launched the Ohio Residents’ Rights Council, a quarterly virtual forum that gives more than 900 nursing home resident council presidents ...

More than 122,000 Ohioans live in long-term care facilities, like nursing homes and assisted living facilities. As baby boomers age, that number is only expected to increase. By 2050, the number of ...

Every October, communities across the country recognize National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month, honoring the 1.3 million individuals who live in nursing homes, assisted living, and other ...

Franklin County commissioners have declared October as National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month. The commissioners are asking everyone to be “citizen advocates” on behalf of these special ...

John and Terri Hale own The Hale Group, an Ankeny-based firm advocating for older Iowans and the caregivers who support them. Last December, we wrote about the debate unfolding in courtrooms and in ...

Syracuse, NY — Two deaf residents at Van Duyn nursing home went at least a year without being able to communicate with their caregivers. Poorly trained staff wrote messages on whiteboards and blamed ...

A Bridge investigation finds 5,900 cases of abuse, neglect or care woes at state nursing homes, including nearly three dozen ...