Last week, the Genesee County Nursing Home in New York received the highest possible rating of all skilled nursing facilities in the United States from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The criteria used to determine the ratings was based on performance in health inspections, nurse staffing, and quality of medical care. All of ... Read more

Many families have to deal with the tough decision of putting parents and grandparents in nursing homes. They know that the homes can provide more complete care, but at the same time you are putting your loved one in the trust of complete strangers.   Under most normal circumstances, nursing home treatment is adequate and ... Read more

Posted October 29, 2009 BySusan Kimball, wcsh6.com   FALMOUTH (NEWS CENTER) — There are an estimated fourteen thousand cases of elder abuse in Maine every year. And most of them go unreported.   At a seminar in Falmouth on Wednesday, experts talked about the problem. Former Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe says that in most ... Read more

Nursing homes are big business. Recent estimates suggest that nursing home revenues have exceeded 55 billion dollars. With that much money to be made, you can be sure not all homes have the best interest of their patients at heart. Sadly, nursing home neglect and abuse happens, and families are rarely prepared for the kind ... Read more